auscandoc

auscandoc, 9 months ago to climate

“the #HeatDome was a foreshock of the world to come, with impacts both immediate and long-lasting. Yet it occurred in a world that has only warmed, on average, about 1.2 degrees since 1850. We’re now racing to 1.5 degrees and are likely to cross that threshold by the mid-2030s.”
#ClimateCrisis https://mastodon.social/@ryanschultz/110906759659640682

auscandoc, 9 months ago to community

Impact of #Community #Masking on #SARSCoV2 #Transmission in Ontario after Adjustment for Differential Testing by Age and Sex | medRxiv https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.07.26.23293155v1

Very useful explainer posted by @dfisman. I’m am going to try and copy and paste it over here as it’s worth sharing and reading.

Going to be a bit bloody tedious as Bluesky doesn’t seem to allow copying of text. I have to “translate” it which opens it in a web page.. where I can copy the text😔

Thanks to @jvipondmd for alerting me.

auscandoc, 7 months ago to random

COVID-19: Hospitalizations rising in Canada | CTV News https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/covid-19-hospitalizations-reach-numbers-not-seen-since-last-winter-1.6605491 “Knowing #hospitals across the country struggle to meet demand every time #COVID19 cases rise and that — however small the number — people are still dying due to the coronavirus, Curry and Bogoch said individuals should continue to do anything they can to help limit the spread of COVID-19 and other #RespiratoryViruses.”

auscandoc, 1 month ago to Energy

China’s quiet #energy revolution: the switch from #nuclear to #renewable energy - Pearls and Irritations https://johnmenadue.com/chinas-quiet-energy-revolution-the-switch-from-nuclear-to-renewable-energy/
“In 2023 energy analysts started reporting that #China was now expected to achieve or exceed its 2030 target of 1200GWe for the total installed capacity of #solar and #wind energy by 2025, and was now planning to triple the 2030 objective, to reach 3900GWe. (1/2)

auscandoc, 10 months ago to Canada

“Which brings us to #Canada. If there is one project that would create thousands of jobs, improve business productivity, clean up the air, reduce the output of greenhouse gases and cut the demand for endless highway construction, it would be #HighSpeed #ElectricRail between Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, where population densities are high enough to make the project sensible.” https://mastodon.online/@BrentToderian/110691899430920414

auscandoc, 9 months ago to ADHD

Hey #ADHD #AttentionDefecit #Psychiatry #Pediatric Mastodon any resources for deprescribing stimulants? (And a related question: transitioning between stimulants?).

All we’ve come across so far is the antipsychotic algorithm from deprescribe.org which is kinda/kinda not applicable.

auscandoc, 1 month ago to solar

Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/renewable-energy-solar-climate-targets-b2529461.html “Seven countries now generate nearly all of their #electricity from #renewable energy sources, according to newly compiled figures.

Albania, Bhutan, Nepal, Paraguay, Iceland, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo produced more than 99.7 per cent of the electricity they consumed using #geothermal, #hydro, #solar or #wind power.

auscandoc, 5 months ago to TeslaMotors

"So 12 years from now, 100 per cent of new vehicles sold would have to be electric vehicles. But people who have gas-powered engines would be able to continue using them past 2035; they just won't be able to buy new ones." #EV https://mas.to/@dmacphee/111615593696258303

auscandoc, 6 days ago to random

Calgary #UCP hosting town hall on #COVIDvaccines 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, 10 months ago to random

Opinion: #Covid easing means #MaskMandates at hospitals are ending. That’s unconscionable. | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/29/opinions/covid-mask-hospitals-health-patients-shihipar/index.html “Indeed, #hospitals that are removing #masking measures are applying the wrong lesson from combating Covid: Our success doesn’t mean we can get rid of all the measures that kept the vulnerable safe, but that we have identified new tools to use in maintaining health. Masks are one of them, and they don’t just help against Covid, but against other #respiratory illnesses,”

auscandoc, 1 day ago to ConspiracyTheories

How Three Big #ConspiracyTheories Took Root in Canada | The Walrus https://thewalrus.ca/conspiracy-theories-canada/ (1/4)

auscandoc, 4 months ago to Florida

The True Danger of #Florida #SurgeonGeneral’s Bogus mRNA Claims https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-true-danger-of-florida-surgeon-generals-bogus-mrna-claims https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-true-danger-of-florida-surgeon-generals-bogus-mrna-claims?source=twitter&via=desktop “Let’s be clear: #Ladapo’s claims are utterly false.

He neglected to mention that the #FDA has firmly rebutted the idea of the vaccines’ genotoxicity….

Ladapo is a doctor, so many people will believe him. But his claims are false and dangerous.”

auscandoc, 1 month ago to random

Naturopathic medicine a solution to family doctor shortage? | CTV News https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/naturopathic-doctors-aren-t-solution-to-primary-care-crisis-doctors-health-experts-1.6820622

Thank you @DocMCohen

“When it comes to #naturopathic doctors, my concern is that many of them — and some of their organizations as well — will present them as though they are just a different form of #FamilyDoctor," said Cohen.

"They're not," she said.

