Vicky Forster
@vickyyyf.bsky.social
Patient engagement professional, "retired" cancer research scientist, cancer survivor, science and health writer. Leafs/Toronto Sceptres fan. Hockey player in training. https://www.drvickyforster.com/
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I’ll have what she’s having
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I’ll have what she’s having
This is an absolute nightmare. apnews.com/article/byhe...
ByHeart baby formula from all lots may be contaminated with botulism bacteria, tests show
The makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This is an absolute nightmare. apnews.com/article/byhe...
Ah well at least the Oilers are also very bad this season 😆
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Ah well at least the Oilers are also very bad this season 😆
This was one of the most harrowing investigative journalism pieces I've ever read.
And expertly reported. The narrative correctly places the women affected as victims and the two ringleaders are effectively skewered and shown as cult leaders simply by their own actions. Excellent journalism.
And expertly reported. The narrative correctly places the women affected as victims and the two ringleaders are effectively skewered and shown as cult leaders simply by their own actions. Excellent journalism.
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This was one of the most harrowing investigative journalism pieces I've ever read.
And expertly reported. The narrative correctly places the women affected as victims and the two ringleaders are effectively skewered and shown as cult leaders simply by their own actions. Excellent journalism.
And expertly reported. The narrative correctly places the women affected as victims and the two ringleaders are effectively skewered and shown as cult leaders simply by their own actions. Excellent journalism.
November 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I remember when the case studies on this started to emerge. Pretty awesome to see more robust data.
GOOD NEWS! A groundbreaking study in MORE THAN 1,000 people reveals that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy lived dramatically LONGER than those who didn’t. In some cases, their survival rate was DOUBLED.
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I remember when the case studies on this started to emerge. Pretty awesome to see more robust data.
Happy Britta Curl vs Laura Stacey/Marie Philip Poulin season to those who celebrate. #PWHL #rivalryseries
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Happy Britta Curl vs Laura Stacey/Marie Philip Poulin season to those who celebrate. #PWHL #rivalryseries
Nice one, New York!
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Nice one, New York!
It seems unbearably cruel that we have to go from those #bluejays who nearly won it all, to whatever this year's #mapleleafs are...🫠
November 4, 2025 at 1:16 AM
It seems unbearably cruel that we have to go from those #bluejays who nearly won it all, to whatever this year's #mapleleafs are...🫠
Every year I try to find the perfect red maple leaf. This year's is pretty good!
November 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Every year I try to find the perfect red maple leaf. This year's is pretty good!
My teams are not succeeding this weekend...except the Leafs, weirdly.
Absolutely hideous football this from Newcastle.
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
My teams are not succeeding this weekend...except the Leafs, weirdly.
Justified. He was so good 😭
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the 2025 World Series MVP 🏆
He joins Hideki Matsui (2009) as the only Japanese-born winners of the award.
He joins Hideki Matsui (2009) as the only Japanese-born winners of the award.
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Justified. He was so good 😭
Morning after...very sore arm for the covid shot. Nothing for flu shot. General body aches. Worse than normal so far but nothing unmanageable.
Anyone had their flu and Covid-19 booster recently? I had them today and I've been told the side effects are worse than normal and I fear for my Sunday.
November 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Morning after...very sore arm for the covid shot. Nothing for flu shot. General body aches. Worse than normal so far but nothing unmanageable.
It was fun while it lasted.
Now all chances rest on the Leafs.
LOL.
Now all chances rest on the Leafs.
LOL.
November 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It was fun while it lasted.
Now all chances rest on the Leafs.
LOL.
Now all chances rest on the Leafs.
LOL.
Anyone had their flu and Covid-19 booster recently? I had them today and I've been told the side effects are worse than normal and I fear for my Sunday.
November 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Anyone had their flu and Covid-19 booster recently? I had them today and I've been told the side effects are worse than normal and I fear for my Sunday.
Channeling Poulin, who always performs in big games? Great idea! #bluejays #worldseries
November 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Channeling Poulin, who always performs in big games? Great idea! #bluejays #worldseries
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Rendezvous on the Beach, by Edvard Munch, 1896
November 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Rendezvous on the Beach, by Edvard Munch, 1896