For those who have been led to believe that this year’s flu vaccine doesn’t work, this isn’t the case. ER visits and hospital admissions are reduced by 72–75% in children and adolescents, and by 32–39% in adults. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

it’s all i’ve got

This is absolutely obscene. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...

The death of an Alberta patient waiting for ER care is a tragic, but predictable outcome of provincial government funding decisions Alberta is an outlier when it comes to declining real per capita hospital expenditures from 2013 to 2022 These decisions have consequences

A fact rather than an opinion, headline aside... "Opinion: Edmonton's #tuberculosis outbreak shows need for housing" edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

Drugs aren’t the problem, the drug war is the problem. Drugs are the solution - solutions people find to a problem in their lives (not always the healthiest or most responsible solution, but a solution nonetheless). www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/30/d...

Safety in Sport Act was allegedly about protecting girls from transgender girls in contact sports and so that girls could prosper in elite (or elite pathway) sports. None of that applies in this case. The purpose is hate against transgender people.

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

Heartbreakingly, despite our best efforts, today the Government of Alberta was able to bring an end to the injunction against Bill 26 on the basis of its use of the notwithstanding clause. This is a cruel and dangerous move by a government that will harm vulnerable young people.

What Should You Do About H3N2 Flu? There's a lot to worry about right now on the winter virus front, but get your flu shot anyway. Seriously. Get your flu shot, by @angierasmussen.bsky.social rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/what-you-s...

Mother who lost toddler in 2016 says take flu seriously | Ottawa Citizen #ForJudeForEveryone ottawacitizen.com/news/mother-...

Alberta drug deaths were released today & updates are still being made back to Apr/2023, from 199 to 201. I will keep emphasizing: Alberta drug fatality reporting should include a caveat that counts increase 13 to 33 percent after updates. The govt counts on this oversight for propaganda.

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

My biggest takeaway from today's Statistics Canada population release.

A new banner hanging from the high level bridge in Edmonton on this cold December day #yeg #ableg

Alberta "stalled the submission of a coal mine pollution study to a scientific journal and prevented the lead researcher from speaking publicly." "[D]elays came as Alberta was embroiled in a public debate about the future of coal mining in the Rockies." #Alberta #Canada #Media #Mining #Climate

Australia appears to be land of the brave

Canada's premiers keep attacking the courts. It might be good short-term politics for them, but it's doing long-term damage to institutions our democracy and freedoms depend on. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/16/o...

Edmonton's frostbite amputations went up, again. It's a new record high, again. More than half of patients were unhoused, again. And frostbite diagnoses not only reached a new high, but had the biggest single-year increase in the AHS data I have, going back to 2011. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

NEW Federal prisons are removing methadone and Suboxone opioid treatments, leaving only a patented once-per-month injection for prisoners. A large group of experts is raising serious concerns about harms to prisoners––and the corporate motivations behind the move. drugdatadecoded.ca/150-experts-...

I’m not a doctor, but feels like *actual* early intervention in frostbite cases would entail giving people warm shelter before amputation becomes necessary. Like, how much later than “amputation required” can intervention be?

"When Premier François Legault said he was ready for war with Quebec's unions, he may not have expected them to be as prepared as they were." "They aren't ruling out a general strike and are already taking the government to court." #Quebec #Canada #Labour #Protest #Healthcare #Education #Courts

“The Alberta government has confirmed it will follow through with a longtime pledge to shutter Calgary’s only supervised drug consumption site.” Alberta’s ongoing policy of social murder. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"The Minister’s office is suggesting that record frostbite amputation surgeries are somehow good news. In what world is amputating a finger or a foot an ‘improved outcome for vulnerable Albertans’!?” Read more: www.friendsofmedicare.org/record_frost...

Alberta Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services Jason Nixon says rising frostbite amputations on his watch are a sign of the system working as intended. Another important frostbite story by @taylorlambert.ca www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things

so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings. insanity.

Advocacy groups apply to keep court case against Alberta trans laws alive Egale and Skipping Stone say they plan to argue Alberta has effectively developed a criminal law — something outside of its jurisdiction. News from me this afternoon: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

Can we trust government numbers on health wait times? Not entirely. Fascinating info in auditor general's latest report. Column. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abhealth #abpoli #abgov #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg

Vancouver Coastal Health Dec 10 drug alert: Purple chunk sold as down in Powell River tested positive for fentanyl, benzos and medetomidine. Comes after weeks of warnings across B.C. about the veterinary anesthetic, which is much more potent than xylazine and causes deep and prolonged sedation

Important note about Danielle Smith's recall petition: needs 12,070 signatures by March 10 to pass -- a tall order. BC Premier David Eby faced a recall petition in 2023, and the 271 canvassers only got 2,737 signatures (it needed 6x that many) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Exclusive - Danielle Smith and Rob Anderson intervened on behalf of Jordan Peterson's online school in a concerted attempt to grant it accreditation in Alberta. Jordan Peterson's School Isn't Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta's Help via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...

People often ask: what can ordinary people do to stop populists like Trump and Smith from running roughshod over democratic norms? Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people." Anything that punctures that myth helps. +

Why Danielle Smith's government is not withstanding so many court challenges: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by me

This is among the most democratically dangerous things Danielle Smith has said. She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people." We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.

Trans rights activists have joined forces with labour unions in Saskatchewan to fight anti-trans legislation It's a model that should be employed nationwide to combat laws against vulnerable groups, writes @desaima.bsky.social in our latest for @breachmedia.ca breachmedia.ca/trans-albert...

This Alberta pediatrician captures something clinicians everywhere feel but rarely articulate this clearly: Systems fail in patterned ways. Families absorb the cost. Governments sell “choice” while walking away from their duties. Worth your time:

New CHW Perspective: an Alberta pediatrician describes how structural gaps in care are shaping families' lives, and argues that the province’s new “dual-practice” model risks making things worse. Full analysis: canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/12/05/a...

Re-upping this as daily temps are set to plunge in Edmonton. Zero frostbite amputations is an achievable goal we all can work towards. City Council and the Government of Alberta can lead here by overhauling their winter emergency response efforts #yegcc #ableg edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

"The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by every country except the U.S., affirms every child’s right to the highest attainable standard of health. That includes protection from preventable diseases like measles, whooping cough, and diphtheria."