Vicky Forster
@vickyyyf.bsky.social
Patient engagement professional, "retired" cancer research scientist, cancer survivor, science and health writer. Leafs/Toronto Sceptres fan. Hockey player in training. https://www.drvickyforster.com/
Every now and again when I can make time for some feature reading, I find one that just makes me go "wow". This was one of them. Incredible story and so very important.
Eric Geller@ericjgeller.com · 6d ago"'Maybe if we understand this, we can do something differently,' she said. 'Maybe we can keep other families from being in the same position.'" www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
Can someone set up some kind of app so that the predatory journal people are given the numbers of "interested academics" and they are actually the duct cleaning people?
Canadian Blood Services supply drops nearly 20% since June, well below its summer dip, prompting call for urgent blood donations. Organization says it has only limited days of several blood types now on hand. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca @canadaslifeline.bsky.social
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.
cbc.ca
This guy was at the same university as me (a year or two below, I think) for undergrad doing the same subject. I remember not liking him much, I don't recall why. Seemingly I was a good judge of character! www.bbc.com/news/article...
NHS fraudster who lied about going to Oxford University jailed
Amran Hussain gets four years for making up experience and qualifications to secure health jobs.
bbc.com
Buddy made some iPSC from his cells and is so very excited about it, lol. This i something I did over a dozen times on patient samples when I was a scientist. It's pretty routine. This tech is 20 years old. He is of course grossly overselling the implications.
emma (toys)@freeuse.toys · 2w agoit's a whole ass essay
Is there any part of the UK which Brexit has not royally screwed up? www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Brexit denies UK children access to life-extending drug for aggressive brain cancer
Exclusive: Experts say Brexit has led to delays in the launch of clinical trials and increased costs for multiple drugs. They are urging the government to reset the UK’s relationship with Europe to re...
independent.co.uk
Yep. Agree with all of this. We continue to be in a period of rapid cancer drug development with significant progress on some historically "undruggable" targets like RAS. But with these new approaches will come new short- and long-term side effects. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Oncology must confront hidden side effects - Nature Medicine
As a new generation of cancer drugs continues to extend the lives of people with cancer, strategies for recording and managing their toxicity and long-term effects will need innovation too.
nature.com
Everyone liked that. Argentina (sans Messi) are unwatchable. Cheating, diving, drama 🙄 Congrats Spain! Worthy winners.
It is entirely up to you folks, but if you have an N95 and *need* to go outside, wear it. Inhaling this is so very bad for you. I had to go to an appointment, wore an N95...even then my *eyes* were stinging.
These photos of FNs community members fleeing their homes by boat are genuinely apocalyptic (Photo via Wayne Wastaken of Collins, Ontario, who says his “hometown is gone”) www.facebook.com/share/r/1ArN...
I am not exaggerating one bit when I say that the world outside my apartment window is currently what paint companies would label "Apocalyptic Orange." www.cp24.com/weather/2026...
Toronto air quality ranked worst in the world, orange alert in effect
An orange haze has washed over Toronto’s skyline as wildfire smoke drifts into the region, leaving Toronto with some of the worst air quality in the world this morning.
cp24.com
830 wildfires burning across Canada right now. And you know what’s going to make it worse in the future? More oil pipelines. This is why our voice and our vote matters.
Hard to describe how apocalyptic it is in Toronto right now. Worst air quality of any city in the world. It's summer, but no kids are playing in the playground. Streets are much quieter than normal. The new normal. I hate it.
This Spanish goalie is a complete flopper eh? Hopefully England vs Spain final. Screamy Jordan Pickford vs this very dramatic dude.
RE Cyclospora outbreak...investigators seem to be honing in on the source/s. Potentially (at least partly) fresh products sold by Taco Bell. www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Report Ties Taco Bell Lettuce To Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
The cyclosporiasis outbreak has sickened thousands of people nationwide, and Michigan has been the hardest hit.
forbes.com
Returned to BlueSky after a meeting and notifications are blowing up. From our mutual time on Twitter, I always know @astrokatie.com is lead suspect...and indeed it *was* her.
Hello
Alt: Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean waving awkwardly.
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I've been following this cyclospora outbreak story (and writing for Forbes) and now would be a good time to stop eating any uncooked fresh produce from the U.S. The CDC are investigating but no source/s identified yet. Canadian fresh produce is a much better bet. Never a better time to buy Canadian
See if Kane had gotten up as soon as the foul wasn't called rather than rolling around on the floor like he had been broken in two, maybe he could have contributed to defence. So much of football is play acting. I'm sure it's worse than it used to be.
www.foxsports.com/stories/socc... We will give FIFA an unlimited supply of Rich Tea biscuits and Percy Pigs if this UNJUST* red card is overturned *wink wink*
England Defender Jarell Quansah Suspended 2 Games For World Cup Red Card
England defender Jarell Quansah has been given a two-match suspension for his red card against Mexico in the World Cup round of 16.
foxsports.com
Newcastle United legend Mikel Merino. Newcastle players and ex-players having a significant impact on these knockout games!
Good to see Neymar is still a complete turnip. Incredibly classless player.
This fellow from Cabo Verde just scored a Messi-style goal. Incredible.
#Sceptres fans now have a total of one player who scores goals. And it's our defensive center, Turnbull. Next season is going to be even harder to watch than this one...#PWHL