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Bio IT World: 'Groundbreaking myalgic encephalomyelitis study identifies over 250 core genes, shared biology with long COVID, and dozens of drug repurposing opportunities'
www.bio-itworld.com/news/2025/12...
www.bio-itworld.com/news/2025/12...
Groundbreaking myalgic encephalomyelitis study identifies over 250 core genes, shared biology with long COVID, and dozens of drug repurposing opportunities
Stay on top of emerging IT trends in biomedicine. Read the latest news on genomics, computational science, and more. Get recent updates today!
www.bio-itworld.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Bio IT World: 'Groundbreaking myalgic encephalomyelitis study identifies over 250 core genes, shared biology with long COVID, and dozens of drug repurposing opportunities'
www.bio-itworld.com/news/2025/12...
www.bio-itworld.com/news/2025/12...
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I will keep banging on this drum: if we want to fight fascism, we're going to have to normalize masking because no one is coming to save us
CDC cuts mean Canada’s flu shots could be a lot less effective next year https://macleans.ca/society/health/canadas-flu-seasons-are-about-to-get-a-lot-worse/
Canada’s Flu Seasons Are About to Get a Lot Worse - Macleans.ca
Our flu shots rely on U.S. health data. Without it, the whole health system will suffer.
macleans.ca
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I will keep banging on this drum: if we want to fight fascism, we're going to have to normalize masking because no one is coming to save us
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PM Carney subsidizes Big Oil to pump carbon to increase production.
He walks back greenwashing rules allowing Big Oil to lie.
He cuts a deal on planet killing methane.
Now his team is walking.
The CEO isn't smartest guy in the room when it comes to a burning planet.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
He walks back greenwashing rules allowing Big Oil to lie.
He cuts a deal on planet killing methane.
Now his team is walking.
The CEO isn't smartest guy in the room when it comes to a burning planet.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Climate change advisers quit over Carney government’s energy deal with Alberta
Two departing members of Canada's Net-Zero Advisory Body say the Carney government is shredding any hope the country will meet its climate goals.
www.thestar.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
PM Carney subsidizes Big Oil to pump carbon to increase production.
He walks back greenwashing rules allowing Big Oil to lie.
He cuts a deal on planet killing methane.
Now his team is walking.
The CEO isn't smartest guy in the room when it comes to a burning planet.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
He walks back greenwashing rules allowing Big Oil to lie.
He cuts a deal on planet killing methane.
Now his team is walking.
The CEO isn't smartest guy in the room when it comes to a burning planet.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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BC Canadian Mental Health Association: evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death
BCNDP: WE WILL ANNOUNCE IT ON FRIDAY
BCNDP: WE WILL ANNOUNCE IT ON FRIDAY
Premier Eby will have announcement tmrw about "strengthening access to involuntary care for young people."
CMHA: "lack of evidence to support effectiveness of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder... evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death..."
bc.cmha.ca/news/involun...
CMHA: "lack of evidence to support effectiveness of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder... evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death..."
bc.cmha.ca/news/involun...
Involuntary Care Already Exists in BC, But Is It Working? - CMHA British Columbia
VANCOUVER, BC – (September 18, 2024): On September 15, 2024, Premier Eby announced that his government is expanding involuntary care for people with brain injury, mental illness, and severe addiction....
bc.cmha.ca
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
BC Canadian Mental Health Association: evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death
BCNDP: WE WILL ANNOUNCE IT ON FRIDAY
BCNDP: WE WILL ANNOUNCE IT ON FRIDAY
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Health Rising: “ME/CFS Autopsy Study Finds a Wrecked HPA Axis: The 2025 IACFS/ME Conference Report #3”
“.. they found almost no CRH producing neurons in the ME/CFS patients. That suggested that a general suppression of the hypothalamus…”
www.healthrising.org/blog/2025/12...
“.. they found almost no CRH producing neurons in the ME/CFS patients. That suggested that a general suppression of the hypothalamus…”
www.healthrising.org/blog/2025/12...
