AnnaHalifax
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halisky
Long Covid
Knitting
Dogs & cats
Urban gardening (zone 6b)
Climate change
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Devastating and poignant
Living with Long COVID often feels like living in a horror movie. Along with your disease comes a creepy Hive Mind refusal to acknowledge the dangers of COVID infection. In Vince Gilligan's new Apple TV show Pluribus, the Hive Mind comes to life:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
"Pluribus" captures the isolation of COVID-awareness in a COVID denialist world
For years I've described having Long COVID as living in a horror movie. Now that horror movie (well, prestige Apple TV show) is here.
www.thegauntlet.news
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Devastating and poignant
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Great piece on the FDA and menopause hormone therapy in @motherjones.com it is the most medically accurate coverage I have read from the press! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Great piece on the FDA and menopause hormone therapy in @motherjones.com it is the most medically accurate coverage I have read from the press! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The astounding speed of China's energy transformation gives the world hope.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The astounding speed of China's energy transformation gives the world hope.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
NOVA SCOTIA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 93 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 8.0 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 13.3 x higher
-Deaths: 16.8 x higher
NOVA SCOTIA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 93 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 8.0 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 13.3 x higher
-Deaths: 16.8 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Nova Scotia's COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 12.7
About 1 of every 93 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 18,200-25,200
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 8.0X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.3X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 13.3X higher
Deaths: SEVERE; 16.8X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreifrud7vvzonmyb2ibvlm7vyy2h7dlvt3v2tnx3r5hxezx43zbyvqa@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
NOVA SCOTIA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 93 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 8.0 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 13.3 x higher
-Deaths: 16.8 x higher
NOVA SCOTIA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 93 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 8.0 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 13.3 x higher
-Deaths: 16.8 x higher
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A new @ca.theconversation.com article, co-authored by @juliamwright.bsky.social (FRSC), explores how updated CSA standards for respirator use can better protect health-care workers and patients — and why adopting evidence-based safety measures is vital for all Canadians. #RSCVoices
The CSA’s revised standard on respirators should help us all breathe easier
The CSA Group — a not-for-profit standards organization — released for review a new draft standard on the “Selection, Use, and Care of Respirators” (CSA Z94.4:25) for workplaces, specifically includin...
rsc-src.ca
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A new @ca.theconversation.com article, co-authored by @juliamwright.bsky.social (FRSC), explores how updated CSA standards for respirator use can better protect health-care workers and patients — and why adopting evidence-based safety measures is vital for all Canadians. #RSCVoices
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KPBS: 'Scientists launch new trial for long COVID treatment'
Eric Topol: "They can't work..function..have a hard time just getting out of bed...the first of trials we hope to move forward with..there are so many other potential candidate drugs interventions to help..."
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
Eric Topol: "They can't work..function..have a hard time just getting out of bed...the first of trials we hope to move forward with..there are so many other potential candidate drugs interventions to help..."
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
Scientists launch new trial for long COVID treatment
Launched by the Scripps Research Translational Institute, the trial will test a repurposed GLP-1 drug, tirzepatide, and if it can provide relief for long COVID symptoms.
www.kpbs.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
KPBS: 'Scientists launch new trial for long COVID treatment'
Eric Topol: "They can't work..function..have a hard time just getting out of bed...the first of trials we hope to move forward with..there are so many other potential candidate drugs interventions to help..."
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
Eric Topol: "They can't work..function..have a hard time just getting out of bed...the first of trials we hope to move forward with..there are so many other potential candidate drugs interventions to help..."
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...
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Scientists reveal another piece in Long COVID puzzle.
"New study reveals a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in patients with Long COVID. When dysregulated, this interaction may become pathogenic"
Source: archive.li/GJl3l
"New study reveals a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in patients with Long COVID. When dysregulated, this interaction may become pathogenic"
Source: archive.li/GJl3l
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Scientists reveal another piece in Long COVID puzzle.
