Notices by Auscandoc (auscandoc@med-mastodon.com)

So that’s where all the #NIH money went 🤣

#Spam #DonaldTrump

#Alberta premier's office denies #Smith urged U.S. to interfere in federal election https://apple.news/ABqHXdVh4RSC-f2w_RgPAPA “Smith told U.S. administration officials that she hoped "we could put things on pause," so Canada could get through an election, she told Breitbart. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is more aligned with the Trump administration's agenda,
Any suggestion that Smith asked the U.S. to interfere in Canada's election is "offensive and false,"

Except we all heard it. #Quisling #CanPoli

Canada places 200% tariff on little Canadian flags Americans wear while travelling - #TheBeaverton 🤣 https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/03/canada-places-200-tariff-on-little-canadian-flags-americans-wear-while-travelling/ “The 200% counter-tariff are expected to severely impact US citizens’ ability to pass as Canadians while visiting other countries. This will limit Americans’ chances to enjoy the benefits of being welcomed as Canadians, while not getting shunned for being obnoxious yanks. (1/2)

“Their parents are making a deliberate choice to eschew one of the most effective medicines on Earth: the #measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.

Why? Because of conspiracy-driven fears that the vaccine is harmful, that it can cause autism, or that it is the vaccine itself spreading the illness, not the virus it protects against. Every one of those myths has been debunked time and time again. The #MMR vaccine is, without a doubt, safe and effective.” https://med-mastodon.com/@picardonhealth/114101695186826150

Starmer provokes diplomatic row by refusing to back #Canada against Trump’s #51stState plan | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/canada-51st-state-trump-starmer-b2706751.html “Retired Canadian ambassador Artur Wilczynski noted: “#Starmer’s refusing to come to Canada’s defence in front of #Trump is more than disappointing. Canadians died for the UK by the tens of thousands. He could have opened his bloody mouth to speak up for us.”

@human3500 @aaron.rupar Funny… he didn’t ask this time. 🤔

@ginaintheburg @human3500 @aaron.rupar Oh it’s all about the fawning.

How many times did JD ask “have you said thanks”?

Flaming narcissism.

Multimillion-dollar Biden-era COVID-19 vax project halted by Trump’s HHS https://www.foxnews.com/politics/multimillion-dollar-biden-era-covid-vax-project-halted-trumps-hhs https://www.aol.com/multimillion-dollar-biden-era-covid-222505162.html?guccounter=1 “Kennedy issued a 90-day stop-work order on Friday related to the HHS contract with American biotech company Vaxart Inc., which is working to develop a new #COVID19vaccine that can be taken orally. The stop-work order comes as 10,000 individuals were slated to begin clinical trials on Monday. #RFKJ

Editorial: #Trump underestimates how proud, united and, most importantly, petty Canadians are - #TheBeaverton https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/02/editorial-trump-underestimates-how-proud-united-and-most-importantly-petty-canadians-are/ “At the end of the day, #Canada is many things. But above all else, we’re a bunch of grudge holding motherfuckers. You’ve taken your shot at us, so now we won’t rest until we get you back. And not just with the big, tariff stuff. Get ready for a whole bunch of small, ultimately inconsequential but still pretty annoying moves from us.”

Hundreds of B.C. #healthcareworkers risk deportation after cuts to #immigration program | Fraser Valley Today | Everything Fraser Valley https://fraservalleytoday.ca/2025/02/02/hundreds-of-b-c-health-care-workers-risk-deportation-after-cuts-to-immigration-program/ “Over 500 health care workers in #FraserHealth and #VancouverCoastal are expected to face deportation after the federal government slashed its immigration targets this year. (1/3)

#Tesla drivers are going to have to upgrade their stickers.

New research shows the problem of health #misinformation in Canada is growing https://www.cma.ca/latest-stories/new-research-shows-problem-health-misinformation-canada-growing “direct link between misinformation and negative health outcomes – and it’s a growing problem. In this year’s survey, more than one-third of Canadians (35%) say they avoided effective health treatments due to false information”

Scientists make surprise finding on what causes #Huntington’s disease - National | Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/10964360/huntington-disease-cause-new-study/ “The genetic mutation linked to Huntington’s has long been known, but scientists haven’t understood how people could have the mutation from birth, but not develop any problems until later in life.” (1/4)

Air pollution and #braindamage: what the science says https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00053-y “Study after study has shown that higher levels of #airpollution are correlated with increased risks of #dementia, as well as higher rates of #depression, #anxiety and #psychosis. Researchers have also found links to neurodevelopmental conditions, such as #autism, and #cognitivedeficits in children”

“The WHO estimates that 99% of the world’s population is exposed to pollution above recommended levels, with many cities in low- and middle-income countries having particularly bad #airquality. But it’s not just megacities, such as Mexico City and Delhi, where people face risks. “Even low-level exposure that people think is safe enough for public health is doing something at the brain level,”

“A 2023 analysis of more than 389,000 participants in the UK Biobank showed that long-term exposure to airborne particulate matter, nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide correlated with higher levels of depression and anxiety..

Last month, a 16-year study of more than 200,000 residents in Scotland found that higher cumulative nitrogen dioxide exposure was associated with increased hospital admissions for mental-health and behavioural disorders”

“Meanwhile, studies in France, the United States and China have documented that in regions where air quality has improved, there are decreased rates of dementia, cognitive decline and depression in older populations7.

Observational studies have also linked air pollution to structural changes in the brain, such as reduced hippocampal volume, that are consistent with heightened dementia risk in older adults”

Contrasts. Rules for thee…

B.C. restarts temporary mask requirements for healthcare settings https://cheknews.ca/b-c-restarts-temporary-mask-requirements-for-healthcare-settings-1232890/ “The B.C. government has reintroduced temporary #mask requirements for many #healthcare settings due to cold and flu season.

The #maskmandate is in effect for all #healthcareworkers, volunteers, contractors, patients and visitors in areas where people are “actively receiving care,”

5 things we know and still don't know about #COVID, 5 years after it appeared - Victoria Times Colonist https://www.timescolonist.com/health/5-things-we-know-and-still-dont-know-about-covid-5-years-after-it-appeared-10022329 “Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world.

The virus is still with us, though humanity has built up immunity through vaccinations and infections. It's less deadly than it was in the pandemic's early days…. But the virus is evolving, meaning scientists must track it closely.”