DiverDoc

@DiverDoc@mstdn.ca

#introduction retired Fam/Occupational Medicine physician. President, Alberta Medical Association 1988-89. Family Physician of the Year 1996.
Avid naturalist. Science lover. Languages lover. Estudiando español. Sto studiando italiano. Born at 311.8 ppm CO2
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DiverDoc, to random

@chad

Mstdn.ca people, chip in what you can to keep this instance alive and well. The admin should never have to use personal funds.

Here you go!

https://mstdn.ca/about

Just do it! 🥰👍

DiverDoc, to random

A way to bypass the FB block on sharing news stories:

http://sharenews.ca/

DiverDoc, to random

Our youngest son has been going through marital difficulties, with separation, etc. after 14 years of marriage. We have been full of sorrow and sadness at the dissolution of their marriage after 14 years, but we’ve been impressed that he seems to be handling it very well. Out of the blue, he sent us this photo a day or so ago. 😢

MatWright, to random
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Over the summer British Columbia officials were downplaying Covid, basically lying about the true situation

Now updated data shows how deep and harsh the surge is being felt, hospitals are near capacity - expect a new mask mandate for health this week

critical care admissions per week increased from 9 in epi-week 32 (August 6-12, 2023) to 17 in epi-week 35.

deaths per week increased from 8 in epi-week 32 to a peak of 15 in epi-week 33 (August 13-19, 2023)

DiverDoc,

@msquebanh @MatWright @CodieneC

Of course she isn’t. She never has told the truth.

britt, to random
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I wouldn’t wish trigeminal nerve pain on my worst enemy.

DiverDoc,

@britt

It can be truly awful.

britt, to random
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Me and my asthma could DEFINITELY do without this sudden burst of really unhealthy air quality…

On a beautiful sunny Saturday, too. Blerg.

DiverDoc,

@britt See:
https://elk.mstdn.ca/mstdn.ca/@DiverDoc/110997867172170849

and follow up.

robyn, to edmonton

once again having a completely normal one ✌🏼

DiverDoc,

@robyn It's been not good in Red Deer either, & I also have asthma, so I stay indoors, close the windows and turn our HEPA filters on if necessary.

Here is a great site to actually get 2.5 microgram particle size readings:

https://www.windy.com.

Directions to use follow.

DiverDoc,

@robyn On the toolbar on the right, click Air Quality, then 2.5 mcg. If you are using the web based desktop version, (R) click on the map near Edmonton, select "Picker" and then you can drag it to the exact location you want for a reading. The iOS app works a little differently.

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    @Teri_Kanefield @JonChevreau

    👍🥰👏

    DiverDoc, to random

    The removes federal protections for most of the country's wetlands:

    https://www.npr.org/2023/08/29/1196654382/epa-wetlands-waterways-supreme-court

    What next? Wetlands are a huge carbon sink and absorb water from heavy rain which prevents flooding - just two reasons why the world needs MORE wetlands.

    idoubtit, to random
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    DiverDoc,

    @idoubtit Neva hoid a sich a thang ... 🤷‍♂️

    Free_Press, to random
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    The Florida State Board of Education unanimously approved firing transgender school employees for using the wrong bathroom. Transgender people using state college facilities are barred from using bathrooms consistent with their gender identities.

    School employees who use bathrooms that don't align with the gender assigned at birth could be fired if they use the wrong bathroom even once.

    https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/08/24/Florida-transgender-school-bathrooms/9211692885968/

    DiverDoc,

    @Free_Press Ron deSantis is an evil creature.

    DiverDoc, to random

    carries 4 times the risk of death as , new data show.
    https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid-omicron-carries-4-times-risk-death-flu-new-data-show

    mjc, to random

    Do respiratory diseases like increase the spread of other diseases? Just reading about latent tuberculosis, and wondering if it can be spread by another disease's symptoms.

    DiverDoc,

    @mjc @MonarchLady

    impairs the function of the immune system, rendering the person more susceptible to other diseases.

    GottaLaff, to random
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    is in the jail, per Scott MacFarlane (going thru the booking process).

    In jail.

    He has been arrested and is…

    In jail.

    How I wish, so fervently wish, that we could say those words every day for the rest of his vile life.

    DiverDoc,

    @GottaLaff Why, for a rich man like TFG, is the bond set at only $200,000? 200K means nothing to him.

    br00t4c, to NewZealand
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    New Zealand should consider joining Australia, MP urges in valedictory speech

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/24/new-zealand-should-consider-joining-australia-mp-urges-in-valedictory-speech

    DiverDoc,

    @br00t4c @CassandraZeroCovid

    That will be my laugh of the day!!

    DiverDoc, to random

    Report spotlights 52 US doctors who posted potentially harmful online, and falsehoods may have contributed to a third of US deaths:
    https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/report-spotlights-52-us-doctors-who-posted-potentially-harmful-covid-misinformation-online

    compost, to random
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    The more I watch yard transformation videos the more I am convinced that grass is a weed.

    DiverDoc,

    @compost And in the form of lawns is an almost lifeless monoculture, the maintenance of which is noisy and polluting.

    futurebird, (edited ) to random
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    || A Confession. ||
    ::They sold the house years ago. It might not even be there anymore. But, in my mind, I still feel like I could go back. Slip through the rusting back gate, lifting the old rope that held it closed, between the bushes, up the back steps to find the screen door unlocked.

    Cold lemonade in a glass pitcher in the fridge. Dandy yellow tablecloth. The curtains red and orange, handmade, glowing with summer light. 1/

    DiverDoc,

    @futurebird

    A wonderful story of sweet memories.

    DiverDoc, to random

    Everything is connected!!
    Study links air pollution to rising antibiotic resistance levels

    https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-stewardship/study-links-air-pollution-rising-antibiotic-resistance-levels

    sysop408, (edited ) to random
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    A lot of people still think about Covid as a wash your hands and socially distance kind of thing.

    Chances of getting Covid from touching something is near zero and we're far more likely to catch it from someone we can't see because it can stay in the air for a long time, drift long distances, and remain potent long after a contagious person is gone (as much as 2 hours).

    This is why improving ventilation is one of the most important things you can do to reduce risks of infection for yourself and people around you. With good air flow, an infectious person is less dangerous. Infected air is diluted and can't linger to keep infecting.

    I took a variety of CO2 readings to estimate indoor air quality. Based on these readings, places I wouldn't want to be unmasked would be: house gatherings, offices, meeting rooms, conventions, public transit, a plane, funerals.

    Places that may not be as risky as originally believed are: supermarkets, pharmacies, and restaurants.

    DiverDoc,

    @fasnix @sysop408

    No, it”s really not. I have been monitoring CO2 levels with an Aranet monitor just like this one for three years. 400-420 is a pretty typical outdoor reading and is what I get in my rural location in Alberta.

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    Infectious disease expert Jeanne Marrazzo to replace Fauci as NIAID director:

    https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/infectious-disease-expert-jeanne-marrazzo-replace-fauci-niaid-director

    DiverDoc, to random

    Wastewater surveillance may be best marker of community COVID-19 prevalence:

    https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/wastewater-surveillance-may-be-best-marker-community-covid-19-prevalence

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    @idoubtit
    New research, but old results. This has been known for the past couple of years. I don't let the white tailed deer around my acreage breathe on me. 🤪​

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    @idoubtit

    Thanks! 😜🎈

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