Researchers at the University of Alberta are looking for people 18+ in Canada who speak Punjabi, Arabic, Ukrainian, or Tagalog to participate in the study "Language translation of knowledge mobilization resources: A randomized trial" #ParticipateInResearch
redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=P...
🚨Complete BS.
And completely bonkers.
WTF is happening?
seems like bluesky is being filled with garbage too. Can we all just go back to twitter?
Carleton University is implementing the most restrictive policy on speech at any university in Canada.
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
New paper out!
Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is central to health-care priority setting. But when does it unfairly disadvantage people with disabilities? Nielsen, Hallsson, and I tested participants' views in a vignette-based survey (N = 1100, UK). 🧵#bioethics #discrimination
New study from FHS professor @jsnyder.bsky.social and SFU alumnus Claire Wilson found that - alongside money - these crowdfunding campaigns also increased visibility for ideologies.
#SFUResearch #crowdfunding #Canada
These last few days of smog are making me feel like i’m in India…😒
Make it rain please!!
I think about this quote a lot...
Community key driver! 👇
New research dispels myth of conspiracy theorists as isolated outsiders www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
“Conspiracy theories provide reassuringly simple answers, but more than just solving problems, they create shared emotions, belonging and community."
Can everyone anti-science just take a minute to think about this please?
How can this message be taken out of bluesky!!
Work less, be more productive?
Study in 6 countries found 4-day work week led to:
⬆️wellbeing
⬇️burnout
⬆️job satisfaction
Likely due to better sleep, improved work ability & less fatigue. This was compared to companies that stayed with 5-day work week.
#publichealth
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
File under things that are completely predictable and yet uniquely horrifying.
Props to @mzahneis.bsky.social for covering this so thoughtfully. I was glad to chat with her for this piece.
www.chronicle.com/article/as-t...
Women are “naturally experiencing their emotions more intensely, and those are gifts. They’re not symptoms of a disease," said Roger McFillen, a doctor on an FDA panel that largely argued against pregnant women taking antidepressants.
No surprise. Of course regressive "manly man" BS hurting relationships...
Family lawyer says he's seeing a new trend of the 'manosphere' leading to divorce www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"...he's seeing misogyny destroy marriages"
“As he sees it, the values of justice, humility, and critical thinking don’t just belong in theory—they belong in the everyday decisions that affect people’s health and lives. “
I love this!
A higher GDP per capita does not mean a country is better off ‼️
We need to talk about the (wishful?) thinking driving Cdn health policy:
That changing how & how much we pay MDs will fix the primary care crisis.
New “blended” pymt models, 1st seen in BC, are making this claim.
@ruthlavergne.bsky.social @lindsayhedden.bsky.social
www.cfp.ca/content/71/6...
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Just came across this great podcast series! Tempting me to start a podcast 🙇🏻♀️
open.spotify.com/episode/2ycx...
Even after a wildfire has been put out, particulate matter in the air can pose a risk to your health—even when you’re indoors. Harvard Chan School's Joe Allen has four tips on staying safe after a wildfire.
I can’t speak for anyone else, but this analogy of “Lady Liberty’ held captive, is exactly how I feel about this presidency & administration and what their attempting to do with our rights and freedoms…
The New Yorker captured the feelings perfectly…
One word, UNACCEPTABLE!
I woke up this am from a long highly detailed measles outbreak nightmare.
Kids in my neighborhood were sitting on my steps with the weepy eyes, facial rash and wet cough waiting to ask me if they thought they had measles.
MEASLES IS VACCINE PREVENTABLE.
GET YOUR VACCINES. PLEASE.
Lack of access to primary care is bankrupting our health-care system. Frequently, people blame patients for coming to the ER with non-emergencies. But there is nowhere else to access timely care, by Dr. Danny Liang vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e... via @vancouversun.bsky.social
Canadian talent is awesome but Canada loves American talent too.
More of this.
Each and everyday I am traumatized by the news 😧
“The people criminalized for their pregnancy outcomes tend to be marginalized—they’re often women of color, low income, immigrants, unhoused, or have substance abuse issues. “
#Cannabis can be used as a psychedelic in therapy, but it's not for everyone, some mental health providers say. Less established than psychedelics like psilocybin, doctors warn research is still in its infancy. www.cbc.ca/radio/opp/ca... via @cbcnews.ca
"Research shows that unmet psychological needs are a key driver of conspiracy theory beliefs, which emerge from a combination of psychological, political, and social factors."
"...conspiracy theories serve a self-affirming function, yet also illustrating the complex nature of conspiracy beliefs..."
With British Columbia’s toxic drug crisis now in its tenth year as a public health emergency, @garthmullins.bsky.social (author, “Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs”) dissects the politics of the crisis.
This is VANCOLOUR
@cheknews.ca 📺
FULL SEGMENT:
youtu.be/eEV2Sa_ZfVk
