I often think about whether there are plans in place for evacuated cancer patients who are on treatment or treatment facilities shut down due to fires. Hope so. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcpoli #abpoli

No major growth on wildfire near Vernon, but thousands remain forced from homes | CBC News

Growth has slowed on a wildfire that has destroyed multiple properties near Vernon, B.C., fire officials say.

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My experiment to raise my ferritin in two months was not only a huge success, but massively life-changing. The current “normal” range for #ferritin is failing women and the chronically ill. We need to make changes to diagnostic testing now. #medsky #hematology #labmedicine #chronicillness #spoonie

How Raising My Iron Levels Allowed Me to Go Back to School at 37

The "normal" range for ferritin is failing women. Here is the exact absorption protocol that changed my life as a spoonie and new mom.

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I raised my #ferritin from 32 ng/mL to 79 ng/mL in two months following a very specific protocol that addressed all the reasons for poor iron absorption. As a new mom, it has been life-changing. We need to change the poor diagnostic “normal” ranges. We are failing millions. #medsky #hematology

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Alberta is allowing patients to self-refer for some diagnostic tests. What’s the end game?

Canadians who care about public health care should ask: What are the limits of medicare?

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New HIV infections in Canada are rising. Advocates say years of progress are at risk | CBC News

Data from the Public Health Agency of Canada said HIV infections in the country increased by 22.8 per cent. Advocates say previous momentum to eliminate HIV as a public health threat has slowed and wa...

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✈️ Can a long flight give you a blood clot? Here’s what you need to know 👇 Most people flying 8–10 hours or less are unlikely to develop a clot. Risk is higher if you have certain health conditions or a family history. Learn more: https://ow.ly/al1K50ZusUt #Travel #BloodClots #HemeSky #MedSky

Interesting development in the former AHS CEO lawsuit... Looks like a judge ruled earlier this month that AHS and the government of Alberta have to provide significantly more documents than they initially did. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Hard to watch the continued harassment of Fauci – a man who has dedicated his life to science & served his country during an extremely difficult time. I've had opportunity to meet & present with Fauci. Kind. Thoughtful. And still the focus of MAGA lies. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump administration needs to stop ‘public harassment’ of Fauci and scientists, open letter says

Letter, published before Anthony Fauci will appear before Congress, accuses Republicans of ‘waging a war on individual scientists’

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Another recent case AB: Pt collapses and is unresponsive in their home. Spouse calls EMS and >90mins for an ambulance to arrive ("no EMS available to respond") Pt unstable and witnessed cardiac arrest for EMS Pt transported to ED w resuscitation ongoing Pt does NOT survive 1/2

From the DM’s… On the same day that the UCP’s changes to AISH/ADAP threw the disabled community into chaos… A protest against the changes was held by ACORN. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

So now we will have the worried well jumping the que in an already overloaded & critically backed up diagnostics landscape. That’ll work out well for people trying to get their actual cancers found/staged/treated. Well done Marlaina. #ableg #abpoli #incompetence

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This is such a waste of time and resources. Those who can't pay will now be second-class citizens in a system that's already stretched to the max. People will suffer (even more) because of this decision. #abpoli #ableg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

THE UCP GIVES UP ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Is it useful to measure “biological” v “chronological” age? [Spoiler: Nah❗] www.economist.com/science-and-... At the individual level, biological age tests mostly nonsense. It can also lead to harmful “biomarker chasing” (obsessing on wellness longevity BS). Advice ALWAYS same: #healthylifestyle

Is it useful to measure “biological” v “chronological” age?

You will get data, but perhaps not knowledge

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It is ALL based on wellness woo BS & ideology. If some suggestion is kinda correct, that is totally random (broken clock cliche). 👉 Let's not legitimize or normalize the lie machine‼️ How does MAHA hold up against scientific scrutiny? www.nature.com/articles/d41... @virginiagewin.bsky.social

How does Make America Healthy Again hold up against scientific scrutiny?

Researchers share their views on the US health policy spanning topics from vaccines to nutrition.

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Did they hire more surgeons, anesthetists, oncologists, nurses, or create more hospital beds and increase oncology clinic capacity to accommodate these cases? And ALL of the incidental findings that require investigation? No? Big mistake. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #abpoli

Albertans can pay for MRIs and other tests without a doctor's referral, as of Friday | CBC News

The new system, which has already sparked concern among doctors and some health care advocacy groups, has been in the works for months. It allows Albertans to self-refer and pay for MRIs, CT scans, ul...

