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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 23h

It is confirmed that Israel mistreated and tried to harm Greta Thunberg after she was captured, including abuse & forcing her to kiss the Israeli flag while taking pictures of her. Thanks to Swedens swift response she was successfully removed from Israel; taken back to safety with no further harm.

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World Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social · 1d

(...) and the challenges and opportunities of implementing clean air solutions. Audience Q&A included.

Register here: necsi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#CleanAir #PublicHealth

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: WHN Clean Air Panel Discussion. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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World Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social · 1d

WHN is hosting a Clean Air Panel Discussion tomorrow (10am–12pm EDT | 4pm–6pm CET)!

Join leading experts Dr. William Bahnfleth, Jim Rosenthal, Dr. Joe Vipond, and Aaron Collins for an engaging conversation on the importance of clean air, its role in protecting communities, (...)

Promotional graphic from whn.global announcing a “Clean Air Panel Discussion.” The background shows a blue sky with light clouds.

Text at the top inside a green and blue gradient box:
“Oct 8th | 10AM – Noon ET | 4PM – 6PM CET.”

Main description text:
“Discover the fundamentals of clean air and why it is essential for a safe and healthy future.”

Section header: “Featuring leading experts:”
Below are four circular headshots with names underneath:

Dr. William Bahnfleth

Jim Rosenthal

Dr. Joe Vipond

Aaron Collins (wearing a mask)

At the bottom inside a bordered box:
“Join us for insights + live Q&A.”

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Canadian Medical Association @cmadocs.bsky.social · 1d

Today is the inaugural National Day of Action on Planetary Health. In support of @cape-acme.bsky.social, @cmadocs.bsky.social is calling on the federal government to create a climate and health secretariat that will bring together key partners to urgently address the climate crisis.

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Climate change and health: A collective effort toward a sustainable future

Physicians see firsthand the direct impact of climate change on health and health care — from increased illness and deaths from extreme heat and air pollution, to hospital evacuations due to wildfires...

www.cma.ca

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Al Haddrell @ukhadds.bsky.social · 3d

Many things will affect how well a student will do in school. Some you can control, others you can't

One that affects every student (and teacher), and that we can control, is indoor air quality

In this video I walk through how and offer some solutions
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https://youtu.be/CGjcvfTD5SQ

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Linda Dalpé @dalpe.bsky.social · 3d

Thread

Housing is health.

Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 3d

#IdeasAtWork

“It still feels unreal sometimes. What started as a “radical” idea — that health begins with home — became a place where people who were living inside and out of hospitals, shelters, or on the street could finally exhale.” - Andrew Boozary

h/t @uhn.ca @unitedwaygt.bsky.social

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Andrew Boozary MD MPP in • 1st
Executive Director - Social Medicine and Population Health 1h • O
It's been one year since we opened Dunn House - Canada's first social medicine housing initiative. And this has been family over the past year.
It still feels unreal sometimes. What started as a "radical" idea - that health begins with home - became a place where people who were living inside and out of hospitals, shelters, or on the street could finally exhale.
A year later, the preliminary data is staggering. Emergency Department visits for the tenants have plunged by over 50%. And days spent in hospital have similarly plummeted by nearly 80%.
But the real drive for change, I hope, is how human dignity and health economics are completely aligned.
The first story is from Victoria Gibson at the Toronto Star - about Jason Miles, a man whose addiction and homelessness cost more than $260,000 through ER visits, shelters, and jail stays. Not because he wanted that path, but because there wasn't another one.
The second is from Liam Casey in the CBC, about our University Health Network teams and community partners deciding to try something different and center those patients that been sidelined in the health system. The cost calculus is clear when it can be over $50k per month in hospital, $15k in provincial jail and $4k for supportive housing.
I believe both these stories show the cost of crisis - and the return on compassion.
It's still early, and there's a lot more to do across the province. But one year in, I'm certain of this more than ever:
housing is healthcare. compassion saves lives.
and dignity has to be designed into the system - not left to Chance.

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Doug Aoki @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 3d

230,000 so far!

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

'Alberta Forever Canada' petition has nearly 80% of required signatures, organizer says | CBC News

Thomas Lukaszuk, the former Progressive Conservative deputy premier in Alberta who submitted the petition in June, said the “Alberta Forever Canada” petition has approximately 230,000 signatures so fa...

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Glen Pyle | Womens Heart Health ❤️‍🩹🖇️ @glenpyle.bsky.social · Jul 10

I was delighted to accept the King Charles III Coronation Medal for my lab's research & advocacy for women's heart health.🫀💃🏻

We appreciate the support of IMPART at @dalhousie.bsky.social & @womensresearch.bsky.social, & were grateful to be nominated by the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada.

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Linda Dalpé @dalpe.bsky.social · 3d

My daughter is finding some of the questions interesting as she would have added an option "does not apply".
We don't have PH alerts and signals, we don't even have wastewater monitoring in our region 🤭 But the exercise is also educational as she's like "they have that?!"
@maxwellsmith.bsky.social

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Linda Dalpé @dalpe.bsky.social · 4d

Could you please share this survey with Canadian university students in your life? Thank you.