"They're learning some anatomy and they're learning some physiology, but there's a lot that they don't do."

auscandoc, 21 hours ago to random

#FishOil supplements may raise stroke risk: Study | CTV News https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/fish-oil-supplements-may-raise-risk-of-stroke-heart-issues-study-suggests-1.6895997 “study finds regular use of fish oil supplements may increase, not reduce, the risk of first-time #stroke and #AtrialFibrillation among people in good cardiovascular health. (1/4)

auscandoc, 3 months ago to random

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/alberta-oilsands-research-emissions-1.7093626

“Alberta's #oilsands operations produce far more potentially harmful #AirPollutants than are officially reported, with the daily output on par with those from gridlocked megacities like Los Angeles..

measured concentrations of organic carbon emissions in the air by flying overhead and taking samples.

The researchers found levels that were between 20 and 64 times higher than those reported by industry”

auscandoc, 1 year ago to random

https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/it-matters-who-does-science “the public has been taught that scientific insight occurs when old white guys with facial hair get hit on the head with an apple or go running out of bathtubs shouting “Eureka!” That’s not how it works, and it never has been. Rather, #scientists work in teams, and those teams share findings with other scientists who often disagree, and then make more refinements. “

auscandoc, 2 months ago to solar

New study reveals unexpected benefit of #solar farms — here's what it could mean for farmers https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/habitat-friendly-solar-energy-insect-population-boost/ “A recent study conducted by scientists from the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado found that solar farms don’t have to only harvest clean, #RenewableEnergy from the sun — they can also be breeding grounds for #pollinators and #NativePlants.” #Agrivoltaic

auscandoc, 2 months ago to news

People trust themselves more than they trust the news. They shouldn’t. - Columbia Journalism Review https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/people-trust-themselves-more-than-they-trust-the-news-they-shouldnt.php “The reason: People have greater faith in their own abilities to “#FactCheck” the news than they have in the #news itself. In the past year, we have published two academic studies that suggest this faith is misplaced, and that it actually leaves people more likely to believe #misinformation.

People view #journalism skeptically… (1/4)

auscandoc, 1 month ago to random

Fossil fuel subsidies cost Canadians a lot more money than the carbon tax https://theconversation.com/fossil-fuel-subsidies-cost-canadians-a-lot-more-money-than-the-carbon-tax-226482 “Every year, federal and provincial governments use taxpayer dollars to provide financial supports or tax breaks to #FossilFuel companies.

These subsidies cost Canadian taxpayers at least $6.03 billion, or roughly $214 per taxpayer every year. And unlike the federal #CarbonTax, Canadians don’t get a rebate on this tax. (1/3)

auscandoc, 6 months ago to random

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-george-gold-beer-deadfall-1.7018135 “A small #brewery tucked away in the corner of a strip mall in #northernBC is unexpectedly busy this week afer being named as the makers of the #BestBeer in Canada. #DeadfallBrewing, which just opened its doors in #PrinceGeorge last year, was the gold medal winner at the #CanadaBeerCup held in Niagara Falls, Ont., on Oct. 25.”

auscandoc, 1 month ago to shark

“The team found that a school of #fish moving together in just the right way was stunningly effective at #noise reduction: A school of seven fish sounded like a single fish.

“A predator, such as a #shark, may perceive it as hearing a lone fish instead of a group,” Mittal said. “This could have significant implications for prey fish.” #biology #science https://c.im/@jake4480/112266505244738496

auscandoc, 23 days ago to solar

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, #solar PV and #wind 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 #ElectricityGeneration capacity. New solar capacity is being installed faster than anything else in history“ #RenewableEnergy

auscandoc, 7 months ago to random

Foreign-trained doctors now working in B.C. hospitals and urgent care centres | CTV News https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-quietly-employs-foreign-trained-doctors-as-equity-and-care-concerns-loom-1.6579233 “HAs are already struggling to staff the #UPCCs with physicians as it is, so who is going to be responsible for the oversight and quality control?” asked Dr. Jennifer Lush, an award-winning GP(opens in a new tab) in Victoria. “Are we looking to just put warm bodies in clinics or are we looking to deliver top-quality #healthcare to British Columbians?” Via @pennydaflos

auscandoc, 6 months ago to random

Richest 1% account for more #CarbonEmissions than poorest 66%, report says | #GreenhouseGas emissions | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/20/richest-1-account-for-more-carbon-emissions-than-poorest-66-report-says “The most comprehensive study of global #ClimateInequality ever undertaken shows that this elite group, made up of 77 million people including billionaires, millionaires and those paid more than US$140,000 (£112,500) a year, accounted for 16% of all #CO2Emissions in 2019 – enough to cause more than a million excess deaths due to heat,”

auscandoc, 4 months ago to random

Canada’s biggest banks behind latest $2-billion loan to #TransMountain | Canada's National Observer: Climate News https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/01/19/news/canada-banks-behind-latest-2-billion-loan-trans-mountain “Finance Canada quietly helped co-ordinate multibillion-dollar loans in April 2022 by guaranteeing the government would pick up the tab should anything go wrong and since then, has continued backstopping further loans that now total $18 billion.”