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Renee @ryklab.bsky.social · 17d

"Then there’s the “not on my bingo card” crowd. That one really grates on my nerves. It’s basically just white privilege dressed up as quippy self-awareness".

Fantastic read!

Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 17d

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion

Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

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Renee @ryklab.bsky.social · Aug 22

The dental ones of these are absolute cinema. I'm gonna deep dive these again

Renee @ryklab.bsky.social · Aug 19

We were unable to get COVID boosters for our kids and ourselves prior to travel this summer and were told days before our appt Alberta didn't get any pediatric vaccines for COVID and aren't going to anytime soon.

And my 4 yr old son is a stem cell recipient and cancer survivor

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VC @vgc1720.bsky.social · Jul 20

Again I ask #Medsky why they are not using N95s in #oncology.

Why are there no HEPA purifiers in lobbies, patient rooms, etc?

There is no justification for not using the most effective tools we have to PREVENT airborne infection.

There is no scientific, ethical, nor cost related reason not to.

Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · Jul 19

“COVID-19 infection had a significant impact on patients with cancer, and risk factors for hospitalization and mortality were identified.”

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Risk Factors for COVID-19–Related Hospitalization and Death in Patients With Cancer

This prospective cohort study investigated the impact of COVID-19 on patients with cancer, including risk factors for hospitalization, treatment disruptions, and death.

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Renee @ryklab.bsky.social · Jul 21

When my son had brain cancer in 2021 the oncologist told us they're more concerned with bacterial infections in immunosuppressed cancer patients, so not to worry about a virus 😬. Reality is he was much safer getting chemo in 2021 than today bc some ppl still cared about masking in hospitals

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Renee @ryklab.bsky.social · Jul 5

Yes. Everything has been tailored to their preferences so anything outside of their own lived experience is an aberration. Cishet white male directors, writers, producers used to create vast majority in mainstream so every bit of media consumed/advertisement is what they want to see/hear.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · Jun 18

MY NEW COLUMN:

For centuries, the Texas government has weaponized different laws to control and exploit Black women’s bodies—first through slavery, then through Jim Crow segregation, and now through abortion restrictions that disproportionately harm and control the lives of Black women.

For Black Women in Texas, Juneteenth’s Promise of Freedom Remains Unrealized

State control over reproduction in Texas didn't end with slavery in 1865. Today’s draconian abortion laws and bounty hunts keep Black women in reproductive enslavement.

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Renee @ryklab.bsky.social · Jun 16

Wow. These took us way longer than an hour! More like 3+ but our 6 yr old has done now Ferrari, Williams, McLaren and Red Bull. Such a cool collection.

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Renee @ryklab.bsky.social · Jun 16

*"unless it's a bananaphone"

I'll be referencing this chart now in my rationale for taking dental radiographs.

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · Jun 11

Article on Nimbus (NB.1.8.1) in Salon with me and Raj Rajnarayanan.

www.salon.com/2025/06/11/r...

"Razor blade throat": The "Nimbus" COVID variant sparks concern of summer surge

As COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 spreads around the world, concerns about vaccine accessibility are rising

www.salon.com

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Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · May 29

One more bookish set for good measure.

These biscuits are inspired by the weird and wonderful world of medieval illustration.

9 square biscuits decorated with illustrations from medieval manuscripts, including Reynard the Fox, a dog, a knight fighting a snail, a peacock, a hedgehog, a bat, and a fish. The set features shades of rich russet red, cobalt blue, gold, brown, turquoise, and green. Some biscuits include small sections of blackletter calligraphy.

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Renee @ryklab.bsky.social · May 24

Fluoride in water supply allows adult enamel (which forms from age 3-6) to form stronger than natural enamel that is more stable in acidic pH (F replaces OH-). This is a lifelong benefit that can't be achieved w topical fluoride (toothpaste) after development window closes around 6 yrs old.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · May 19

The more I think about the horrors being inflicted on Adriana Smith’s family, the angrier I get about the fact that I wouldn’t have survived my own hysterectomy had I not had a white man with me.

I was sent home with a life threatening internal bleed 3 times.

Misogyny, racism & bigotry kill:

My Most Dangerous ER Experience and How My Advocate Saved My Life

A story of medical gaslighting, negligence and neglect that very nearly cost me my life - and how my accidental advocate (untrained and unprepared) saved me.

www.disabledginger.com

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · May 15

The state of Georgia is using the body of a brain-dead woman as an incubator. Because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she died, and their abortion ban is from about 6 weeks, they are sustaining her on life support, without input from her family, until 32 weeks of gestation. A true dystopian nightmare.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · May 13

This is an unscientific decision that will cause harms. While topical fluoride is useful, when adult teeth are growing (in children) ingested fluoride makes more impact than any topical fluoride later can.
Everything we ingest “changes our microbiome.” Microbiome composition is not a health outcome!

The Associated Press @apnews.com · May 13

U.S. health regulators have announced plans to phase out fluoride-containing supplements sometimes used to strengthen children’s teeth.

FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids' teeth

U.S. health officials say they plan to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth, citing possible health risks.

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Renee @ryklab.bsky.social · May 14

And cannot be undone. The window for adult enamel formation is age 3-6 (not wisdom teeth). Miss that window to form highly substituted fluorapatite with the 0.7mg/ml in h20, the adult teeth are forever less stable in low pH = LIFETIME increased cavity risk. Massive amt of Americans are screwed.

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Renee @ryklab.bsky.social · May 3

A patient told me this week after hearing a podcast he believes AIDS is caused by a vaccine. I just can't anymore.

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · May 1

Clean the air FFS.

www.newscientist.com/article/2478...

Air filters in classrooms reduce sick days by more than 10 per cent

Putting air filters in classrooms seems to boost student attendance, which may be due to them reducing levels of air pollution, pollen, pathogens or all three

www.newscientist.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Apr 11

How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?

Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵

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Renee @ryklab.bsky.social · Mar 29

3 years cancer free so far!

What really bugs me is if he did die of COVID during treatment, ppl would've said it was sad, but he was gonna die anyway so they can justify not changing their behaviour. (They did this w a cancer pt in my province).

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Renee @ryklab.bsky.social · Mar 29

This is so awful. When my son was in hospital a lady in the elevator came on unmasked.

Me: "can you mask? his little brother has cancer", gesturing to my 3 yr old with me (this was Dec 2021 still mandatory in shared spaces)

Her: coughed loudly and yelled "ITS MY CHOICE" and rode the elevator.

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Renee @ryklab.bsky.social · Mar 17

This is horrifying. When my boys had sleep apnea they saw an ENT who scoped their airways and removed the obstructions (adenoids and tonsils), successfully treating it.

Taking advantage of lack of access to medical specialists by promoting dangerous "work-arounds" is a special kind of evil

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Renee @ryklab.bsky.social · Mar 17

We came within HOURS of a measles exposure at the Stollery before my son had finished his mmr.

When you get a stem cell transplant it wipes your immune memory so my son had to repeat his entire series of immunizations. That was absolutely terrifying. Wasn't my choice to have an unprotected 3 y.o.

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