Annual cancer cases are projected to rise considerably worldwide by 2050, according to a new WHO report. It warns that global health care inequities are driving further cases and deaths.

"The definition of the TTT I’ve given before is if you’re fighting a bear: you don’t stop when you’re tired, you stop when the bear is tired.” How to win the 2026 Tour de France team time trial: The science behind cycling’s most complicated test www.nytimes.com/athletic/741...

"It was a night that bordered on the lunatic, flirted with the impossible — a rolling, shape-shifting diorama of human joy and suffering. It was football as a shaken-up fizzy drink, impossible to tamp down once it had been cracked open." www.nytimes.com/athletic/742...

In front of fans and kids taking photos, a Dallas police officer starts shoving staff members of the Egyptian national team here for the World Cup. At one point, he even reaches for his handcuffs. The video is already being shared internationally by news outlets.

Honestly inspired to learn that former Explore mag editor James Little is riding Mont Ventoux as he nears 70. If he can do it, maybe I can do it someday too!! The men's Tour de France starts tomorrow. James' dispatch is a nice, wry appetizer:

90s scientists: “We cloned a sheep! We landed a robot on mars!” Scientists today: “Please stop drinking bleach and urine smoothies.”

A Provincial Flood Watch is now in effect for the Elbow River upstream of Calgary, and High Streamflow Advisories are in effect for both the Bow and Elbow Rivers within the city. The good news is that we are not expecting overbank river flooding in Calgary. Stay up to date at www.calgary.ca/flood

Five days after my husband died from cancer in June 2013, I started watching the Tour de France. It’s how I survived those first three weeks. In my latest for the @thewalrus.ca, a love letter to the TDF: thewalrus.ca/after-my-hus...

Being on Bluesky is in itself a form of age verification.

It will never cease to amaze me that you can beat yourself up for weeks trying to write something, grinding out crap, and then suddenly, one day, it's just... there. Like you're typing as fast as you can just to keep up with the words flowing. (I will also likely never trust that this will happen.)

Millions of Women Are Left Out of Menopause’s Moment www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/w...

Utah's measles outbreak reflects America’s new reality, in which large outbreaks — the kind not seen for a generation—have forced health officials into a new paradigm: They have stopped racing to “contain” infections and shifted into “mitigation.” kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...

Nancy Wexler lost her mother, three uncles and grandfather to Huntington's disease. She dedicated her life to researching this condition and her work helped lead to a genetic test. That meant she had to decide whether she'd get tested. Excellent profile in the NYT. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/s...

I'm late to this story by Chris Jones, but wow, wow, wow. www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...

Alberta health system 'rudderless,' doctor says, as latest AHS leader departs www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

More strong reporting from @medpagetoday.com: Leaders Resign From ADA After Experts Booted From Meeting www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

An observation about this World Cup compared to the previous two. Russia and Qatar made massive efforts for obvious reasons to change public perceptions and really went extra mile with hosting. The United States seems to not care about external reputational harm in same way. And we are seeing that.

Medical transcription tool approved by Ontario linked to AI-generated news website: theijf.org/article/adgs...

Five diabetes researchers, including the editor of a leading journal, were removed from the field’s premier conference, after handing out copies of an editorial criticizing the Trump administration’s “dismantling” of the biomedical research enterprise. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

🎨 The 11th Annual Digital Publishing Awards — Best One-of-a-Kind Storytelling: 🥈: A Palestinian Photographer's Perseverance, @theglobeandmail.com 🥇: Et si Montréal avait sauvé son tramway ?, @info.radio-canada.ca #DPA26

✒️ The 11th Annual Digital Publishing Awards — Best Personal Essay: Silver: A Palestinian Photographer's Perseverance, @theglobeandmail.com Gold: In the Mist, @hazlitt.bsky.social #DPA26

1/ Obesity has peaked in rich countries — and not because of GLP-1s. A new metric, "obesity velocity," shows the rise started flattening around 2000. Long before semaglutide. What worked? Not entirely clear but both growing wealth and food policy are likely answers.

A growing body of research suggests that GLP-1s may may be linked to lower rates of certain cancers — including breast, lung and colorectal — and better outcomes for those already diagnosed. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

The Fastest Woman to Circle the Earth on a Bike Is Aiming for the Men’s Record www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/s...

Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

The Internet Has Become Too American to Trust thewalrus.ca/the-internet... via @thewalrus

I've given a few talks recently to scientists about working with journalists. This piece nails why this relationship is so important: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How Canada boosted survival rates for our tiniest babies https://www.begiant.ca/stories/people/prakesh-shah-canada-neonatal-care?shem=rimspwouoe, @cfrangou.bsky.social @be-giant.bsky.social ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁

Another amazing feature by @cfrangou.bsky.social in @be-giant.bsky.social. While not the main point of the story, the improvement in preemie outcomes Christina describes here would not occur in the degraded public health systems people like Danielle Smith yearn for. share.google/T9ZNVcyLnUxt...

Preemies are surviving at as young as 22 weeks and with fewer complications, and Canada is among the world leaders in neonatal outcomes. @cfrangou.bsky.social’s longread on how Dr. Prakesh Shah has revolutionized 🇨🇦’s neonatal care with surprisingly simple fixes: www.begiant.ca/stories/peop...

"Circumventing [petition] rules is part of a pattern for the Smith govt, whose behaviour suggests they are committed not just to holding an independence referendum but to mainstreaming separatism in Alberta." Why repeating the 300K signature claim is dangerous. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

We’re on the highway to hell open.substack.com/pub/lisayoun...

Yes; but we also need a public inquiry under the Inquiries Act. #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg oipc.ab.ca/office-of-th...

Parties are built to score political points. So I don't begrudge the NDP for going public with these allegations or call for an emergency hearing /debate. That's fine. But Albertans also deserve an independent, transparent investigation. A public inquiry. Now. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

Israel Said It’s Applying the Gaza Model in Lebanon. This Is What the Devastation Looks Like. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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NEW: My full dispatch for @nationalobserver.com from a very hectic day in Alberta politics www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/30/n...

She Didn’t Want to Live With Advanced Dementia. So Why Was She Being Kept Alive? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/w...

The best piece yet on Sabastian Sawe's smashing of the marathon’s 2-hour barrier: www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

Your Doctor Is Using A.I. to Take Notes. What Could Go Wrong? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/w...

Bronchial Casts: An Unusual Complication of Wildfire Smoke Inhalation www.medpagetoday.com/casestudies/...

OR JUST WRITE THE THING YOURSELF FOR FUCK'S SAKE IT WILL TAKE LESS TIME THAN WHATEVER THE FUCK THIS IS mashable.com/article/sinc...

Absolutely 💯 @carrietait.bsky.social is the journalist of the year

SCOOP: New details about the facial recognition bodycam project by Edmonton police — including that the AI model was provided by an Israeli company whose technology has reportedly been used for mass surveillance in Gaza. www.cbc.ca/9.7157991

important #ParisRoubaix update:

This crew capsule was white an hour ago 🔥

Science is good. We should fund it.

@marcellodicintio.bsky.social: I wanted Canadians to understand that Alberta separatism, at its heart, isn’t motivated by equalization policies, Senate seats, carbon taxes or oil. These tired complaints may ride shotgun on independence, but bigotry drives the truck. #canpoli #abpoli

Alberta separatism isn’t motivated by equalization policies, Senate seats, carbon taxes or oil. These tired complaints may ride shotgun on independence, but bigotry drives the truck. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...