"New study reveals a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in patients with Long COVID. When dysregulated, this interaction may become pathogenic"
Source: archive.li/GJl3l
"New study reveals a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in patients with Long COVID. When dysregulated, this interaction may become pathogenic"
Source: archive.li/GJl3l
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 8 - Nov 21, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: CAN, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, QC, SK
HIGH: BC, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 118 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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The city of Saint John, NB is 🥳celebrating 🥳 the completion of its Main Street rebuild, which they say improves the experience and safety for drivers by reducing road width & improving sightlines at intersections, and for cyclists by adding protected bike lanes, cross rides, and bike boxes & signals
City of Saint John celebrates completion of Main Street reconstruction project
The City of Saint John is pleased to announce the successful completion of the Main Street Activation Project, a transformative initiative aimed at improving safety, accessibility, and traffic flow fo...
saintjohn.ca
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The city of Saint John, NB is 🥳celebrating 🥳 the completion of its Main Street rebuild, which they say improves the experience and safety for drivers by reducing road width & improving sightlines at intersections, and for cyclists by adding protected bike lanes, cross rides, and bike boxes & signals
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Large science & public health accounts are sounding alarms over Canada losing measles-elimination status - good.
But the silence from them on long COVID has been striking.
Building trust as an infectious disease expert should mean caring about preventing all viral-induced illness
But the silence from them on long COVID has been striking.
Building trust as an infectious disease expert should mean caring about preventing all viral-induced illness
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Large science & public health accounts are sounding alarms over Canada losing measles-elimination status - good.
But the silence from them on long COVID has been striking.
Building trust as an infectious disease expert should mean caring about preventing all viral-induced illness
But the silence from them on long COVID has been striking.
Building trust as an infectious disease expert should mean caring about preventing all viral-induced illness
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“I think there’s a collective amnesia right now about COVID-19”
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month, and limited surveillance is hampering health strategies
go.nature.com/3Lspwi0
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month, and limited surveillance is hampering health strategies
go.nature.com/3Lspwi0
COVID-19 is spreading again — how serious is it and what are the symptoms?
Nature - Limited COVID-19 surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say.
go.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“I think there’s a collective amnesia right now about COVID-19”
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month, and limited surveillance is hampering health strategies
go.nature.com/3Lspwi0
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month, and limited surveillance is hampering health strategies
go.nature.com/3Lspwi0
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Living with Long COVID often feels like living in a horror movie. Along with your disease comes a creepy Hive Mind refusal to acknowledge the dangers of COVID infection. In Vince Gilligan's new Apple TV show Pluribus, the Hive Mind comes to life:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
"Pluribus" captures the isolation of COVID-awareness in a COVID denialist world
For years I've described having Long COVID as living in a horror movie. Now that horror movie (well, prestige Apple TV show) is here.
www.thegauntlet.news
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Living with Long COVID often feels like living in a horror movie. Along with your disease comes a creepy Hive Mind refusal to acknowledge the dangers of COVID infection. In Vince Gilligan's new Apple TV show Pluribus, the Hive Mind comes to life:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
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The doctor shortage isn’t an accident. It was policy. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/10/c... @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
Canada’s doctor shortage is no accident
It was policy.
canadahealthwatch.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The doctor shortage isn’t an accident. It was policy. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/10/c... @codeblackamerica.bsky.social
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As new vehicle prices continue to rise, and tariffs bring uncertainty, many Canadians are delaying or cancelling their plans to buy a personal vehicle. For some Canadians, the answer to their transportation struggles might be an ebike
EVs could get more expensive in Canada. Are e-bikes the right fit for you? - National | Globalnews.ca
With surveys suggesting Canadians are feeling the strain from vehicle ownership, many will be looking for an alternative. For many, the answer may lie beyond the car.
globalnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
As new vehicle prices continue to rise, and tariffs bring uncertainty, many Canadians are delaying or cancelling their plans to buy a personal vehicle. For some Canadians, the answer to their transportation struggles might be an ebike
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RECOVER: 'RECOVER-NEURO clinical trial shares results of three non-drug treatments for cognitive symptoms of Long COVID'
'None of our rehabilitation approaches to treatment for cognitive Long COVID proved to be effective.'
recovercovid.org/news/recover...
'None of our rehabilitation approaches to treatment for cognitive Long COVID proved to be effective.'
recovercovid.org/news/recover...
