Dylan MacKay
@dylanmackayphd.bsky.social
Dad | #T1D my pancreas is on my phone | Assistant Professor of #NutSky and Chronic Disease | Newfoundlander in Winnipeg | Deutscher | Clinical Trialist | ADHD | he/him | Old man playing Rocket League | views my own
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Dylan MacKay
@dylanmackayphd.bsky.social
· Sep 26
People with type 1 diabetes #T1D can sometimes seem aloof and unapproachable. I want to let you know it isn't because we know we are so hot (we do), it is because we are really busy trying to stop our bodies from killing us.
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The prospect of replacing people's already dwindling intelligence with an artificial one that they can control
has billionaires salivating
has billionaires salivating
September 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The prospect of replacing people's already dwindling intelligence with an artificial one that they can control
has billionaires salivating
has billionaires salivating
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This is one of the most remarkable academic debacles I've ever seen.
A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself.
pubpeer.com/publications...
A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself.
pubpeer.com/publications...
PubPeer - Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart fail...
There are comments on PubPeer for publication: Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart failure by intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells: phase 3 randomised clinical trial (P...
pubpeer.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This is one of the most remarkable academic debacles I've ever seen.
A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself.
pubpeer.com/publications...
A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself.
pubpeer.com/publications...
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This should make us all grab torches and pitchforks and start a revolution. Crypto billionaire Changpeng Xhao, ex-con recently pardoned by Trump, is now Canada's richest person according to the annual @macleans.bsky.social ranking: macleans.ca/longforms/th.... #cdnecon #canlab /2
The Rich List - Macleans.ca
There's a new billionaire topping our list this year. Here are Canada's 40 wealthiest people—and how they made their money.
macleans.ca
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
This should make us all grab torches and pitchforks and start a revolution. Crypto billionaire Changpeng Xhao, ex-con recently pardoned by Trump, is now Canada's richest person according to the annual @macleans.bsky.social ranking: macleans.ca/longforms/th.... #cdnecon #canlab /2
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Talked about the prospect of another pipeline and Carney's recent comments on my Monday political panel.
As I said, the biggest impediment isn't regulations or even Indigenous opposition but the lack of a viable business case.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
As I said, the biggest impediment isn't regulations or even Indigenous opposition but the lack of a viable business case.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
Danielle Smith’s pipeline still doesn’t have a business case
The biggest obstacle standing in the way of another pipeline to the West Coast isn't the tanker ban or federal climate policies. It's oil prices and the nature of the businesses that rely on them for ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Talked about the prospect of another pipeline and Carney's recent comments on my Monday political panel.
As I said, the biggest impediment isn't regulations or even Indigenous opposition but the lack of a viable business case.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
As I said, the biggest impediment isn't regulations or even Indigenous opposition but the lack of a viable business case.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/o...
The sad thing here is insurance companies will optimize their systems based on profit, so AIs that are cheap but also still mess up and create rejections and extra "friction" to getting coverage you are entitled to are very profitable
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The sad thing here is insurance companies will optimize their systems based on profit, so AIs that are cheap but also still mess up and create rejections and extra "friction" to getting coverage you are entitled to are very profitable
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Kudos to the anti-vaccine movement for making the world a little worse off than where they found it.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Kudos to the anti-vaccine movement for making the world a little worse off than where they found it.
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Delighted to share the main findings of GoFresh, a tremendous community effort! I'm incredibly grateful to our participants. More coming soon with our GoFreshRx trial (treated hypertension)!
DASH-Patterned Groceries and Effects on Blood Pressure jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
DASH-Patterned Groceries and Effects on Blood Pressure jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
DASH-Patterned Groceries and Effects on Blood Pressure
This randomized clinical trial investigates the effect of home-delivered Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) low-sodium groceries on blood pressure among Black adults in communities with fe...
jamanetwork.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Delighted to share the main findings of GoFresh, a tremendous community effort! I'm incredibly grateful to our participants. More coming soon with our GoFreshRx trial (treated hypertension)!
DASH-Patterned Groceries and Effects on Blood Pressure jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
DASH-Patterned Groceries and Effects on Blood Pressure jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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I would actually be shocked if you didn’t have these tests available for purchase at your chiropractic clinic along with the unregulated supplements that you’d like to sell me to detox the “toxins” that you say I should be fearing.
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I would actually be shocked if you didn’t have these tests available for purchase at your chiropractic clinic along with the unregulated supplements that you’d like to sell me to detox the “toxins” that you say I should be fearing.
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The age of oil is drawing to a close. The oil glut is set to become permanent because of the electrification of transport. Why? EVs are cheaper. So by all means let's squander billions & billions in Canada building empty oil pipelines. #EnergyTransition
powering-the-planet.ghost.io/gluttons-for...
powering-the-planet.ghost.io/gluttons-for...
Gluttons For Punishment: Oil Industry Doubles Down Against Reality
The world is facing a multi-year oil glut where the oil producers will be pumping more oil out of the ground than the world is using. This will keep oil prices at low levels – likely well below the le...
powering-the-planet.ghost.io
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The age of oil is drawing to a close. The oil glut is set to become permanent because of the electrification of transport. Why? EVs are cheaper. So by all means let's squander billions & billions in Canada building empty oil pipelines. #EnergyTransition
powering-the-planet.ghost.io/gluttons-for...
powering-the-planet.ghost.io/gluttons-for...
