Maureen Taylor

Is Toronto’s public design in the toilet? The city’s plan to repair and replace 125 public washrooms is a rushed, one-size-fits-all approach that misses an opportunity to showcase design

Toronto plans to repair and replace more than 125 public bathrooms across the city. It's long-overdue effort to tackle an essential civic problem, but do the new loos have to be ugly? by @alexbozikovic.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com

The Millionaire Who Left Wall Street to Become a Paramedic www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/n...

Trump Wants Proof That Covid Vaccines Work. It’s Easy to Find.

Trump Wants Proof That Covid Vaccines Work. It’s Easy to Find. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/h...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Israel murders five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif Al-Sharif was killed along with Mohammed Qreiqeh two cameramen and an assistant in an Israeli attack on Gaza City.

Last month, Anas al-Sharif sounded the alarm on starvation in Gaza. Israel accused him of terrorism.

"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.

Opinion | ‘Acute, Sustained, Profound and Abiding Rage’: Canada Finds Its Voice

‘Acute, Sustained, Profound and Abiding Rage’: Canada Finds Its Voice www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/o...

Opinion | In Search of a Death With Dignity

In Search of a Death With Dignity www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/o...

Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump The White House had canceled more than $400 million in research funding to the university, saying it had failed to protect Jewish students from harassment.

Breaking News: Columbia University will pay a $200 million fine to settle a dispute with the Trump administration and restore research funding to the school.

Opinion | You Don’t Have to Be a Doctor to Understand This

You Don’t Have to Be a Doctor to Understand This www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/o...

Opinion | The Hard and Hopeful Realities of Dementia

The Hard and Hopeful Realities of Dementia www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/o...

A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.

A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.

Under Texas’ Abortion Ban, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage

Maternal flu vaccine protects newborns, vaccination in kids also effective, studies show

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Here Is All the Science at Risk in Trump’s Clash With Harvard More than 900 research grants worth $2.6 billion are in jeopardy. So is the 80-year-old model of American science.

Here Is All the Science at Risk in Trump’s Clash With Harvard www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Study highlights optimal strategies for fecal transplantation in C diff patients

A study in Denmark finds FMT was most effective against C difficile when administered as multidose capsules or via colonoscopy and after extended antibiotic pretreatment.

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New Data Shows Just How Powerful the Next Weight-Loss Drugs May Be

New Data Show Just How Powerful the Next #WeightLoss Drugs May Be. The drugs in development include a pill that a new trial suggests is about as effective as Ozempic, by Dani Blum www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/w... via @nytimes.com

Bat Cave Footage Offers Clues to How Viruses Leap Between Species

Bat Cave Footage Offers Clues to How Viruses Leap Between Species www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/s...

Health-care union calls for Alberta government to halt plan to limit free vaccines A union representing 30,000 health-care workers in Alberta is calling on Premier Danielle Smith’s government to reverse course and provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all front-line workers and any othe...

Health-care union calls for Alberta government to halt plan to limit free vaccines
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Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he's never seen such discrimination in 40 years A federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health.

A judge rules that several hundred Trump administration NIH grant cuts were illegal, saying he’s never seen such discrimination in 40 years.

Alberta government to start charging residents for COVID-19 shots this fall EDMONTON - Alberta's government announced Friday residents who are not immunocompromised or on social programs will soon have to pay to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

🤔"Alberta government to start charging residents for COVID-19 shots this fall"
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Dangerous news, especially at a moment when Western officials believe Israel is planning an attack on Iran...

Opinion | It’s Code Red for Vaccines in America How to make sense of all the vaccine policy changes.

It’s Code Red for Vaccines www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/o...

Biophysicist Dr. James Till co-discovered stem cells, sparking a medical revolution The monumental achievement, in collaboration with Ernest McCulloch, opened the door to regenerative medicine and its potential to treat everything from sprains to spinal cord injuries

Obituary: Biophysicist Dr. James Till co-discovered stem cells, sparking a medical revolution, by Carolyn Abraham
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Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.'s message is clear: ‘Scientific expertise is no longer of use’ Terminated CDC vaccine adviser Helen Chu spoke with STAT about her fears for the future of vaccine policy

Helen Chu is one of the ousted #ACIP members. She spoke to me today about her grave concerns for future vaccination policy and vaccine access in the United States. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...

Industry Minister Joly sees role for automakers in boosting Canada’s defence capacity Few specifics were provided, but the minister says she will hold talks with the sector

FWIW, having explored this angle a bit recently, my impression is that supplying defence needs won’t be enough to keep auto-parts makers afloat, but their ability to diversify to that sector (and others) is among the reasons to not let our auto industry die. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts

Kennedy Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

Opinion | We Saw Medicaid Work Requirements Up Close. You Don’t Want This Chaos.

"..voters may have to teach them that cruelty is no way to govern." We Saw Medicaid Work Requirements Up Close. You Don’t Want This Chaos. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...

MMR vaccine

Don't know if you've been vaccinated against measles? Just get a shot, doctors urge www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/don... @cdnpress.bsky.social

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Trump Bars People From 12 Countries From Entering U.S.: Live Updates

Breaking News: The Trump administration barred people from 12 countries from entering the U.S., primarily from Africa and the Middle East. https://trib.al/fc0FERx

Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Near 1.4 Million, Study Finds With high casualty figures and the slow pace of Russia’s territorial gains, President Vladimir V. Putin could face years more of a grinding war of attrition in Ukraine.

Nearly one million Russian troops have been killed or wounded in the country’s war against Ukraine, a new study estimates. Close to 400,000 Ukrainian troops have also been killed or wounded since the war began.