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AB - this is how we treat our seniors! Pt in late 60s, confused/delirious from an infection. Needs admission. INT med says admit to Fam Med bed, except no beds in hosp. Pt waiting >48hrs in a recliner CHAIR in the ED for transfer - no dignity, privacy, very little care. 1/2

As EDs get more overcrowded and blocked up, our EMS crews can't get back out to the community for the new emergencies. Current govt solution: don't fix flow downstream in the hospital, just add more EMS Hallway spaces outside of the ED There's no coordinated plan...

Please consider making the effort to give blood this summer. It only takes an hour and can save a life! @canadaslifeline.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Canadian Blood Services supply drops nearly 20% since June, prompting call for urgent donations | CBC News

Canadian Blood Services is appealing for people across the country to donate blood, saying its supply has dropped significantly in the last several weeks.

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So much bunk. Ignore! Sunscreen misinformation: What you need to know as temperatures rise youtu.be/tX6iwp-bJHE?...

Sunscreen misinformation: What you need to know as temperatures rise

YouTube video by CTV News

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👉 Why do some people who trust in science also believe in scientific conspiracy theories? theconversation.com/why-do-some-... Strategies used to spread "science-y" conspiracies: - The ‘lone genius’ trope (they thought Galileo was wrong!) - Using "science-y" language refs (scienceploitation!)

Why do some people who trust in science also believe in scientific conspiracy theories?

Trust in science seems compatible with believing almost anything, so long as it is expressed in plausibly scientific terms.

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“The government must be upfront and honest with Albertans about how much this will cost families & how much longer waits will get for cancer screening and diagnostic scans."   “These changes could have deadly consequences for Albertans" The NDP on the UCP's recent changes. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Thank you!!! Ticket sales for our live show in #yeg have blown past last years! We are so excited for what is going to be an AMAZING night! You can still get tickets for one more day and we’ll see you all soon! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

AB: Here is the EIP data (for ALL major EDs in the province) Indexed to Population growth. Obviously increased pop plays a role... but workforce, hospital and LTC capacity, complexity, technology, and GOVT POLICY make a massive impact. UCP GOVT POLICY has only made this worse! 1/2

Turns out the fear of receiving COVID spike proteins in blood products lives on and in some outweighs a concerns of receiving myeloablative chemo (ie. Enough chemo to wipe out your bone marrow function completely). Dunning Kruger is alive and well. 😔

One of my views in Katmai National Park last week. Count the bears! The salmon are coming in and the bears are hungry!

@labsandmabs.bsky.social I am very distressed as you are that the ER’s in the Edmonton hospitals are so horribly backed up.

Heme Doc@labsandmabs.bsky.social · 2w ago

But the truth is that due to long ER waits they may not live to see their next visit with me, their next cycle of chemo, the scan that says they’re in remission. It’s a moral dilemma I’m faced with every work day. 2/2

Here's what these INSANE EIP (sick pts stranded in the ED) mean and why you should care: 4625 = the Equivalent of the UAH + RAH + Stollery EDs being permanently CLOSED to new emerg pts the ENTIRE MONTH Please share widely. Talk about this. It's a crisis and govt is MIA threadreaderapp.com/...

Write your MLA, the premier, and CC the opposition if your MLA is NDP, always CC Naheed Nenshi. Friends of Medicare has a list of actions you can take too. #ableg #abpoli www.friendsofmedicare.org/tags/actions

Heme Doc@labsandmabs.bsky.social · 2w ago

The ER crowding is so bad in Edmonton that when I start a new person on chemo and I do the lecture on reporting to ER if there’s a fever, I have to preemptively warn them it will be an dangerously long wait. And then I urge them to write their MLA and premier bc that’s all any of us can do. #abpoli

The ER crowding is so bad in Edmonton that when I start a new person on chemo and I do the lecture on reporting to ER if there’s a fever, I have to preemptively warn them it will be an dangerously long wait. And then I urge them to write their MLA and premier bc that’s all any of us can do. #abpoli

My latest on why all of us should consider mail-in and advance voting for this fall's referendums in Alberta. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

Skip the Line, Not the Vote

How advance polls and mail-in ballots are key to mobilization in Alberta this fall

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