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Dementia Rehab Lab
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Research lab at KITE, Toronto Rehab led by Dr. Andrea Iaboni
Assoc Prof, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
#geriatrics #psychiatry #aging research
Focus on technology for quality #dementia care.

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Dementia Rehab Lab @dementiarehab.bsky.social · Nov 15
Hello #medsky! Happy to find a friendlier and more sane place to talk about science.

I am a geriatric psychiatrist who focuses on caring for the mental health of people with #dementia in nursing homes.

My lab works to develop technology to improve health and behaviour monitoring in nursing homes.

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Dementia Rehab Lab @dementiarehab.bsky.social · 3d
Registration for the 2026 Geriatric Psychiatry Online course has opened, and I highly recommend it for anyone working in the area of Seniors Mental Health (physician and allied health)
cagp.ca/page-1841864
Register today for GPOC course. Contact cagp@secretariatcentral.com for more information.

Reposted by Andrea Iaboni

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 5d
‘This is preventative medicine.’ Toronto hospital starts $1-million fund to help patients with rent. Research shows a link between evictions and worse health outcomes, says Dr. Andrew Boozary of the University Health Network.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/thi... via @thestar.com
‘This is preventative medicine.’ Toronto hospital starts $1-million fund to help patients with rent
‘This is preventative medicine,’ says Dr. Andrew Boozary with the University Health Network, as research shows a link between evictions and worse health outcomes. The fund will help patients on a case...
www.thestar.com

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Dementia Rehab Lab @dementiarehab.bsky.social · 8d
I feel sorry for the librarians

www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-s...
AI Slop Is Spurring Record Requests for Imaginary Journals
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives
www.scientificamerican.com

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Dementia Rehab Lab @dementiarehab.bsky.social · 8d
I am horrified by this.

Not that I love hospitalizations for LTC residents, but intervening to prevent access to needed emergency care is wrong.

And it makes it harder to build trust with families to have discussions around care directives.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims
The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderly
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Andrea Iaboni

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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 9d
NEW: Ontario’s influenza cases are skyrocketing, according to the province’s hospitals, and a growing number of people are being admitted into intensive care.
globalnews.ca/news/1158029...
Ontario hospitals warn of massive spike in ICU admissions for influenza | Globalnews.ca
The Ontario Hospital Association issued a statement Tuesday, saying there was an alarming increase in cases, which have now hit a three-year high.
globalnews.ca

Reposted by Andrea Iaboni

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 10d
AI doomerism is marketing and pure grift. AI doomerists talk about non-specific harms in a non-specific future, and never address today's harms because doing so would cut off their ability to make more money. They don't give a shit about you.
www.wheresyoured.at/ai-mythbuste...
Doomerism Is Marketing, and Superintelligence is Bullshit Please note that the people who talk about the “dangers of AI” very rarely talk about anything happening today, because talking about what’s happening today would require them to do something. Those who claim “we’re not ready for powerful AI” are simultaneously promoting the current slate of LLM tech, hinting strongly that LLMs will, at some point, magically wake up and turn into a conscious computer, all so that you can look to them for what to do next. At that point they don’t tell you anything, other than that we should be terribly afraid, and that you need to keep inviting them places so that they can give talks about how “rogue AI will manipulate people to stop it from being switched off.” While there are some that might be good-intentioned, I believe a lot of AI doomerism comes from a deeply cynical place — the knowledge that regular people are genuinely scared that the people who run tech companies are evil and may be on the brink of creating a powerful superintelligence that they control. LLMs do not “know” anything. They have reams of training data and they are, at their core, predicting what the thing they’re meant to spit out is based on what you feed them. And when you understand that, they become a lot less scary. AI doomerists don’t talk about this because it’s blatantly obvious that there’s no way to logically jump from LLMs to anything they’re talking about, and thus they must keep things vague, like any good con artist or cult leader. You must remain scared, confused, untrusting but also directionless, other than your continued fealty and willingness to spread the gospel of “something might happen one day.” And nowhere was that more egregious than in the creation of AI 2027, a blog that should have its authors [redacted].

