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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 random
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Pennsylvania's largest solar farm will replace its largest coal plant | Electrek https://electrek.co/2024/03/21/pennsylvanias-largest-solar-farm-will-replace-its-largest-coal-plant/ “Pennsylvania’s largest has been awarded $90 million and will sit on 2,700 acres of the shuttered Homer City coal plant’s land. (1/3)

auscandoc,
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Renewables developer Swift Current Energy (SCE) will build a utility-scale 402 MW solar farm capable of producing enough clean energy to power 75,000 homes. SCE says on Mineral Basin’s website that it’s considering adopting offsite battery energy storage for the project.

Mineral Basin will serve as a pilot for SCE, which plans to develop around 1,000 MW of solar on former sites in the Appalachian region over the next five years.” (3/3)

auscandoc, to random
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Scientists believe they may have found cause of https://inews.co.uk/news/health/scientists-cause-long-covid-2952404 “In two related studies, researchers in California found pieces of , referred to as , lingering in the blood up to 14 months after infection and for more than two years in tissue samples.

In some of the samples, the researchers found that the virus could be active. None of the people involved in the study were still contagious. (1/2)

auscandoc, to random
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Access to crucial step in weeding out fact from fiction https://healthydebate.ca/2024/03/topic/family-doctor-misinformation/ “We saw the positive impact of trusted sources in the early days of the campaign. People were much more likely to proceed with the if they could discuss it with their primary care provider. But the lack of access to face-to-face health care accelerated through the . Many felt alone with their individual health care choices in a way they had not experienced previously.”

auscandoc, to random
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/trans-mountain-expansion-begins-1.7150343 “When the federal government stepped in to purchase the project six years ago and rescue it from life support, the estimated price tag was $7.4 billion. Today, expenses are $34 billion.”

“He suggests there should be a post-construction cost review to see what lessons can be learned about developing large-scale projects in Canada.”

Uh duh!

auscandoc,
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/trans-mountain-non-compliance-abbotsford-1.7109235

“The company building the pipeline expansion has been cited for environmental non-compliance related to its management of recent flooding in .

The regulator said the Crown corporation was not properly maintaining a watercourse isolation, wildlife fencing, soil coverings and dewatering pump and sump locations following recent heavy rain.”

auscandoc, to Ethics
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/19/health/medical-students-professionalism.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare “As a result, exists at two levels, as both a lofty standard of behavior and a (sometimes literal) list of dos and don’ts that blur and appearance. That second meaning can prove particularly pernicious to of color, said Dr. Adaira Landry, an adviser at Harvard Medical School and co-author on a recent journal article on the “overpolicing” of .”

auscandoc,
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“The article, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, adds to growing literature documenting the ways residents of color are disciplined or pushed out of medicine. In 2015-16, 20 percent of trainees dismissed from their residency were Black, although Black students make up only 5 percent of residents, according to unpublished data from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, or A.C.G.M.E.” https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMp2304559

jmcrookston, to random
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Look, yes, it's very impressive, but it's also a pretty horrid run-on sentence, my liege.

"His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, By the Grace of God Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia, Lodomeria and Illyria; King of Jerusalem, etc.; Archduke of Austria; Grand Duke of Tuscany and Cracow; Duke of Lorraine, Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and Bukovina; Grand Prince of Transylvania, Margrave of Moravia; Duke of Upper and Lower Silesia,...

auscandoc,
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@Perspective @jmcrookston Can I get a “Grand Voivode”?

auscandoc, to news
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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 “” the news than they have in the 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 .

People view skeptically… (1/4)

auscandoc,
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There is a growing disconnect between how see themselves and how people see journalists. Instead of perceiving journalists as acting in the public’s best interest, people increasingly see journalists as elites who are acting in their own interests. (2/4)

auscandoc,
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@rjblaskiewicz @thepoliticalcat The Tyee in Western Canada.

I maintain my Guardian subscription as well.

