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auscandoc

@auscandoc@med-mastodon.com

Rural FP anesthetist formerly of Fort St John, BC, Canada. Trained in Aus and UK. Now doing rural locums in Canada.

Blessed to live, work and play on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc people.

#Science and #Medicine Twitter was invaluable to me as the guy at the pointy end of "if you have questions ask your doctor".

But also appreciate links to #music, #art, #photography, health equity and many other things #fedi22

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auscandoc, to conspiracy
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Prevention is better than cure: Addressing theories - Jolley - 2017 - Journal of Applied Social Psychology - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jasp.12453 “In both studies, anti-conspiracy arguments increased intentions to a fictional child but only when presented prior to conspiracy theories. This effect was mediated by belief in anti-vaccine conspiracy theories and the perception that vaccines are dangerous. (1/2)

auscandoc, to random
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Calgary hosting town hall on https://calgary.citynews.ca/2024/05/14/calgary-ucp-vaccine-misinformation-town-hall/

“The claims made by these and the other four individuals set to speak have all been disproven and deemed false by medical professionals.

“many of the individuals that are participating in this event, that have been invited to speak have been discredited, have lost their license, and I know for them, they may hold it up as a badge of honour, but the reality is their perspective does not accord with what the science says,”

auscandoc,
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“It’s interesting because they try to cast this event as being open to different perspectives, meantime, they’re running smear campaigns against individuals in order to delegitimize their perspective,” Caulfield said.

auscandoc,
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“An Injection of Truth’ is being hosted by the Calgary-Lougheed Constituency Association on June 17 and says it will examine “why an excessive number of Alberta’s children are dying,” however, event organizers, UCP ministers, and the premier have failed to provide information on what exactly “excessive deaths” are when asked.”

auscandoc,
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“This is classic false balance, is classic ‘both-sideism’ — in other words, they’re presenting a perspective that is fringe and — by the way — has been investigated, it’s not like these perspectives have been silenced and shown to be not support by the best available evidence,” explained Timothy Caulfield,. “They’re elevating it and legitimizing these perspectives in a way that makes them seem comparable to what the huge body of evidence actually says.”

auscandoc, to random
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B#C. gets court approval https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/vaccine-mandates-for-health-care-workers-reasonable-and-constitutional-bc-judge-rules-8740955 “B.C. Supreme Court Justice Simon Coval has sided with provincial health officer Dr. on vaccine mandates for health-care workers, largely dismissing claims they are unreasonable and unconstitutional.

In a May 10 ruling, Coval states that the province’s top doctor was justified in extending COVID-19 vaccine mandates from October 2021 via two renewed orders made on Oct. 5, 2023. (1/6)

auscandoc, to random
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A Fight About Viruses in the Air Is Finally Over. Now It’s Time for Healthy Venting | Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-fight-about-viruses-in-the-air-is-finally-over-now-its-time-for-healthy/ “WHO and other agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did come around eventually, and it’s now broadly agreed that, along with measles, smallpox and tuberculosis, other infectious diseases can linger in the air and spread across rooms. …

auscandoc, to random
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pathogens: controlling words won’t control transmission https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)00244-7/fulltext “Clear and accurate communication about how respiratory pathogens spread is of the utmost importance globally. Confusion on this topic abounds, especially in relation to , but there is a simple explanation. Strong and consistent evidence for a predominantly airborne mode of transmission emerged early in the pandemic4 but was denied or downplayed by and national public health bodies for years”

auscandoc, to Plants
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Two lifeforms merge in once-in-a-billion-years evolutionary event https://l.threads.net/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas.com%2Fbiology%2Flife-merger-evolution-symbiosis-organelle%2F&e=AT2O2VQTkDJwDuRw80f2C_PJDb_ZaHarAGLwNl4YiXdvDuAUgiRnRNM-afA0ho7NFpANl8YtLkQv7RBCP_HKshlPqTz8Ak9RU_9Go2mD6XHiO18Y14y6&s=1 “Scientists have caught a once-in-a-billion-years event in progress, as two lifeforms have merged into one organism that boasts abilities its peers would envy. Last time this happened, Earth got ”

auscandoc, to solar
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Solar is now being installed faster than any technology in history | RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-is-now-being-installed-faster-than-any-technology-in-history/ “In 2023, PV and comprised about 80% of global generation capacity additions (and 99% in Australia). This is compelling market-based evidence that solar PV and wind are the best options for new capacity. New solar capacity is being installed faster than anything else in history“

auscandoc,
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“At current growth rates (20% per annum), solar will pass fossil gas in 2024 and coal in 2025. Current growth rates also suggest that solar will approach 9 TW in 2031, when there will be more solar generation capacity than everything else combined.

