@akelly1.bsky.social
Retired health care
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Teacher of English as a foreign language.
#comoxvalley 🇨🇦
Teacher of English as a foreign language.
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Loving Jean Cretien. “Stop this nonsense”
#liberalpartyofcanada
#liberalpartyofcanada
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In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt:
January 20, 2026 at 3:48 PM
In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt:
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Only 5% of people with substance use disorder seek formal treatment.
Researchers are now turning to Reddit, TikTok and YouTube to understand how the other 95% navigate addiction and recovery in online communities. buff.ly/Ykim4Ge
Researchers are now turning to Reddit, TikTok and YouTube to understand how the other 95% navigate addiction and recovery in online communities. buff.ly/Ykim4Ge
Reddit and TikTok - with the help of AI - are reshaping how researchers understand substance use
Chatter in social media communities sheds light on a hidden population of substance users.
theconversation.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Only 5% of people with substance use disorder seek formal treatment.
Researchers are now turning to Reddit, TikTok and YouTube to understand how the other 95% navigate addiction and recovery in online communities. buff.ly/Ykim4Ge
Researchers are now turning to Reddit, TikTok and YouTube to understand how the other 95% navigate addiction and recovery in online communities. buff.ly/Ykim4Ge
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“A coup is happening in the United States.” Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works, argues that President Donald Trump is leading an unlawful takeover of the US government.
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
www.motherjones.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
“A coup is happening in the United States.” Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works, argues that President Donald Trump is leading an unlawful takeover of the US government.
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
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Trump & RFK Jr.'s coterie of bootlicking doctors are real pieces of shit, we argue in the British Medical Journal, essentially.
Link: www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Link: www.bmj.com/content/392/...
January 7, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Trump & RFK Jr.'s coterie of bootlicking doctors are real pieces of shit, we argue in the British Medical Journal, essentially.
Link: www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Link: www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Musical Bouquet by Ann Kelly - ArtHelper www.arthelper.com/placerdog/im...
Musical Bouquet by Ann Kelly
This vibrant artwork features a lively bouquet of flowers, each petal crafted from colorful paper, creating a dynamic interplay of shapes and hues. The background showcases a serene blue sky, while th...
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December 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Musical Bouquet by Ann Kelly - ArtHelper www.arthelper.com/placerdog/im...
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A significant amount of safety research has existed for decades on Human Machine Interfaces proving exactly this. It's exhausting to watch money and effort wasted in a tech hype cycle to constantly undo and redo what we already know in safety engineering.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A significant amount of safety research has existed for decades on Human Machine Interfaces proving exactly this. It's exhausting to watch money and effort wasted in a tech hype cycle to constantly undo and redo what we already know in safety engineering.
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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The Role of Doctors Is Changing Forever. Some patients don’t trust us. Others say they don’t need us. It’s time for us to think of ourselves not as the high priests of health care but as what we have always been: healer, by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/culture/2025... @newyorker.com
The Role of Doctors Is Changing Forever
Some patients don’t trust us. Others say they don’t need us. It’s time for us to think of ourselves not as the high priests of health care but as what we have always been: healers.
www.newyorker.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The Role of Doctors Is Changing Forever. Some patients don’t trust us. Others say they don’t need us. It’s time for us to think of ourselves not as the high priests of health care but as what we have always been: healer, by @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/culture/2025... @newyorker.com
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Doctors relied on cholesterol levels to assess heart disease risk for decades.
In 2025, accumulated research led to more screening for C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, as a better predictor of heart attacks and strokes, a professor of family medicine explains:
In 2025, accumulated research led to more screening for C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, as a better predictor of heart attacks and strokes, a professor of family medicine explains:
How C-reactive protein outpaced ‘bad’ cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker
C-reactive protein – a marker of inflammation – is as easily measured with blood work in a doctor’s office as cholesterol.
buff.ly
December 22, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Doctors relied on cholesterol levels to assess heart disease risk for decades.
In 2025, accumulated research led to more screening for C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, as a better predictor of heart attacks and strokes, a professor of family medicine explains:
In 2025, accumulated research led to more screening for C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, as a better predictor of heart attacks and strokes, a professor of family medicine explains:
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The CMA is looking to recruit physicians leaders to the CMA Board of Directors, Awards Committee, Committee on Ethics, Governance Committee, Nominations Committee, and the AGM Vice Chair role. Help us shape the future of Canadian health.
Deadline to apply is December 29.
Learn more: bit.ly/3HvTsYV
Deadline to apply is December 29.
Learn more: bit.ly/3HvTsYV
December 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The CMA is looking to recruit physicians leaders to the CMA Board of Directors, Awards Committee, Committee on Ethics, Governance Committee, Nominations Committee, and the AGM Vice Chair role. Help us shape the future of Canadian health.
Deadline to apply is December 29.
Learn more: bit.ly/3HvTsYV
Deadline to apply is December 29.
Learn more: bit.ly/3HvTsYV
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Yesterday I posted the 1st of my 2 recent papers with @tarakiran.bsky.social on the #GenderPayGap in medicine. Today I'm thrilled to share the 2nd, done with Dr. Fahima Dossa.