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10d
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman at Brown, had a condition as a child that required brain surgery. The experience created an unshakable ambition to become a brain surgeon, his sister said.

He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, was one of two people killed at Brown University on Saturday.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Teeny Gozer @teenygozer.bsky.social · 11d
It has a good beat and you can dance to it:
youtube.com/shorts/eGhAl...
RX side effects
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
youtube.com

Reposted by Rita Rubin, Andrea Iaboni

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 12d
Again, NO evidence to support current COVID vax fearmongering.

ONE recent example:

"...results found NO increased risk of 4 yr all-cause mortality in individuals vaccinated against COVID..."

"...further supporting the safety of the mRNA vaccines..."

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 12d
Short-form videos (typically between 15 and 90 seconds) are engineered to capture the brain's craving for novelty. Each swipe promises something different – and the reward system responds instantly.
www.sciencealert.com/short-videos...
Short Videos Could Have an Insidious Effect on Children's Brains
Online short-form video has shifted from a light distraction to a constant backdrop in many children's lives.
www.sciencealert.com

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Dementia Rehab Lab @dementiarehab.bsky.social · 25d
Every study proposing a machine learning analysis should be forced to do a statistical model first and actually prove that the machine learning works better.
ali-alkhatib.com ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 25d
gather around, kids, and i'm going to tell you about a time when people used to develop models that they understood the inner workings of, and they would use those models to test and evaluate their understanding of complex systems...
a cartoon of homer simpson with the words which was the style at the time
Alt: abe simpson in union civil war attire with some of his friends saying "which was the style at the time."
media.tenor.com

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ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 25d
gather around, kids, and i'm going to tell you about a time when people used to develop models that they understood the inner workings of, and they would use those models to test and evaluate their understanding of complex systems...
a cartoon of homer simpson with the words which was the style at the time
Alt: abe simpson in union civil war attire with some of his friends saying "which was the style at the time."
media.tenor.com

Reposted by Andrea Iaboni

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 27d
“The researchers showed that raising body temperature to fever levels is effective at stopping human-origin flu viruses from replicating, but it is unlikely to stop avian flu viruses.”
Bird flu viruses are resistant to fever, making them a major threat to humans
Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, one of the body’s ways of stopping viruses in their tracks, according to new ...
www.gla.ac.uk

Reposted by Steve Peers, Andrea Iaboni

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Joshua Bull @joshuabull.bsky.social · Nov 21
They're also responsible for one of the best emails I've ever received, when the college office sent out a plea for sightings of Professor Biscuit while conveniently forgetting to mention that he was a cat...(I won't comment on how often a similar email might have gone out about human Professors...)
Dear All Have you seen Prof Biscuit recently? Professor Biscuit is roaming Main Building or more likely, is asleep somewhere cosy. Have you seen him recently? If so, could he be persuaded to be returned to the Bursary, please?

Reposted by Marc Lynch, Andrea Iaboni

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · Nov 19
"If Trump’s first term was marked by a level of graft and self-dealing that would have embarrassed a Tammany stalwart, then his second term seems to be an explicit effort to outpace his previous record and set a new high-water mark for political corruption in the [US]."

#GiftLink #GiftArticle
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Nov 19
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald, Andrea Iaboni

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · Nov 15
Jesus Christ.
“I get 10 messages, DMs (direct messages) a game, (saying), ‘F— you, I’m gonna f— your family up,” one player said. “I personally hate gambling. Hate everyone talking about parlays this, parlays that. I hate getting DMs in my Instagram talking about, ‘You f—– up my parlay.’ I hate people sending me threats because I messed up their parlay,” another said. Terrible. Hate them. Every game, no matter if it’s a good game or bad game, you’ve got motherf—— sending death threats, saying racist s—. Every game. I guarantee you, if I check right now, I’ll probably have something from this game. Every game. Everywhere. DMs, Twitter. People be tripping, bro,” a player said. “I hope it doesn’t happen, but it’s going to come to a point where players are going to be targeted because people have lost so much money on them. That’s what I think. But hopefully I’m wrong.”