"This study is being conducted to understand the adherence of public health guidance among university students to inform ongoing policy and practice."

uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

uwo.eu.qualtrics.com

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Linsey Marr @linseymarr.bsky.social · 4d

You know Jeff Siegel is in town when he whips out deodorant to see if its terpene emissions react with ozone from my new far-UVC lamps to generate secondary aerosol.

He gave a great seminar about HVAC filter forensics!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment @cape-acme.bsky.social · 5d

On Oct 6, join David Suzuki & planetary health leaders on practical steps + big solutions to the environment crisis: https://loom.ly/9paSmn8
#planetaryhealthday

@royalcollege.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social

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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 5d

#nbpoli #nbpooli
Please share the wwater.ca/New_Brunswic... wastewater site with friends outside of Bluesky. Link to it on your other socials. That link is directly to Sackville which is having a massive COVID surge. Read on for other observations. /1

Screenshot from the link. Image shows a graph of wastewater levels in one NB community, Sackville. The recorded levels from the most recent sample are the highest for Sackville since wastewater testing started being reported there.

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Sabina Vohra-Miller @sabivm.bsky.social · 5d

Flu shot saves lives.
Remember: children aged 6 months and older are eligible to receive a flu shot. Two doses, one month apart are required if receiving a flu shot for the first time in children aged 8 and under.

PEDIATRIC
Influenza Deaths 2024-2025, USA

Among children eligible to be vaccinated,
90% of the deaths occurred in those who were not fully vaccinated.

Demographics

279
Pediatric deaths

7 years
Mean age (range: 2
weeks - 17 years)

43.5%
Had no known risk factors (amongst those with a known medical history)

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 6d

It's unreal the level of hatred for masks that AHS and AB Gov't has.

It's a safety tool that works to protect patients and staff. Why won't we use it?

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Alberta hospital’s mask mandate for measles ended a day after it alerted province, health officials

Internal e-mails show AHS staff fielded questions about mandate from province

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 6d

“Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world,” a statement from the Jane Goodall Institute read.

Celebrated Conservationist and Chimpanzee Expert Jane Goodall Is Dead at 91

“Dr. Goodall’s discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world.”

www.teenvogue.com

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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 7d

Elementary schools and daycares are the least vaccinated places in the country for COVID. And they have a high density of such people, and parents have perverse incentives to send their kids as often as possible, even if sick.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 7d

The accompanying editorial tells the sad truth that is largely being ignored
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 7d

Children and teens who had a Covid reinfection had a doubling of #LongCovid risk (PASC) and a significant increase in many other adverse outcomes (Figure) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Linda Dalpé @dalpe.bsky.social · 8d

alors que Santé Canada les ont mises à jour il y a quelques années en incluant la ventilation des espaces, et mentionne d'autres virus fréquents durant cette belle saison!
À quand les mises à jour @susanholtnb.bsky.social @govnb.bsky.social ? 2/2

Affiche maintenant désuète inspirée de celle du GNB où on ne parle que de la COVID et du lavage des mains, évitant de parler de ventilation et d'influenza et de RSV, que l'on peut retrouver un peu partout sur les campus universitaires au NB.

Affiche maintenant désuète fourni par le GNB où on ne parle que de la COVID et du lavage des mains, évitant de parler de ventilation et d'influenza et de RSV, que l'on peut retrouver un peu partout dans des commerces au NB.

Affiche qui devrait remplacer les affiches désuètes du GNB puisque celle-ci de Santé Canada mentionne de diminuer la propagation des virus respiratoires, pas que la COVID, et inclut la ventilation des espaces intérieurs et le port du masque lorsque malade dans les conseils. https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-publique/services/publications/maladies-et-affections/aidez-reduire-transmission-maladies-respiratoires-infectieuses.html

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Linda Dalpé @dalpe.bsky.social · 8d

J'aimerais que la Dre Filiatrault soit sur Bluesky pour que je puisse la remercier pour cet article.

Ces affiches dont elle mentionne, celles qui nous disent de nous laver les mains pour éviter la propagation de la COVID sont encore très présente au NB, 1/2

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La COVID et la Santé publique | Des histoires de grand-mère

L’auteure décèle plusieurs points faibles dans le discours de la Santé publique du Québec au sujet de la prévention de la COVID, notamment en ce qui concerne la vaccination et la propagation du virus.

www.lapresse.ca

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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 8d

Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: an investigator-initiated international meta-trial of randomised clinical studies - eClinicalMedicine www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Efficacy of inhaled nebulised unfractionated heparin to prevent intubation or death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: an investigator-initiated international meta-trial of randomised clinical st...

In patients hospitalised but not intubated for COVID-19, inhaled nebulised UFH prevented intubation and reduced mortality, without causing pulmonary or systemic bleeding.

www.thelancet.com

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Canadian Medical Association @cmadocs.bsky.social · 10d

Today, September 28, marks five years since Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Atikamekw woman, died in a Quebec hospital after she was denied the care she needed. A coroner’s inquest confirmed that racism and prejudice were factors in her death.

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 12d

Let me be clear. As someone who has been professionally involved with the biodefense / biosecurity sector for nearly 20 years, and has worked on biological risk analysis for Covid-19 since early 2020, reducing one's risk of being infected is not health anxiety. It's just smart.

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