We wanted to see if #WomenInSurgery did different types of work than their male colleagues.
1/8
#Medsky #Surgsky🧵
We wanted to see if #WomenInSurgery did different types of work than their male colleagues.
1/8
#Medsky #Surgsky🧵
Building on work that @tarakiran.bsky.social and I published 5 yrs ago, we're excited to announce the first of two new papers on the #GenderPayGap in Canadian medicine. This one is for @jama.com.
Data shows "pink collaring" or devaluation. Incomes going down when women enter a specialty.
#Medsky🧵
Data shows "pink collaring" or devaluation. Incomes going down when women enter a specialty.
#Medsky🧵
Proportion of Female Physicians in a Specialty and Median Annual Payments
This cross-sectional study evaluates whether an increase in the proportion of female physicians in a specialty is associated with a decrease in the median annual payments for that specialty.
jamanetwork.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Yesterday I posted the 1st of my 2 recent papers with @tarakiran.bsky.social on the #GenderPayGap in medicine. Today I'm thrilled to share the 2nd, done with Dr. Fahima Dossa.
We wanted to see if #WomenInSurgery did different types of work than their male colleagues.
1/8
#Medsky #Surgsky🧵
We wanted to see if #WomenInSurgery did different types of work than their male colleagues.
1/8
#Medsky #Surgsky🧵
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Michael Bublé surprises seniors at Greater Vancouver Food Bank vancouversun.com/entertainmen...
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Michael Bublé surprises seniors at Greater Vancouver Food Bank vancouversun.com/entertainmen...
Musical Bouquet www.arthelper.com/placerdog/im...
Musical Bouquet by Ann Kelly
This vibrant artwork features a lively bouquet of flowers, each petal crafted from colorful paper, creating a dynamic interplay of shapes and hues. The background showcases a serene blue sky, while th...
www.arthelper.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Musical Bouquet www.arthelper.com/placerdog/im...
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Overdose deaths in the US are down 41% from epidemic peak in 2023. Modelling suggests declines in death are due to 1) decreasing size of the susceptible population; 2) stabilization of the mortality rate.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Structural Drivers of the Drop in Opioid Overdose Deaths in the US
This decision analytical model uses the SOURCE model to elucidate factors underlying the recent decline in US overdose deaths.
jamanetwork.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Overdose deaths in the US are down 41% from epidemic peak in 2023. Modelling suggests declines in death are due to 1) decreasing size of the susceptible population; 2) stabilization of the mortality rate.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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What Canada’s new supplement labels still won’t tell you canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/21/w... via @canadahealthwatch.ca
Me: "The marketing of supplements has also become … one of the primary ways that the health misinformation ecosystem is funded."
🚩 Increasingly supplements = red flag for bunk.🚩
Me: "The marketing of supplements has also become … one of the primary ways that the health misinformation ecosystem is funded."
🚩 Increasingly supplements = red flag for bunk.🚩
What Canada’s new supplement labels still won’t tell you
The new rules don’t address the biggest gap of all.
canadahealthwatch.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
What Canada’s new supplement labels still won’t tell you canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/21/w... via @canadahealthwatch.ca
Me: "The marketing of supplements has also become … one of the primary ways that the health misinformation ecosystem is funded."
🚩 Increasingly supplements = red flag for bunk.🚩
Me: "The marketing of supplements has also become … one of the primary ways that the health misinformation ecosystem is funded."
🚩 Increasingly supplements = red flag for bunk.🚩
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NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
NEW: An analysis finds that NIH funding cuts have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants that were enrolled in studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and brain disease.
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I’m seeing more patients recently taking peptides off label. This is an exceptionally well written review, I found it very helpful in understanding the trend and the (lack of) data around these new and unproven meds
Influencers and celebrities
apnews.com/article/pept...
My recent review of the field
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-peptid...
apnews.com/article/pept...
My recent review of the field
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-peptid...
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I’m seeing more patients recently taking peptides off label. This is an exceptionally well written review, I found it very helpful in understanding the trend and the (lack of) data around these new and unproven meds
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Ontario announces incentives of $25K-plus for nurses to commit to long-term care https://globalnews.ca/news/11522895/ontario-long-term-care-incentives-for-nurses/
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
November 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Ontario announces incentives of $25K-plus for nurses to commit to long-term care https://globalnews.ca/news/11522895/ontario-long-term-care-incentives-for-nurses/
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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Funding alert: @grist.org is offering grants of up to $5,000 for reporting on rural climate issues and environmental justice in the United States. Newsrooms and freelancers are welcome to apply. Please share! grist.org/updates/gris...
Grist opens applications for new rural reporting grants on climate and environmental justice
Applicants can request up to $5,000 per project.
grist.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Funding alert: @grist.org is offering grants of up to $5,000 for reporting on rural climate issues and environmental justice in the United States. Newsrooms and freelancers are welcome to apply. Please share! grist.org/updates/gris...