Brett Barrett (she/ her)
@bbarrettrph.bsky.social
Associate Professor @UWPharmacy
Casual Pharmacist at WRHN @ Midtown
Obsessive about Infectious Disease Rx & Antimicrobial Stewardship (Opinions expressed my own)
Casual Pharmacist at WRHN @ Midtown
Obsessive about Infectious Disease Rx & Antimicrobial Stewardship (Opinions expressed my own)
Antibiotics for a viral infection: the medical equivalent of yelling at your toaster because the TV won't work. #AMRawareCA #AMR #AntimicrobialResistance
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Antibiotics for a viral infection: the medical equivalent of yelling at your toaster because the TV won't work. #AMRawareCA #AMR #AntimicrobialResistance
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Happy World Antibiotic Awareness Week to all those advancing stewardship one unnecessary meropenem order at a time! #AMRawareCA
November 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Happy World Antibiotic Awareness Week to all those advancing stewardship one unnecessary meropenem order at a time! #AMRawareCA
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Guzzling up increasingly scarce fresh water to enable AI.
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
In the race to develop artificial intelligence, tech giants are building data centers that guzzle up water, creating problems for those living nearby. https://trib.al/t6uceuq
Meta Built a Data Center Next Door. The Neighbors’ Water Taps Went Dry.
In the race to develop artificial intelligence, tech giants are building data centers that guzzle up water. That has led to problems for people who live nearby.
trib.al
July 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Guzzling up increasingly scarce fresh water to enable AI.
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
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One thing that isn't discussed enough re: close elections around the globe is how having multiple left-of-centre parties benefits the broader global Right the most. Even in the 2-party U.S., the constant infighting among everyone to the Left of Pinochet has empowered the worst people on earth.
June 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
One thing that isn't discussed enough re: close elections around the globe is how having multiple left-of-centre parties benefits the broader global Right the most. Even in the 2-party U.S., the constant infighting among everyone to the Left of Pinochet has empowered the worst people on earth.
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has expressed deep concern over the health of American children, describing them as the "sickest generation" in US history.
100 years ago, 1 in 3 kids died before reaching the age of 5.
100 years ago, 1 in 3 kids died before reaching the age of 5.
May 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has expressed deep concern over the health of American children, describing them as the "sickest generation" in US history.
100 years ago, 1 in 3 kids died before reaching the age of 5.
100 years ago, 1 in 3 kids died before reaching the age of 5.
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I have been sick for a week and I just read about "something going around" in a subreddit, which I guess is how I get my information now that the CDC is officially spending the next four years determining when and how microscopes became gay.
May 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I have been sick for a week and I just read about "something going around" in a subreddit, which I guess is how I get my information now that the CDC is officially spending the next four years determining when and how microscopes became gay.
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"...a huge step forward for sexual health and will be crucial in protecting individuals, helping to prevent the spread of infection and reduce the rising rates of antibiotic resistance strains of the bacteria."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘World-first’ gonorrhoea vaccine to be rolled out in England
Jab hailed as ‘landmark moment for sexual health’ and comes amid record cases of infection
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"...a huge step forward for sexual health and will be crucial in protecting individuals, helping to prevent the spread of infection and reduce the rising rates of antibiotic resistance strains of the bacteria."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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ACOG has released new clinical guidance on pain management for in-office uterine and cervical procedures, including IUD insertion. The recommendations emphasize patient counseling, evidence-based techniques, and shared decision making to improve care and reduce disparities. buff.ly/rxhFVnM
May 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
ACOG has released new clinical guidance on pain management for in-office uterine and cervical procedures, including IUD insertion. The recommendations emphasize patient counseling, evidence-based techniques, and shared decision making to improve care and reduce disparities. buff.ly/rxhFVnM
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PSA:
Your period should not
🩸last longer than 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen more than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
Your period should not
🩸last longer than 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen more than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
April 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
PSA:
Your period should not
🩸last longer than 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen more than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
Your period should not
🩸last longer than 7 days
🩸interfere with your life
🩸happen more than monthly
🩸require product changes more than every 2 hours
🩸have clots larger than a quarter
🩸cause debilitating pain
🩸require double product coverage
🩸make you anemic
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There are legitimate issues with the pharmaceutical industry and how it's regulated; the wellness industry is even more predatory, like it's not even close. Woo woo bullshit on par with leeches and humors
May 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
There are legitimate issues with the pharmaceutical industry and how it's regulated; the wellness industry is even more predatory, like it's not even close. Woo woo bullshit on par with leeches and humors
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The perverting effect of money.