ME/CFS Autopsy Study Finds a Wrecked HPA Axis: The 2025 IACFS/ME Conference Report #3 - Health Rising
A Dutch ME/CFS autopsy report findings multiple severe problems in the HPA axis of ME/CFS patients.
www.healthrising.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Health Rising: “ME/CFS Autopsy Study Finds a Wrecked HPA Axis: The 2025 IACFS/ME Conference Report #3”
“.. they found almost no CRH producing neurons in the ME/CFS patients. That suggested that a general suppression of the hypothalamus…”
www.healthrising.org/blog/2025/12...
“.. they found almost no CRH producing neurons in the ME/CFS patients. That suggested that a general suppression of the hypothalamus…”
www.healthrising.org/blog/2025/12...
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Disabled people deserve healthcare.
Disabled people deserve housing.
Disabled people deserve food.
Disabled people deserve support.
Our ability to work and produce should not determine our value.
Disability is not a moral failing. Most people will experience it someday.
Disabled people deserve housing.
Disabled people deserve food.
Disabled people deserve support.
Our ability to work and produce should not determine our value.
Disability is not a moral failing. Most people will experience it someday.
December 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Disabled people deserve healthcare.
Disabled people deserve housing.
Disabled people deserve food.
Disabled people deserve support.
Our ability to work and produce should not determine our value.
Disability is not a moral failing. Most people will experience it someday.
Disabled people deserve housing.
Disabled people deserve food.
Disabled people deserve support.
Our ability to work and produce should not determine our value.
Disability is not a moral failing. Most people will experience it someday.
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‘Unprecedented’: #Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach
Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode protections and expose Canadians to U.S. investigations and surveillance.
New from @opheliedm.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/internationa...
Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode protections and expose Canadians to U.S. investigations and surveillance.
New from @opheliedm.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/internationa...
‘Unprecedented’: Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach
Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode constitutional protections and expose Canadian marginalized communities and dissidents to U.S. investigations, surveillance and political r...
ricochet.media
December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
‘Unprecedented’: #Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach
Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode protections and expose Canadians to U.S. investigations and surveillance.
New from @opheliedm.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/internationa...
Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode protections and expose Canadians to U.S. investigations and surveillance.
New from @opheliedm.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/internationa...
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The proper framing for this policy change is “Government insists that drug users die”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The proper framing for this policy change is “Government insists that drug users die”
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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🦠Tis the season
MASK MANDATES in HEALTHCARE SETTINGS
are spreading FAST
...including jurisdictions in
-Spain
-Japan
-U.S.
-England
-Wales
Shout-out to Canada: Let's MOVE ON THIS !
www.bbc.com/news/article...
MASK MANDATES in HEALTHCARE SETTINGS
are spreading FAST
...including jurisdictions in
-Spain
-Japan
-U.S.
-England
-Wales
Shout-out to Canada: Let's MOVE ON THIS !
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Chesterfield Royal Hospital reintroduces mandatory face mask rule
Chesterfield Royal Hospital says the rule comes after a rise in flu cases.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
🦠Tis the season
MASK MANDATES in HEALTHCARE SETTINGS
are spreading FAST
...including jurisdictions in
-Spain
-Japan
-U.S.
-England
-Wales
Shout-out to Canada: Let's MOVE ON THIS !
www.bbc.com/news/article...
MASK MANDATES in HEALTHCARE SETTINGS
are spreading FAST
...including jurisdictions in
-Spain
-Japan
-U.S.
-England
-Wales
Shout-out to Canada: Let's MOVE ON THIS !
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Canada’s women’s health strategy ended in 1999. It shows. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/12/03/c...
Canada’s women’s health strategy ended in 1999. It shows.
Misdiagnoses. Blind spots. Worse outcomes for things we know how to treat.
canadahealthwatch.ca
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Canada’s women’s health strategy ended in 1999. It shows. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/12/03/c...
