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Research development at a large children’s hospital research institute (UBC/PHSA) (dm is she/her/dr)
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Kelly McNagny
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Fly on my friend and colleague who touched my heart with your scientific intellect, your love for students, your quintessential kindness to all, your shared love of music and your spot on drum beat that felt like my heartbeat. Your spirit will be with me always.....
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Ian Weissman, DO
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"The marketing of menopause products has gotten very aggressive. It's pervasive. Before spending lots of money on products that make big promises, find out what's been proven to help — and what could be harmful. It really pays to be very skeptical.”
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Menopause products are having a hot minute. But doctors urge women to be wary
Women suffering through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep problems that can come with menopause — all while looking in the mirror and noticing signs of aging — are being bombarded ...
https://abcnews.com/Health/wireStory/menopause-products-hot-minute-doctors-urge-women-wary-131756130
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Nature Portfolio
1 day ago
A Perspective in Nature Medicine outlines five fundamental tenets to promote clinically meaningful, reproducible, scalable and equitable health outcomes through precision medicine.
go.nature.com/3PVIcZD
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Nature
1 day ago
This researcher created a fictional illness, and fake studies funded by the Professor Sideshow Bob Foundation and University of the Fellowship of the Ring and the Galactic Triad. LLMs warned people the illness was real.
go.nature.com/47UhWFb
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Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real
Nature - Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?
https://go.nature.com/47UhWFb
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Adam Schwarz
2 days ago
We just sent humans around the Moon and back. Just imagine what we could achieve as a species if all our leaders believed in science.
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Covie
2 days ago
Imagine trusting science to bring astronauts to the moon and back but not trusting science to develop safe vaccines.
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NASA | ESA Space Updates
2 days ago
#Artemis
II - Mission Complete! 🚀🌕🌍 Welcome Home Orion Crew! All four astronauts have now been extracted from the Orion Spacecraft
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
2 days ago
Women vaccinated against human papillomavirus at a young age may need only two or three screenings for cervical cancer over the course of their lifetimes, according to a new study by Norway’s University of Oslo and Harvard Chan School.
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HPV-vaccinated women may require fewer cervical cancer screenings | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Women vaccinated against human papillomavirus at a young age may need only two or three screenings for cervical cancer over the course of their lifetimes, according to a new study by Norway's University of Oslo and Harvard Chan School.
https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/hpv-vaccinated-women-may-require-fewer-cervical-cancer-screenings/?utm_campaign=General&utm_content=1775853907&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Clara Jeffery
2 days ago
Science is good. We should fund it.
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Katie Mack
2 days ago
They have voice! Comms are back and trajectory is good. 🎉🥳🙌
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Lara Green
2 days ago
A new step toward cures for type 1 diabetes in Canada. Breakthrough T1D Canada has formally asked the federal government to partner in launching the Breakthrough T1D Network for Canada (BTNC), a national effort to accelerate treatments for
#T1D
. 💙 Learn more 🔗
ow.ly/yi8850YH60L
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A new step toward cures for type 1 diabetes in Canada | Breakthrough T1D
If you live with type 1 diabetes (T1D), or love someone who does, you know how much daily effort it takes to stay healthy and how urgently better treatments and cures are needed. That’s why we want to share an important update. Breakthrough T1D Canada has formally asked the federal government to partner with us […]
https://ow.ly/yi8850YH60L
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Digital Brain
2 days ago
Female octopuses throw rocks at males that bother them, documented in Octopus tetricus
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André Picard @picardonhealth
2 days ago
A Cancer Treatment That Does More Than Scientists Thought. CAR-T cell therapy, originally developed for cancer, is showing ever more promise as a treatment for autoimmune diseases, by
@katherinejwu.com
www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...
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@theatlantic.com
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A Cancer Treatment That Does More Than Scientists Thought
CAR-T cell therapy, originally developed for cancer, is showing ever more promise as a treatment for autoimmune diseases.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/04/car-t-cell-therapy-autoimmune-disease/686742/
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Amir Attaran
2 days ago
If you’re at the University of Ottawa, please lock down and stay safe!
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Women's Health Research Cluster
2 days ago
New perspectives on
#MenstrualHealth
: led by emerging researchers. 🗓 April 24 & May 1 ⏰ 1PM EDT 💻 Online Fresh research. Real experiences. Critical conversations. Swipe for presentation topics. Register:
ow.ly/5Jyv50YGxlB
#WomensHealth
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Canadian Science Policy Centre
3 days ago
Join CSPC and
SCWIST
on April 22 for a panel exploring gaps between training and opportunity, barriers to participation, and how to better include diverse perspectives in Canada’s science, technology, and innovation ecosystem:
https://sciencepolicy.ca/event/youth-perspectives-on-science-policy
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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes
2 days ago
We’re hiring! The CCA is looking for a bilingual communication specialist who’s curious, quick-thinking, and great under pressure. If you have strong editing and writing skills and are proficient with digital and multimedia tools—this is for you.
www.cca-reports.ca/bilingual-co...