We also support our local independent The Wren.

auscandoc,
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@thepoliticalcat @rjblaskiewicz 😂👍

auscandoc, to random
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: Dr. Pierre and the Wonder Drug That Wasn’t - WhoWhatWhy https://whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-politics/ivermectin-dr-pierre-kory-and-the-wonder-drug-that-wasnt/ “To err is human. To intentionally deceive, for the benefit of oneself at the expense of human life to the extent that Kory has, is villainous. His true superpower appears to be evading accountability for it.

auscandoc, to Canada
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canada-measles-outbreak-vaccination-1.7144915
“As cases keep appearing in more parts of the country, new projections suggest there's a high chance may experience a "sizable outbreak" — with anywhere from dozens to thousands of people infected if the disease strikes communities with low rates.”

auscandoc,
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“The modelling identified one example scenario: In a 1,000-person community with a 75 per cent level — and slower public health efforts to track and isolate cases — a outbreak could grow to a median size of 100 or so people, the team found.

That would mean roughly 20 , based on typical rates of severe disease from this highly contagious infection, which can lead to serious complications, such as pneumonia, brain inflammation and death.”

auscandoc,
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"We will have, I would think, very large outbreaks — many hundreds of people — in the coming year or two, simply because there are so many people who are susceptible,

While overall rates in remain high, Boileau stressed that there are some schools in the area where uptake for the vaccine is far lower, falling below 50, 40, or even 30 per cent.”

auscandoc, to random
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What you need to know about as cases rise, along with misinformation worries - Victoria Times Colonist https://www.timescolonist.com/life/what-you-need-to-know-about-measles-as-cases-rise-along-with-misinformation-worries-8448254 “Measles is making a comeback globally due to declining rates of routine childhood , some due to missed appointments during the COVID-19 . However, myths and that sometimes involve alternative practices are contributing to . (1/2)

Snowshadow, to random
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Pierre Poilievre promises to "Axe The Tax" 👇 This will be the result...

@gemelliz
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auscandoc,
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@camerondotca @gemelliz @AlexanderVI @Snowshadow @CanadianCrone I keep this one…

auscandoc, to random
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cut risk of virus-related and blood , study finds | Medical research | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/mar/12/covid-vaccines-cut-risk-virus-related-heart-failure-blood-clots-study “Covid vaccinations substantially reduce the risk of heart failure and potentially dangerous blood clots linked to the infection for up to a year, according to a large study. (1/2)

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Dr. Martin , Who Posted Pictures of Guillotines and Promised Would Arrive 3-6 Months After Lockdowns Ended, Fired for “Clinging to the Truth”. | Science-Based Medicine https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/fired/ “Dr. Kulldorff, who threatened besieged public health officials by posting a picture of a , extolled the virtue of “civilized debates” saying: (1/2)

auscandoc, to Canada
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‘They’re hungry’: are waking up in as weather warms - National | Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/10341820/tick-season-spring-canada-what-to-know/ “Given the unseasonably experienced in many parts of the country, experts caution that these ticks likely emerged weeks ago, primed and ready to strike.

“Ticks have started. They only need about 4 C and they’re active and they’re questing,” explained David Beresford, an entomology professor at Trent University in Oshawa, Ont. (1/2)

auscandoc,
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“They want to grab on and they want to bite. is the most common tick disease in Canada and is primarily spread by deer ticks. It’s been on the rise in Canada over the last decade due to . It’s caused by a bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted through the bites of infected deer ticks.

In 2022 there were 2,168 reported cases of Lyme disease across Canada – up from just 144 cases reported in 2009”

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What is a Scientific Fact, that while you know it has been proven true, still seems impossible?

auscandoc,
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@RickiTarr That me pressing on a screen with my thumb gets translated into a series of ones and zeros, which then gets beamed across the ether to be translated back into my thumb presses on someone else’s device.

Almost instantly!

auscandoc, to FormulaE
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Electric school buses outperform diesel in https://electrek.co/2024/03/01/electric-vehicles-outperformed-diesel-in-this-winters-extreme-cold/ “In Colorado’s West Grand School District, school buses didn’t perform as well as their counterparts. They performed better.”

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