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Dr. Ron Davis: "When you have an infection, you feel tired. That's because of this activation [Itaconate Shunt]. One of the hypotheses..a JAK-STAT inhibitor should shut it off..we've had two patients that have taken JAK-STAT inhibitors..they've gone in complete remission..they're still in remission"
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Dr. Ron Davis: "When you have an infection, you feel tired. That's because of this activation [Itaconate Shunt]. One of the hypotheses..a JAK-STAT inhibitor should shut it off..we've had two patients that have taken JAK-STAT inhibitors..they've gone in complete remission..they're still in remission"
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CBC: 'As women with ‘invisible illnesses’ struggle to be believed, a report on chronic pain could help'
'There is a wide range of chronic illnesses that are not always visible, including autoimmune diseases such as lupus & endometriosis...myalgic encephalomyelitis..'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'There is a wide range of chronic illnesses that are not always visible, including autoimmune diseases such as lupus & endometriosis...myalgic encephalomyelitis..'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
As women with ‘invisible illnesses’ struggle to be believed, a report on chronic pain could help | CBC News
Medical professionals say a 2021 report supported by Health Canada could have a major impact on how the medical system can better understand chronic pain and the best ways to diagnose it — but with it...
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
CBC: 'As women with ‘invisible illnesses’ struggle to be believed, a report on chronic pain could help'
'There is a wide range of chronic illnesses that are not always visible, including autoimmune diseases such as lupus & endometriosis...myalgic encephalomyelitis..'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'There is a wide range of chronic illnesses that are not always visible, including autoimmune diseases such as lupus & endometriosis...myalgic encephalomyelitis..'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“We will not stand idly by while governments collude behind closed doors and come up with ludicrous notions of attempting to get yet another fossil fuel pipeline to coastal waters,” Grand Chief Stewart Philip said, calling the MOU “the most egregious dismissal of our constitutional & legal rights.”
Generations of Indigenous leaders brace for a new battle over another pipeline
Generations of Indigenous leaders brace for a new battle over another pipeline
For some First Nations leaders, the prospect of conflict with provincial and federal governments over plans to send another pipeline to the B.C. coast brings back vivid memories of years past.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM
“We will not stand idly by while governments collude behind closed doors and come up with ludicrous notions of attempting to get yet another fossil fuel pipeline to coastal waters,” Grand Chief Stewart Philip said, calling the MOU “the most egregious dismissal of our constitutional & legal rights.”
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The fundamental failure of public health was this; deciding that vaccination was the only precaution that was necessary.
Despite mountains of evidence to the contrary.
Despite mountains of evidence to the contrary.
if you’re proudly vaccinated against COVID but you don’t bother with other precautions like masking in indoor spaces, you’re actually *undermining the effectiveness of the vaccine*
@juliadoubleday.bsky.social dropping truth on the “public heath is dead” podcast
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
@juliadoubleday.bsky.social dropping truth on the “public heath is dead” podcast
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
December 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The fundamental failure of public health was this; deciding that vaccination was the only precaution that was necessary.
Despite mountains of evidence to the contrary.
Despite mountains of evidence to the contrary.
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'Australian study tracks ties between Long COVID, disabling conditions'
'A total of 86 percent of those with Long COVID met the threshold for serious disability compared with 9 percent of Australians overall.'
accesspress.org/australian-s...
'A total of 86 percent of those with Long COVID met the threshold for serious disability compared with 9 percent of Australians overall.'
accesspress.org/australian-s...
Australian study tracks ties between Long COVID, disabling conditions | Access Press
When most people think of COVID now, they picture a short illness like a cold – a few days of […]
accesspress.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
'Australian study tracks ties between Long COVID, disabling conditions'
'A total of 86 percent of those with Long COVID met the threshold for serious disability compared with 9 percent of Australians overall.'
accesspress.org/australian-s...
'A total of 86 percent of those with Long COVID met the threshold for serious disability compared with 9 percent of Australians overall.'
accesspress.org/australian-s...
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An animal sanctuary in the Okanagan had avian flu detected in some of their birds. In contrast to Universal Ostrich they complied with the CFIA rules, culling some of their animals and quarantining the rest. Today they have learned their flock of peacocks will not have to be culled
November 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
An animal sanctuary in the Okanagan had avian flu detected in some of their birds. In contrast to Universal Ostrich they complied with the CFIA rules, culling some of their animals and quarantining the rest. Today they have learned their flock of peacocks will not have to be culled
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think the Canadian healthcare system is "better"? Yes, it's free, but people die waiting in ERs for care, and disabled people are not treated with any agency or given any access. Last time I was in hospital (Aug 2025) they wanted me to pay for a transport home bc they wouldn't bring my wheelchair
November 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
think the Canadian healthcare system is "better"? Yes, it's free, but people die waiting in ERs for care, and disabled people are not treated with any agency or given any access. Last time I was in hospital (Aug 2025) they wanted me to pay for a transport home bc they wouldn't bring my wheelchair
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RCMP are burning down the camps of forest protectors (incl. Elder Bill Jones' cabin) while everyone is distracted by the new pipeline outrage.