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Nature Portfolio
3 days ago
Tens of thousands of publications from 2025 might include invalid references generated by AI, a Nature analysis suggests.
#ResearchPublishing
#Academicsky
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Hallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature. What can be done?
Tens of thousands of publications from 2025 might include invalid references generated by AI, a Nature analysis suggests.
https://go.nature.com/4m4VyPb
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André Picard @picardonhealth
3 days ago
This May Be the Most Important Medical Story of the Decade: We Are on the Cusp of a Revolution in Rare Disease Treatment, by
@jmcoller.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/o...
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@nytopinion.nytimes.com
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Opinion | This May Be the Most Important Medical Story of the Decade
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/opinion/genetic-editing-diseases-health-care.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytopinion
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🥳🥳 congratulations to Dr David Wishart (university of alberta) for being awarded a 2026 Governor General’s Innovation Award
innovation.gg.ca/celebrating-...
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Sinai Health
4 days ago
Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Drucker, a 2026 Governor General's Innovation Award laureate! 🏅 This award celebrates Canadians who improve lives through innovation & Dr. Drucker's GLP-1 & GLP-2 discoveries have done exactly that. Learn more ➡️
bit.ly/4sZZ53N
#GGIA2026
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Dr. Tanya Lentz, R.Psych.
4 days ago
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
People are healthcare not Ai. Regulate Ai before integrating into healthcare.
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As demand rises, hospitals turn to staff for ideas to improve health care using AI | CBC News
One of the GTA's hospital networks recently held its first AI contest, with the goal of finding ways to improve health care. Trillium Health Partners said it received more than 60 submissions from hea...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ai-health-challenge-trillium-health-partners-9.7154175
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Jehannine (J9) Austin
4 days ago
Delighted to be invited to do this year's Boehm Lecture on Public Health and Healthcare at
@utoronto.ca
Toronto friends, please come join us on May 5th! You can register to attend (its an in person event) here:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/our-wellne...
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Dementia Researcher
5 days ago
Tonight 8pm BST: Sarah Faber explores music, maths and how the brain adapts to ageing and neurodegeneration. Join the live Research Showcase and Q&A.
communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/res...
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Research Showcase - Dr Sarah Faber - Music, Mathematics and the Ageing Brain
Research Showcase - Dr Sarah Faber - Music, Mathematics and the Ageing Brain
https://communities.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/c/events/research-showcase-dr-sarah-faber-music-mathematics-and-the-ageing-brain-b53c6c8e-f49d-4315-8e49-390f9b643bc2
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦
4 days ago
Step 1: Do Nanaimo Infusion. Step 2: Nap. Step 3: Help YOUR town create your own tourism infusion! Coming May/June — 100% free. ❤️
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Trish Greenhalgh
4 days ago
Our new paper - see Gemma’s short thread.
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from University Affairs Congrats to Dr Zandstra!
@news.ubc.ca
4 days ago
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congrats to Dr Charisse for this great work. (please call Drs Dr. thx)
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Dr Crayfish
5 days ago
Excited to announce that the electronic version of our Field Guide to Crayfish in Canada is now available for free download on the ISAP site:
www.invadingspecies.com/downloads/in...
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Genome BC
4 days ago
⏰ Reminder: GAPP deadline approaching! 🧬 BC researchers — don’t miss your chance to partner with industry and turn genomics into real-world impact. 📝LOI due: April 13 🔗
https://www.genomebc.ca/funding-opportunity/genomic-applications-partnership-program-gapp/
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Timothy Caulfield
5 days ago
Scary experiment: create a FAKE disease & upload FAKE studies to preprint servers to support and PRESTO AI thinks real. Ugh. Good example of how easily AI can warp knowledge base... Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real
Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01100-y
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Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network
4 days ago
Phase 1 Innovation Report - Key Impact #3: Funding impactful cancer research to accelerate the deployment of precision oncology Learn more about the 200+ high-impact, Network-funded research projects and other ways MOHCCN is helping transform cancer care:
tinyurl.com/mr3n3e5u
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Jeremy Berg
4 days ago
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Indirect Costs (But Were Afraid to Ask) I have been working on this post for some time. Lots of data, analysis, and some policy recommendations.
goodscience.substack.com/p/everything...