RECOVER: Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery
The long-term effects of COVID are real. Join the NIH in the search for answers.
recovercovid.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
RECOVER: 'RECOVER-NEURO clinical trial shares results of three non-drug treatments for cognitive symptoms of Long COVID'
'None of our rehabilitation approaches to treatment for cognitive Long COVID proved to be effective.'
recovercovid.org/news/recover...
'None of our rehabilitation approaches to treatment for cognitive Long COVID proved to be effective.'
recovercovid.org/news/recover...
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FDA removes decades-old warning on hormone therapy for menopause https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/fda-reverses-hormone-warning-menopause-health/
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
FDA removes decades-old warning on hormone therapy for menopause https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/fda-reverses-hormone-warning-menopause-health/
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
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Fredericton #NBPoli mask up for Remembrance Day if indoors wwater.ca/New_Brunswic...
Fredericton, New Brunswick - Wastewater 🇨🇦
At-a-glance graphs of COVID-19, RSV, and flu levels in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
wwater.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Fredericton #NBPoli mask up for Remembrance Day if indoors wwater.ca/New_Brunswic...
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On my way to COP30 and thought I’d reshare this piece wrought out of the anger I felt leaving COP29.
Here’s hoping we move the needle forward this year
Here’s hoping we move the needle forward this year
We need to treat fossil fuels like Big Tobacco
To reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and stem disinformation that blocks effective climate action, a comprehensive ban on advertising, promotion and sponsorship of fossil fuel products and indust...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
On my way to COP30 and thought I’d reshare this piece wrought out of the anger I felt leaving COP29.
Here’s hoping we move the needle forward this year
Here’s hoping we move the needle forward this year
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In England, researchers studied 13.9 million children and found that COVID-19 infection raised the risk of rare heart and blood conditions for at least 12 months, while vaccination raised a smaller short-term risk of heart inflammation.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Vascular and inflammatory diseases after COVID-19 infection and vaccination in children and young people in England: a retrospective, population-based cohort study using linked electronic health recor...
Children and young people have higher risks of rare vascular and inflammatory diseases
up to 12 months after a first COVID-19 diagnosis and higher risk of rare myocarditis
or pericarditis up to 4 week...
www.thelancet.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
In England, researchers studied 13.9 million children and found that COVID-19 infection raised the risk of rare heart and blood conditions for at least 12 months, while vaccination raised a smaller short-term risk of heart inflammation.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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Barging into office, yelling from Conservative leadership 'sealed the deal' on defection: d'Entremont #Canada
MP says Conservatives felt like 'part of a frat house rather than a serious political party'
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
MP says Conservatives felt like 'part of a frat house rather than a serious political party'
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Barging into office, yelling from Conservative leadership 'sealed the deal' on defection: d'Entremont | CBC News
Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont says the barging into his office and yelling from Conservative Party leadership 'sealed the deal' on his choice to cross the floor to the Liberals earlier this week.
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Barging into office, yelling from Conservative leadership 'sealed the deal' on defection: d'Entremont #Canada
MP says Conservatives felt like 'part of a frat house rather than a serious political party'
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
MP says Conservatives felt like 'part of a frat house rather than a serious political party'
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Halifax’s budget: roughly 50% of the total budget goes to roads
Halifax’s “vision”:
Halifax’s “vision”:
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Halifax’s budget: roughly 50% of the total budget goes to roads
Halifax’s “vision”:
Halifax’s “vision”:
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Job security, pensions, affordable living…all happened for one generation for a very brief period of time, yet it’s the standard by which we have set our entire economy, educational system, personal goals, and societal expectations.
Yep. My dad, who left high school in Grade 12 (back when it went to 13), was able to get a job with Ontario Hydro, work there for 30 years, buy a house in the GTA as the sole breadwinner in the family, and retire with an amazing pension and lifelong health coverage for himself and my mother.
no, but there was a period in history where my dad could land in Canada with no money or formal education, get a job at Nortel as an electrical engineer, go over to a rail signalling company, stay there for 36 years, riding up to a reasonably high-paying position, with defined benefit pension
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Job security, pensions, affordable living…all happened for one generation for a very brief period of time, yet it’s the standard by which we have set our entire economy, educational system, personal goals, and societal expectations.