RCMP busted Cougar Camp in the upper Walbran Valley yesterday.
FACT: The BC NDP are far worse on old growth protection than BC Liberals were.
#bcpoli
RCMP busted Cougar Camp in the upper Walbran Valley yesterday.
FACT: The BC NDP are far worse on old growth protection than BC Liberals were.
#bcpoli
November 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
RCMP are burning down the camps of forest protectors (incl. Elder Bill Jones' cabin) while everyone is distracted by the new pipeline outrage.
RCMP busted Cougar Camp in the upper Walbran Valley yesterday.
FACT: The BC NDP are far worse on old growth protection than BC Liberals were.
#bcpoli
RCMP busted Cougar Camp in the upper Walbran Valley yesterday.
FACT: The BC NDP are far worse on old growth protection than BC Liberals were.
#bcpoli
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New Lancet meta-analysis finds measles vaccine immunity wanes over time, with seropositivity dropping from ~93% within 10 yrs to ~83% at 16–22 yrs.
The authors say their findings warrant an urgent review of vaccination strategies
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
The authors say their findings warrant an urgent review of vaccination strategies
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Measles Vaccine Protection Wanes After a Decade
Individuals who receive a measles-containing vaccine maintain seropositivity for a decade; however, the vaccine’s protection declines gradually thereafter.
www.medscape.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:46 AM
New Lancet meta-analysis finds measles vaccine immunity wanes over time, with seropositivity dropping from ~93% within 10 yrs to ~83% at 16–22 yrs.
The authors say their findings warrant an urgent review of vaccination strategies
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
The authors say their findings warrant an urgent review of vaccination strategies
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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Someone tell the white liberals on this site that steamrolling over Indigenous rights is not an attribute of "political genius"
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Someone tell the white liberals on this site that steamrolling over Indigenous rights is not an attribute of "political genius"
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This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
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Carney rode into power claiming nation-building project of pipelines & ports & profit for corporations.
Canada-Alberta pipeline MOU today proves what nation-building on these lands always is - devastating colonial extraction on Indigenous lands without Indigenous consent
No consent, no pipelines!
Canada-Alberta pipeline MOU today proves what nation-building on these lands always is - devastating colonial extraction on Indigenous lands without Indigenous consent
No consent, no pipelines!
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Carney rode into power claiming nation-building project of pipelines & ports & profit for corporations.
Canada-Alberta pipeline MOU today proves what nation-building on these lands always is - devastating colonial extraction on Indigenous lands without Indigenous consent
No consent, no pipelines!
Canada-Alberta pipeline MOU today proves what nation-building on these lands always is - devastating colonial extraction on Indigenous lands without Indigenous consent
No consent, no pipelines!
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Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith have signed an agreement to advance Alberta’s pipeline dreams — and weaken some pollution laws. Here’s what you need to know:
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
Carney’s Alberta pipeline deal weakens climate policies | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ‘grand bargain’ isn’t just about an Alberta pipeline —it also proposes rolling back a host of climate policies
thenarwhal.ca
November 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith have signed an agreement to advance Alberta’s pipeline dreams — and weaken some pollution laws. Here’s what you need to know:
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
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A/Bald_Eagle/BC/AIVPHL-3832/2025 | 10/31/25
D1.1 Not in GISAID BLAST database yet
H5 1704
1702
A/Turkey/AB/FAV-0347-1/2025 | 10/6/25
A/Turkey/AB/FAV-0270/2025 | 9/3/25
1701
A/chicken/South Dakota/024635-001/2025 | 9/8/25
A/turkey/Montana/024658-001/2025 | 9/9/25
D1.1 Not in GISAID BLAST database yet
H5 1704
1702
A/Turkey/AB/FAV-0347-1/2025 | 10/6/25
A/Turkey/AB/FAV-0270/2025 | 9/3/25
1701
A/chicken/South Dakota/024635-001/2025 | 9/8/25
A/turkey/Montana/024658-001/2025 | 9/9/25
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM