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Michelle H (formerly michelle373737 on 🐦)
@michelleh373.bsky.social
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Based in Treaty 1 / Winnipeg Married Biologist, enjoy spending time with my husband, family & friends. Science, music, arts, fitness (especially biking),books, photos, RIP 🐰Audrey Hopburn
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Michelle H (formerly michelle373737 on 🐦) @michelleh373.bsky.social · Nov 20
Hello everyone! I am looking forward learning more about Bluesky and connecting with some kindred spirits. 😊

My bio includes a lot of the highlights about me, but if you have any questions, please let me know. I am looking forward to building a harmonious community here.
Sunrise in Winnipeg with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights with a beautiful pink orchid in the foreground (sitting on a window ledge). Fall scene in Winnipeg - The St. Boniface Basilica with a black gate in the foreground that curls into a position that lines up with where the stained glass rose window used to be (fascade only as the structure was damaged by fire in 1968).
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 23h
Family of 5 enjoys 24 hour window where nobody sick
Family of 5 enjoys 24 hour window where nobody sick
Vaughan, ON – Members of the Braiden family are excited to have an entire day where nobody in the house is sick. “Usually October through April at least one of us will have a fever, sore throat or wil...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 3d
People with some cancers live longer after a COVID vaccine www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"...more data would require research in a field that has been defunded & criticized by Trump-administration officials."

The lies & doubtmongering about mRNA research could have a broad impact.
People with some cancers live longer after a COVID vaccine
mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way.
www.nature.com
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 2d
Immune boosting?

"That’s a pseudoscience term. You're not boosting anything. You're not giving yourself more B cells or more T cells."

Ignore immune boost bunk. Better: healthy diet, sleep, and, of course, vaccinate.

Reality: You Can’t ‘Boost’ Your Immune System www.gq.com/story/boost-...
You Can’t ‘Boost’ Your Immune System. Do This Instead
GQ asked the experts to separate flu-season fact from fiction.
www.gq.com
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 1d
Yep.

Canada's measles outbreak control challenged by disinformation and distrust, doctors say www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

@antibioticdoc.bsky.social: "strongly organized disinformation campaigns about the measles vaccine have left some people feeling scared..."
It’s been a year since Canada’s measles outbreak started. What have we learned? | CBC News
A year since measles started raging in Canada, the outbreak's subsided, but the virus shows no signs of being stamped out. Doctors say problems here — from distrust of medical officials in vulnerable...
www.cbc.ca
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 1d
Writing a piece on how PROTEIN latest nutrition fad "health halo."

Search trends demos increasing interest, especially in January (we humans hilariously predictable).

Reality: most already get enough (yes, some pops need more), excess not better, mostly just marketing...
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Action for Happiness @actionhappiness.bsky.social · 11h
Optimistic October - Day 26: Find a new perspective on a problem you face actionforhappiness.org/optimistic-o... #OptimisticOctober
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Michael Olesen @molesen.bsky.social · 2d
OK antivaxxers. Tell me again about your claims of "vaccine turbocancer?" No such thing. The vaccines actually have an unexpected benefit for the cancer population.

www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/res...
ESMO 2025: mRNA-based COVID vaccines generate improved responses to immunotherapy
Patients with cancer who received mRNA-based COVID vaccines within 100 days of starting immune checkpoint therapy were twice as likely to be alive three years after beginning treatment, according to a...
www.mdanderson.org
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Chris Chuckry @chrischuckry.bsky.social · 1d
Someone has a problem with the truth. I guess that’s what happens when you’re always lying. #uspoli #cdnpoli #politicalcartoon #trump #ronaldreagan #tariffs
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Chris Chuckry @chrischuckry.bsky.social · 16h
Poilievre doing damage control after being called out for his Trumpy rhetoric. A Saturday comics extra, for the Dr. Who fans and Pierre stans. It occurred to me that his voice reminded me of a dalek—along with his charming personality. #cdnpoli #politicalcartoon #pierrepoilievre #conservative #dalek
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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 1d
JAMA: 'New Guidance on Cardiovascular Disease and COVID-19—From Infection to Long COVID to Vaccination'

'Long COVID...currently affects more than 100 million people globally, and somewhere in the region of 20 to 30 million people suffer from cardiac long COVID.'

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
What Is Cardiac Long COVID?
This Medical News article is an interview with the lead author of a new European Society of Cardiology clinical consensus statement on cardiovascular disease prevention and management in COVID-19.
jamanetwork.com
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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 2d
Toledo Blade: 'COVID-19 Brought About a Large Rise in POTS Cases'

"My waiting list is longer than it has ever been,” said Dr. Blair Grubb, UToledo Health

“We talk about long COVID...we can confidently say POTS is one part of long COVID"

www.toledoblade.com/b-partners/u...
COVID-19 Brought About a Large Rise in POTS Cases
The number of patients diagnosed with a chronic and oftentimes debilitating blood circulation disorder has risen sharply in the wake of COVID-19, according ...
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C.H. Romatowski @chromatowski.bsky.social · 22h
It’s POTS awareness day—a blood flow problem common after Covid.

POTS can be subtle—I often wonder how many people who feel rundown, anxious or distracted have this treatable condition.

Main criteria is heart rate going up >30bpm when going from laying down to standing—smthg you can check at home!
What Does POTS Stand For? POSTURAL: Related to the position of your body ORTHOSTATIC: Related to standing upright TACHYCARDIA: Increased heart rate SYNDROME: A group of symptoms
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 22h
Pretty amazing finding.
mRNA covid vaccines may “turbo charge” cancer immunotherapy, research suggests
Patients with cancer who received a covid mRNA vaccine within 100 days of beginning immunotherapy treatment gained significant benefit in terms of survival and disease progression, new research sugges...
www.bmj.com
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TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc. (TUW) @toderianuw.bsky.social · 1d
“Toderian says it’s easy to be distracted by futuristic innovations…‘The real solutions are a lot less sexy and a lot more common sense,’ he says. ‘It’s not about utopia. It’s about practicality in the context of the real challenges we face. Tech won’t save us if we get the fundamentals wrong.’
A world without traffic? Three urban experts rethink how cities move
Gridlock is costing us billions, but bold solutions like bus-only lanes, congestion charges and flexible work hours could get cities moving again
www.theglobeandmail.com
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 2d
Did anyone think that Trump would sign a trade deal with Canada?
His latest silly tantrum says it all. The American "century" is over. A malignant narcissist killed it all.
Canada is moving on.
We will do business with China and Europe.
Bye Bye Mon Cowboy.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yijT...
TRUMP TANTRUM: CANADA TURNS TO CHINA - BYE BYE MON COWBOY
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 2d
Trump ends trade talks with Canada, resumes trade talks with Canada, ends trade talks with Canada, demands to know which European country is Canada
Trump ends trade talks with Canada, resumes trade talks with Canada, ends trade talks with Canada, demands to know which European country is Canada
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly announced that he will cease all discussions with Canada over any new trade agreements, before immediately following that up stating that disc...
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Michelle H (formerly michelle373737 on 🐦) @michelleh373.bsky.social · 1d
A worthwhile read:

Why Are People Wearing Masks in 2025? misfitmentalhealth.substack.com/p/why-are-pe...
Why Are People Wearing Masks in 2025?
A Mental Health Professional’s Perspective
misfitmentalhealth.substack.com
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 2d
Trump slammed for demolishing White House before Canadians could burn it down again
Trump slammed for demolishing White House before Canadians could burn it down again
WASHINGTON D.C. - US President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom, requiring the complete demolition of the historic East Wing, is being criticized by Canadians who will now never get to light the building on fire for a second time since the War of 1812.
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ChrisD.ca News @chrisd.ca · 2d
Winnipeg Yard Waste Collection Ending Soon for Season www.chrisd.ca/2025/10/23/w...
Winnipeg Yard Waste Collection Ending Soon for Season
Curbside yard waste pickup in Winnipeg is wrapping up for the season in the next couple of weeks.
www.chrisd.ca
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Ms. Doctor Doolittle @debldillow.bsky.social · 8d
My heart is full! Cary NC has turned out spectacularly for No Kings!!
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 7d
Do you think that breaking the boycott will make you welcome in the United States? Think again.
Finger printed, photographed and vehicles thoroughly searched. You better hope you don't have a conviction for smoking marijuana when you were 18.

www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Canadian snowbirds fingerprinted and photographed at U.S. border as part of new requirement | CBC News
Several Canadian snowbirds reported they were fingerprinted and photographed at the U.S. border this month when registering for their winter stay, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told C...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 6d
While the rest of us focus on fighting back against Donald Trump, Pierre Poilievre remains obsessed with Justin Trudeau. i think he was triggered by the Katy Perry/Justin on the yacht photo.
Poilievre has no policies or plan, he is using the extremist playbook.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFYU...
MAPLE MAGA'S MR. DESPICABLE
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 5d
Pharmacy Times: “In the Fragmented Landscape of Long COVID Care, Pharmacists Are Essential”

‘The expert panel included…Michael Peluso, MD..UCSF’

“Please do not let millions of us suffer with long COVID,” Cerda pleaded. “We do not want to lose hope…”

www.pharmacytimes.com/view/in-the-...
In the Fragmented Landscape of Long COVID Care, Pharmacists Are Essential | Pharmacy Times
While long COVID remains a complex disease, pharmacists are critical team members for patient symptom validation, managing polypharmacy, and navigating therapy access.
www.pharmacytimes.com
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.

Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.

Kudos to these universities for standing up to Trump's demands.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5d
Health Canada puts out guidelines recommending N95s and clean indoor air!

Let’s do this!

Yes it’s overdue, and no it doesn’t address every risk factor, but we can significantly curb COVID with respirator use and clean air.

www.canada.ca/content/dam/...
www.canada.ca
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