“Cases of infant syphilis have been soaring recently in the United States. Earlier this month, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) urged syphilis screening for all pregnant women.”
Alberta’s Secret Pandemic Study Is Led by COVID Restrictions’ Critic
“this is a more serious effort to gin up research supporting conclusions the government has already reached, since the report is clearly intended to appear to be a legitimate study. Then again, this kind of thing happens all the time with research by economic “think tanks,” so really all that’s new is it’s being extended to medical research. “ #Canada#Cdnpoli#COVID19#Alberta#FactsMatter
A damning finding but not surprising. #SaskGov failed citizens.
“Newly obtained internal data shows the Saskatchewan government knew COVID-19 was spreading at an "exponential" rate in the fall of 2021, providing new insight into what officials knew before a devastating COVID-19 wave hit the province…days before the provincial government publicly declined to re-introduce measures doctors said were urgently needed to stop the spread of the virus.“
Fetal personhood rulings could nullify a pregnant patient's wishes for end-of-life care
“Recent abortion and IVF cases have highlighted the constantly changing landscape of medical decision-making and what that means for medical care. Given this shifting terrain, it is impossible to predict with any degree of certainty how a pregnant person’s end-of-life care directives will be interpreted” #Pregnancy#EndOfLife#IVF#Abortion
Just finished watching 20 Days in Mariupol. This is a shocking but must watch documentary showing the war crimes of Russia and the suffering of Ukrainians. How can Republicans in the USA and some Conservatives in Canada try to stall financial aid and thus deliberately assist Russia by not supporting Ukraine? #FreeUkraine#Ukraine#Fascism#Democracy#War
A pointed article about what is going wrong, in part, with academia.
“The growth of managerial and administrative grades responsible more and more for controlling academics rather than supporting them is one of the most important trends in the modern university. That structure emits a constant white noise and static of demands that don’t seem connected to lecturers’ training or aims”