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Stacey Marjerrison, MD @staceymarj.bsky.social · 7d

Grateful to have been able to look up to this amazing woman who demonstrated you could follow your passion, teach the world and advocate for change while leading with empathy, grace and kindness

Jane Goodall, conservationist and chimpanzee researcher, dead at 91 | CBC News

Jane Goodall, the world-famous primatologist, activist and environmentalist whose discoveries about chimpanzees forever changed what it means to be human, has died at 91.

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Stacey Marjerrison, MD @staceymarj.bsky.social · 14d

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U.S. policy changes mean Canadian children with cancer are losing access to clinical trials | CBC News

Canadian researchers say they've had to stop offering kids with cancer places in some clinical trials because of funding and policy changes in the United States.

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Stacey Marjerrison, MD @staceymarj.bsky.social · 26d

We need sustained federal funding for #childhoodcancer in Canada
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 27d

Clinical trials for childhood cancer closed to new Canadian patients in wake of U.S. funding cuts

Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children halted enrolment in three trials for incurable brain cancer last month

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Stacey Marjerrison, MD @staceymarj.bsky.social · Aug 27

When families face #childhoodcancer it can be so difficult to take in everything you’re hearing. For #FirstNations families, it can be much worse. That’s why the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario helped create this video youtu.be/_Sekbve94lk

Childhood Cancer: A Guide for First Nations Communities

YouTube video by POGO (Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario)

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · Jul 7

Please take the time to read my latest on the lessons we can learn from those who resisted the Nazis. What was the spark that separated those who resisted from those who went along with tyranny?
We need to learn how to build resistance in this dark age.

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Be That Guy — Lessons In Resistance

"Remember sitting in history, thinking: If I was alive then, I would've… You're alive now.

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Stacey Marjerrison, MD @staceymarj.bsky.social · Jun 11

Be kind to each other and keep strong in these unprecedented times.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · May 28

Canada has human rights obligations under Jordan’s Principle and recent delays and clawbacks are keeping First Nations and Inuit children in poverty and less healthy than non-Indigenous children. This is a national emergency must be treated with the urgency it deserves.

www.leahgazan.ca/jp_letter

NDP MPs Idlout and Gazan call for an emergency debate on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s order on Jordan’s Principle

MP for Winnipeg Centre

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Monika Dutt @monikadutt.bsky.social · May 7

Now that the election is done, it's time to regain momentum and keep the commitment to #pharmacare.

Op-ed by @danyaalraza.com and I in the @hilltimes.com. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum

Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island.

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WHO @who.int · May 8

Did you know that the lives of 1.8 million children within low- and middle-income countries could be saved if they had the same access to resources as the richest 20% of the population in their countries?

Learn more: bit.ly/43f3YLY

Text reads 'The lives of 1.8 million children can be saved by eliminating wealth inequality in under-five mortality'. On white background, the image shows circular collage of children's handprints. Text on the bottom reads 'Let's be all for equity'.

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ACCESS-ACCES @access-acces.bsky.social · May 7

In the world of pediatric oncology, hope often hinges on access.

The STEP-1 program, a national initiative supported by ACCESS, aims to dismantle these barriers by ensuring that no child is denied a potentially life-saving clinical trial due to distance or cost.

Read story here: ow.ly/laFs50VIOQo

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Stacey Marjerrison, MD @staceymarj.bsky.social · May 7

Dr Kaitlyn Howden our PedsHemeOnc fellow @macupediatrics.bsky.social presented her important work using #PROMs for oral vs IV chemo in #childhoodcancer #neuroonc low grade glioma

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Dr. BlackDeer @drblackdeer.bsky.social · May 5

today is the National Day for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives. I created this mini guide as a resource to increase awareness, share education, and provide links to resources to get involved.
#MMIW #MMIR #NoMoreStolenRelatives

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · May 1

Alberta First Nations issue cease and desist order against Danielle Smith's attempt to create a national unity crisis. Alberta is on treaty lands.
Those treaties were signed 30 years before Alberta became a province.

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ACCESS-ACCES @access-acces.bsky.social · Apr 29

Hot off the press 🗞️

The latest issue of the ACCESS Newsletter is here, packed with top stories you wouldn't want to miss!

Read full ACCESS Newsletter here: ow.ly/kqlP50VJ0bS
#PediatricCancer #CancerCare

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Stacey Marjerrison, MD @staceymarj.bsky.social · Apr 29

Me too
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Cadence Weapon @cadenceweapon.bsky.social · Apr 29

I’m mostly happy about the election results but I’m sad that instead of Matthew Green, a tireless community advocate who cared deeply about Hamilton, people have elected Aslam Rana, a TMU professor who lives in Mississauga and plans to move here “first thing.”

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St. Jude Research @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · Mar 31

A new study showing decreased survival rates among pediatric cancer patients in conflict-regions highlights a need for novel multidisciplinary interventions to confront the challenges associated with political instability and violent conflict.

Read more: ow.ly/qNpp50VrZmf

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McMaster University Department of Pediatrics @macupediatrics.bsky.social · Mar 28

McMaster Child Health Research Day welcomed 400+ participants, 160+ studies, 8 departments, & a breadth of research from basic science to AI, impacts of Covid, climate change & everything in between. Our research community is prolific & impactful, and it was a pleasure to celebrate & learn together.

a collage of images from McMaster Child Health Research Day 2025. Top left: a woman speaking into a microphone. Top Right: a birds-eye-view of more than 150 research poster boards. Bottom left: two people in discussion in front of a poster board. Bottom right: a large audience seated listening to a presentation.

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Stacey Marjerrison, MD @staceymarj.bsky.social · Mar 26

And amazing mid-career scientists sharing their work & the benefits of their mentors to their paths

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Stacey Marjerrison, MD @staceymarj.bsky.social · Mar 26

So thrilled to have @drcchambers.bsky.social join us for the keynote @macupediatrics.bsky.social #MCHRD today - sharing insights on how to turn our work into change that can impact care

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · Mar 11

Canada now has a national school food program now that all provinces and territories have inked funding deals with Ottawa, by @davemcginn.bsky.social
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All provinces and territories join Ottawa’s national school food program

Advocates say the program is a crucial step in supporting students and help families struggling with rising food costs

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Stacey Marjerrison, MD @staceymarj.bsky.social · Mar 7

Important message from ACCESS - the Canadian Pediatric Cancer Consortium

Stacey Marjerrison, MD @staceymarj.bsky.social · Mar 7

Devestating

Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Mar 6

NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics.

At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Exclusive: NIH to terminate hundreds of active research grants

Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.

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Stacey Marjerrison, MD @staceymarj.bsky.social · Mar 4

The world feels like a rapidly unravelling dystopia. Everyone is being threatened at once so we all retreat to protect our self interest, and ignore the way others are being threatened. We need to still stand up for each other, together.

Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · Mar 1

Reminder: we are being trained not to care about other people. It underlines the attacks on migrants, on DEI, on trans youth, on so-called "wokeness."

Sure there are legitimate critiques but this is not about critiques. It's about supercharging capitalism's culture of uncare.

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Stacey Marjerrison, MD @staceymarj.bsky.social · Mar 4

The world feels like a rapidly unravelling dystopia. Everyone is being threatened at once so we all retreat to protect our self interest, and ignore the way others are being threatened. We need to still stand up for each other, together.

Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · Mar 1

Reminder: we are being trained not to care about other people. It underlines the attacks on migrants, on DEI, on trans youth, on so-called "wokeness."

Sure there are legitimate critiques but this is not about critiques. It's about supercharging capitalism's culture of uncare.

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