May 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The perverting effect of money.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
May 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
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Not a word of this is true. Literally not a word.
RFK Jr: "We found that there's a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure and low IQ in children. So the more you get, the stupider you are."
April 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Not a word of this is true. Literally not a word.
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personally would like to see every store show what part of the price increase is due to tariffs bc if these tariffs ever come down, i need to see that price go right back down
April 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
personally would like to see every store show what part of the price increase is due to tariffs bc if these tariffs ever come down, i need to see that price go right back down
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One of Mark Carney's first priorities should be depolarizing our politics and protecting us from foreign-funded disinformation and other deliberate attempts at division.
The best way to do that? Electoral reform. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/30/o...
The best way to do that? Electoral reform. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/30/o...
Mark Carney needs to depolarize our politics
Under a more proportional system, both parties would be incentivized to compete more aggressively in all parts of the country — and rewarded for efforts aimed at building bridges rather than burning t...
www.nationalobserver.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
One of Mark Carney's first priorities should be depolarizing our politics and protecting us from foreign-funded disinformation and other deliberate attempts at division.
The best way to do that? Electoral reform. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/30/o...
The best way to do that? Electoral reform. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/30/o...
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IMPORTANT: “As Canadians prepare to go to the polls on Monday, they are being bombarded with misleading rightwing content on US social media platforms that has fuelled concerns about their potentially damaging role in the general election.”
The easiest, most constant & most dangerous interference.
The easiest, most constant & most dangerous interference.
Canadians bombarded with rightwing online content ahead of voting
FT analysis finds network of X accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney
www.ft.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
IMPORTANT: “As Canadians prepare to go to the polls on Monday, they are being bombarded with misleading rightwing content on US social media platforms that has fuelled concerns about their potentially damaging role in the general election.”
The easiest, most constant & most dangerous interference.
The easiest, most constant & most dangerous interference.
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(1/4) It was America and Britain that guaranteed the sovereignty of Ukraine and its borders in return for persuading them to give up their nuclear weapons.
April 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
(1/4) It was America and Britain that guaranteed the sovereignty of Ukraine and its borders in return for persuading them to give up their nuclear weapons.
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This is not peace, this is surrender with extra steps.
US 7-point “peace plan” presented in London:
1 Crimea is 🇷🇺
2 End hostilities at front line
3 🇺🇸 lifts all sanctions against 🇷🇺
4 Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant will be transferred to 🇺🇸. 🇺🇸 begins energy cooperation with 🇷🇺
5 No sec guarantees from 🇺🇸
6 🇺🇦 will not join NATO
7 Minerals deal to be signed
1 Crimea is 🇷🇺
2 End hostilities at front line
3 🇺🇸 lifts all sanctions against 🇷🇺
4 Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant will be transferred to 🇺🇸. 🇺🇸 begins energy cooperation with 🇷🇺
5 No sec guarantees from 🇺🇸
6 🇺🇦 will not join NATO
7 Minerals deal to be signed
April 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This is not peace, this is surrender with extra steps.
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Let’s dream up to ways to shit on women. Oh hey, let’s cancel the largest clinical trial ever for women www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Let’s dream up to ways to shit on women. Oh hey, let’s cancel the largest clinical trial ever for women www.science.org/content/arti...