Global nuclear capacity and annual nuclear generation have been static for the past dozen years. Nuclear failed in the global energy marketplace.”

auscandoc,
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@thepoliticalcat I’ve noticed this, maybe you have also? The “nuclear will save us” proponents go silent when followed with “Ok in your backyard then?”

auscandoc,
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@Gordarnit @thepoliticalcat

fantastic four GIF by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

RickiTarr, to random
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That Novelty Cup you had to have on vacation, you'll never use it again.

auscandoc,
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@RickiTarr I did actually bring it with me this time. (Even though it’s not very practical as the lid comes off too easily).

auscandoc,
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@jztusk @RickiTarr Us also.

I refuse to let Lori throw out the Thunderbirds mugs we got out of the discount bin at a visit to Stoke on Trent 25 years ago 🙃

auscandoc, to climate
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IS CHEAPER THAN
Costs of by 2050 Costs of by 2050
Kotz, M., Levermann, A. & Wenz, L. The economic commitment of . Nature 628, 551-557 (2024).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07219-0

auscandoc, to random
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World's first jab to stop skin cancer being tested in UK patients | UK News | Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/uk-patients-test-gamechanger-bespoke-mrna-jab-for-melanoma-13123074 “The world's first personalised cancer jab for melanoma is being tested in British patients.

It's custom built for each person and tells the body to identify cancer cells and stops the disease returning.

A stage-two trial found it significantly reduced the risk of cancer coming back in patients and now a final trial has been launched.”

StillIRise1963, to random
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I put a philodendron in the bathroom. All the leaves that have grown since I moved it there are gigantic. It’s a brute now.

auscandoc,
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@StillIRise1963 @timo21

Hungry Feed Me GIF

auscandoc, to random
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Prepared to Deliver Protein-based Non-mRNA JN.1 in Line with WHO Recommendation https://ir.novavax.com/press-releases/Novavax-Prepared-to-Deliver-Protein-based-Non-mRNA-JN-1-COVID-19-Vaccine-in-Line-with-WHO-Recommendation-this-Fall “Today the Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition recommended the use of a monovalent JN.1 lineage COVID-19 vaccine as one approach to address the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 virus evolution, which is expected to lead to circulation of additional JN.1 descendant strains. “

auscandoc, to random
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Planet vs. Plastics: Tackling our plastics problem | Doctors of BC https://www.doctorsofbc.ca/together-health/planet-vs-plastics-tackling-our-plastics-problem “Did you know that more #plastic has been produced in the last ten years than in the entire 20th century(link is external)? And not only is it an #environmental issue, it’s a #HumanHealth issue too.”

auscandoc, to random
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Ambient concentration correlates with aerostability and infection risk | Nature Communications https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47777-5 “We show here that a significant increase in SARS-CoV-2 results from a moderate increase in the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration (e.g. 800 ppm), an effect that is more marked than that observed for changes in relative humidity. (1/2)

auscandoc, to random
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Just because this is a perfect guide how to not approach the next pandemic. 🤦‍♂️

“Manning..called for more attention to be paid to “alternative scientific narratives,” the government to be “expressly forbidden” from halting in-person school classes during a public emergency and amendments to the Employment Standards Code and Health Professions Act to make it easier for anti-vaccine health-care workers to endanger their patients and co-workers in health-care facilities.” https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee/112328295005363828

auscandoc, to random
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“tissue samples from 225 patients who had recovered from mild and found that viral RNA was distributed across ten distinct solid tissues, plasma, and blood cells up to 4 months after infection. Importantly, detection of , and higher virus copy numbers, were significantly associated with post-COVID-19 condition (also known as )” https://mastodon.social/@ChristosArgyrop/112320370153243988

auscandoc,
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“long COVID is associated with persistence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA and proteins in different body tissues and cells. In turn, SARS-CoV-2 persistence might result in long COVID symptoms through direct host-cell changes, immune activation, latent virus reactivation, or combinations of the three.”

auscandoc,
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“From an immune activation perspective, recent studies have found that patients with long COVID have complement dysregulation with signs of thromboinflammation, higher concentrations of circulating non-conventional monocytes associated with various chronic inflammatory conditions, and a T-cell phenotype consistent with T-helper-2-cell-skewed CD4+ T-cell activation.”

auscandoc,
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“concentrations of IgG against SARS-CoV-2 spike and S1 in participants with long COVID were higher compared with vaccination-matched controls, suggesting persistent viral antigens. Even more strikingly, Peluso and colleagues observed T-cell activation up to 2·5 years after SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially in areas of the body such as the gut where SARS-CoV-2 RNA was identified, suggesting that tissue viral persistence could be associated with long-term immunological perturbations”

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