Questions and comments welcome.
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Indirect Costs (But Were Afraid to Ask)
This is a guest post from Jeremy M.
https://goodscience.substack.com/p/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know?triedRedirect=true
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Andrew Iwaniuk
4 days ago
PSA for grad students in
#ornithology
: Make sure you read the guidelines for small grants before submission. I am reviewing some excellent grants this year but some cannot get funding because requests were made for items that are not permitted ☹️
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André Picard @picardonhealth
5 days ago
The number of 7-year-olds fully vaccinated against measles has dropped to 70% in B.C., down sharply from 90% a decade ago, a CBC News analysis found, by
@cbctara.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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@cbcnews.ca
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Measles vaccination rates falling provincewide, CBC analysis finds | CBC News
Immunization rates for measles dropped in every region of B.C. between 2015 and 2024 for children seven and under, a CBC News analysis found.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-measles-vaccination-rates-9.7155392
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Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD
5 days ago
A star scientist showed that better genetics lessons could reduce racism. It was the death knell for his career. Thank you,
@mmolteni.bsky.social
for sharing Brian's story. He is a generational talent, indeed, and has inspired my own educational activities deeply.
www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/b...
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A star scientist showed that better genetics lessons could reduce racism. It was the death knell for his career
Brian Donovan had persuaded high school teachers and education researchers that prejudice might be ended by changing how genetics is taught.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/brian-donovan-fighting-racism-with-genetics-education/
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SFU Faculty of Health Sciences
5 days ago
It's
#LongCOVID
awareness month! Proud to announce a new project by FHS researchers to help improve education about Long Covid for patients and healthcare providers in
#emergent
and
#UrgentCare
settings in British Columbia.
www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...
#SFU
#SFUFHS
#BC
#QI
#KM
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FHS researchers seek to improve Long COVID education in urgent, emergent care settings in BC
FHS adjunct professor Julia Smith and FHS research associate Kayli Jamieson are leading a team of investigators to develop tools to improve recognition of Long Covid in urgent primary care centres and...
https://www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-events/news/2026/fhs-researchers-seek-to-improve-long-covid-education-in-urgent-emergent-settings.html
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Genome BC
5 days ago
🧬 Genomic Repeat: Slipping Through the Spectrum Many autistic individuals, especially women, mask traits to fit in—often leading to missed diagnoses and mental health challenges. 🎧 Listen now:
https://link.cohostpodcasting.com/b87cc2cc-6ed3-4c20-8a02-c626378af1bb?d=sZH2CQc6C
#Autism
#Genomics
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5 days ago
Read this. this is what the administration wants to happen. this is how they destroy science...
www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/b...
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A star scientist showed that better genetics lessons could reduce racism. It was the death knell for his career
Brian Donovan had persuaded high school teachers and education researchers that prejudice might be ended by changing how genetics is taught.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/07/brian-donovan-fighting-racism-with-genetics-education/
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Timothy Caulfield
5 days ago
Great post by my friend
@mackinprof.bsky.social
. Ignore the protein craze.
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ImmunizeCanada
6 days ago
Vaccines in pregnancy: What you need to know | Our factsheet is available in 14 languages!
immunize.ca/pregnant-and-la...
#pregnancy
#VaccinesWork
#VaccinesSaveLives
#GetImmunized
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Pregnant and Lactating Persons | immunizecanada
https://immunize.ca/pregnant-and-lactating-persons
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Jonathan Slater
6 days ago
Good morning Blue Sky. Dandelion breakfast
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Naguib Mechawar
6 days ago
I know of a couple of CIHR applications that were OBVIOUSLY reviewed by ChatGPT. Scandalous.
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@jocelynlt.bsky.social
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The New Yorker
6 days ago
Sam Altman is “unconstrained by truth,” an OpenAI board member told @RonanFarrow and @AndrewMarantz.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/DrbIzE
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Iris van Rooij 💭
6 days ago
"No serious scholar or scientist in their right mind would want LLMs to produce their texts”
irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2022/12/29/a...
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Amy Diehl, Ph.D.
6 days ago
Most employed women (6 in 10) believe men have more opportunities to earn competitive wages vs only 4 in 10 men. 1/2 of men think men & women have equal opportunities. 3 in 10 women say they have experienced gender wage discrimination vs 1 in 10 men.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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What men and women think about gender and pay, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Most working women in the U.S. believe they are disadvantaged when it comes to earning competitive wages, but many men hold a different view, according to a new AP-NORC poll. Equal pay emerged as a m...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/men-women-think-gender-pay-040201930.html
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