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · Nov 12
every company in 2025
comic strip with call and response text. who are we? CEOs what do we want? AI! AI to do what? We don't know! When do we want it? Right now!

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Dementia Rehab Lab @dementiarehab.bsky.social · Nov 9
Give people healthy food and they will get healthier.
jama.com JAMA @jama.com · Nov 9
RCT: Home-delivered, low-sodium Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) groceries and dietitian support temporarily improved blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in Black adults with high BP versus monetary support.

#AHA25 @ahascience.bsky.social

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Infographic summarizing a JAMA study on home-delivered groceries and blood pressure in Black adults. Key findings: DASH grocery delivery resulted in -5.7 mm Hg change, self-directed shopping -2.3 mm Hg. The between-group difference was -3.4 mm Hg.

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JAMA @jama.com · Nov 9
RCT: Home-delivered, low-sodium Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) groceries and dietitian support temporarily improved blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in Black adults with high BP versus monetary support.

#AHA25 @ahascience.bsky.social

ja.ma/4oZ5JVI
Infographic summarizing a JAMA study on home-delivered groceries and blood pressure in Black adults. Key findings: DASH grocery delivery resulted in -5.7 mm Hg change, self-directed shopping -2.3 mm Hg. The between-group difference was -3.4 mm Hg.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Oct 8
#WarRavagedPortland

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Oct 7
NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Oct 5
OF COURSE SPEED CAMERAS WORK! There’s clear evidence of that. They save lives, and removing them will costs lives, including KIDS’ LIVES. The narrative of “cash grab” is a political tactic. Every dollar raised by such cameras is evidence of too much deadly speeding and the need for such cameras.
Parents, children rally against Ford's planned speed cam ban | CBC News
Concerned parents gathered with their children by a speed camera near Bloor and Dundas streets Saturday afternoon to protest a plan from Premier Doug Ford’s government to end automated speed enforceme...
www.cbc.ca

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Rutger K. 🟥 @anotheraspirin.bsky.social · Sep 26
This is a problem.

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Tim Ford @timfordwrites.bsky.social · Sep 25
"Maple the Moose" is pretty good, but "Clutch the Eagle" sounds like a command Trump's addled brain sends to his gropey hands in the oval office.
FIFA World Cup Mascots Maple the Moose Zayu the Jaguar Clutch the Eagle Eagle tells Trump to fuck off

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Dementia Rehab Lab @dementiarehab.bsky.social · Sep 19
Just found a recently published systematic review on AI in dementia care published in 2025, with a search that covers 2018-2022.

well, ok, probably not much new on this topic since 2022....😏

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Dementia Rehab Lab @dementiarehab.bsky.social · Sep 12
We are recruiting a Geriatric Psychiatrist to join the Seniors Mental Health Division, University Health Network, Toronto. Please see posting for details!

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#geriatricpsychiatry #oldagepsychiatry #seniorsmentalhealth
Job posting Geriatric Psychiatrist | Andrea Iaboni
We are seeking a Geriatric Psychiatrist to join the Seniors Mental Health Division at the University Health Network, located in Toronto. This role is based at the renowned Toronto Western Hospital, kn...
www.linkedin.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Sep 4
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

Reposted by Andrea Iaboni

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AMS Healthcare @amshealthcare.ca · Sep 3
With great pleasure, we'd like to announce and welcome the 2025 AMS Fellows in Compassion and Artificial Intelligence! We will feature the 11 exceptional fellows from across disciplines in the coming weeks.

Read about the #AMSfellowship here:
buff.ly/Dol9VxV

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Dementia Rehab Lab @dementiarehab.bsky.social · Aug 28
One more reason to care about our eroding democracies.

Social inequality and weak democratic institutions are linked to faster aging.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The exposome of healthy and accelerated aging across 40 countries - Nature Medicine
Analyses of the exposomes of populations across 40 countries found global disparities in healthy aging attributed to diverse biological, socioeconomic and political factors, with accelerated aging see...
www.nature.com