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The AI is referring to the weight of the soul. Common mistake
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The AI is referring to the weight of the soul. Common mistake
This should be everywhere he goes for the rest of his life
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
This should be everywhere he goes for the rest of his life
Premier Kinew will make a great leader for the federal Liberals when Carney decides to give it up
When you're endorsed by the far-right National Post, it's time to change direction: you're most certainly doing something wrong. I'd be curious to know how many card-carrying Mb NDP members are happy with Mr. Kinew's lurch to the right. #MbPoli
nationalpost.com/opinion/np-v...
nationalpost.com/opinion/np-v...
NP View: The federal NDP needs Wab Kinew
Bill to detain meth addicts shows that Manitoba premier is a realist
nationalpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Premier Kinew will make a great leader for the federal Liberals when Carney decides to give it up
Can we all agree that we need to call carbon capture and storage a fossil fuel subsidy, sure it is probably a better fossil fuel subsidy than other more direct subsidies, but we should only be investing money in CCS that we move from other fossil fuel subsidies we cut.
November 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Can we all agree that we need to call carbon capture and storage a fossil fuel subsidy, sure it is probably a better fossil fuel subsidy than other more direct subsidies, but we should only be investing money in CCS that we move from other fossil fuel subsidies we cut.
I always love nice concise collections of peoples' own words which are easy to provide to students when you have to mention them because of their involvement in scientific breakthroughs. It is important to establish that many prominent scientists were also terrible
Scientific breakthroughs are rarely unique; someone else would’ve made them soon enough. But when prominent scientists cause harm, that harm isn’t inevitable; the world might simply have been better had the harm not been inflicted.
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
liorpachter.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/j...
James Watson in his own words
“Some anti-Semitism is justified” “Whenever you interview fat people, you feel bad, because you know you’re not going to hire them” “Japan should be bombed for d…
liorpachter.wordpress.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I always love nice concise collections of peoples' own words which are easy to provide to students when you have to mention them because of their involvement in scientific breakthroughs. It is important to establish that many prominent scientists were also terrible
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This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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FRIDAY'S BUILD UP DIETITIANS NEWSLETTER
open.substack.com/pub/buildupd...
open.substack.com/pub/buildupd...
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
FRIDAY'S BUILD UP DIETITIANS NEWSLETTER
open.substack.com/pub/buildupd...
open.substack.com/pub/buildupd...
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NOTHING can destroy a Cyber Truck….😎😏
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
February 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
NOTHING can destroy a Cyber Truck….😎😏
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has responded to Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon after he called her a “witch”, saying, “If I had the power to make spells... I would use it to stop your crimes once and for all.”
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ihrv92
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ihrv92
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has responded to Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon after he called her a “witch”, saying, “If I had the power to make spells... I would use it to stop your crimes once and for all.”
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ihrv92
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ihrv92
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Longevity? Needed...👇
Equity. Justice. Access. Eduction. Wealth. Luck.
"....greater wealth was associated with lower mortality, and the association between wealth and mortality appeared to be more pronounced in the United States than in Europe."
www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Equity. Justice. Access. Eduction. Wealth. Luck.
"....greater wealth was associated with lower mortality, and the association between wealth and mortality appeared to be more pronounced in the United States than in Europe."
www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe | NEJM
Amid growing wealth disparity, we have little information on how health among older Americans compares with that among older Europeans across the distribution of wealth. We performed a longitudinal...
www.nejm.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Longevity? Needed...👇
Equity. Justice. Access. Eduction. Wealth. Luck.
"....greater wealth was associated with lower mortality, and the association between wealth and mortality appeared to be more pronounced in the United States than in Europe."
www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Equity. Justice. Access. Eduction. Wealth. Luck.
"....greater wealth was associated with lower mortality, and the association between wealth and mortality appeared to be more pronounced in the United States than in Europe."
www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
This AI bubble is a far larger and stronger bubble...
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This AI bubble is a far larger and stronger bubble...
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Missing all the overwhelming amount of science coming out of #KidneyWk?
The #NephJC crew has got you covered
Day 2 edition www.nephjc.com/news/kidneyw... via @nephroseeker.medsky.social & moi
The #NephJC crew has got you covered
Day 2 edition www.nephjc.com/news/kidneyw... via @nephroseeker.medsky.social & moi
Kidney Week in Houston: Day 2 — NephJC
in this edition: Fish Oil, GBD, Flozination meta-analysis, CHW intervention in Hispanic/Latino patients, and much more
www.nephjc.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Missing all the overwhelming amount of science coming out of #KidneyWk?
The #NephJC crew has got you covered
Day 2 edition www.nephjc.com/news/kidneyw... via @nephroseeker.medsky.social & moi
The #NephJC crew has got you covered
Day 2 edition www.nephjc.com/news/kidneyw... via @nephroseeker.medsky.social & moi
Whose up for replicating this?
Shocking first high impact trial of the day. Fish oil reduces CV events in dialysis patients! #Pisces #kidneywk
Simultaneous pub in NEJM
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Simultaneous pub in NEJM
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Whose up for replicating this?
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This is just the tip of the iceberg: get ready for the entire oil & gas industry to drill & dash and leave the taxpayer to pay for nearly $300 BILLION in clean up costs for their foul mess. #EndFossilFuels
Alberta let an oil and gas company ‘in survival mode’ take over 170 wells. Now it’s not paying its bills: thenarwhal.ca/maga-energy-...
Alberta allowed cash-strapped MAGA Energy to acquire 170 wells | The Narwhal
The Alberta Energy Regulator approved MAGA Energy, already in financial distress, to acquire 170 oil and gas wells. Unpaid bills will likely fall on taxpayers
thenarwhal.ca
November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This is just the tip of the iceberg: get ready for the entire oil & gas industry to drill & dash and leave the taxpayer to pay for nearly $300 BILLION in clean up costs for their foul mess. #EndFossilFuels