Lisa MD
@gardeninglisa.bsky.social
Family Doctor with focus on obstetrics, HIV primary care & addictions. Gardener, orchid enthusiast, 🌱plant nerd. 🇨🇦
I assume there is a writing error here on behalf of CBC. This man was detained by customs while travelling from Toronto to Ottawa on a domestic flight. Doesn’t say that he travelled from outside 🇨🇦. What is going on?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I assume there is a writing error here on behalf of CBC. This man was detained by customs while travelling from Toronto to Ottawa on a domestic flight. Doesn’t say that he travelled from outside 🇨🇦. What is going on?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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News outlets are reporting this as the 1st alpha-gal allergy-related death. It's not; there have been reported deaths for years from cancer treatments (like cetuximab) that contain the molecule. But it may be the 1st death from ingesting beef. Be careful, AG folks.
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First death reported from meat allergy caused by tick bite
After months of investigation, researchers confirmed that a New Jersey man died of a tickborne allergy called alpha-gal syndrome after eating a hamburger.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
News outlets are reporting this as the 1st alpha-gal allergy-related death. It's not; there have been reported deaths for years from cancer treatments (like cetuximab) that contain the molecule. But it may be the 1st death from ingesting beef. Be careful, AG folks.
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Colonoscopies…but on a plane✈️…in zero gravity
I think the next Ok Go video should be them all getting colonoscopies.
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Colonoscopies…but on a plane✈️…in zero gravity
Health region wants to know if primary care can take over all non-TB mycobacteria management with a simple guideline. So mycobacteria from oceans, leprosy, infected cattle, or MAC in AIDS has a unifying simple management plan?
a man is laying on a couch wearing a blue shirt and making a funny face .
ALT: a man is laying on a couch wearing a blue shirt and making a funny face .
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November 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Health region wants to know if primary care can take over all non-TB mycobacteria management with a simple guideline. So mycobacteria from oceans, leprosy, infected cattle, or MAC in AIDS has a unifying simple management plan?
Just found out a farm 300 meters from us had several birds die of avian influenza. Farm posted on Facebook. They went through official agencies for testing. No official announcements from BC prov/health yet. At least our farm is plants.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Just found out a farm 300 meters from us had several birds die of avian influenza. Farm posted on Facebook. They went through official agencies for testing. No official announcements from BC prov/health yet. At least our farm is plants.
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What does this naturopath who introduced this act think about the “freedom” to spread HIV (ie. refuses meds to treat it and spreading to others) or active tuberculosis. Is freedom from actual public health dead in Idaho?
NEW: The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has seen in decades.
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
My State Banned Vaccine Mandates. Here’s How I Covered It as an Idaho Journalist.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has ...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
What does this naturopath who introduced this act think about the “freedom” to spread HIV (ie. refuses meds to treat it and spreading to others) or active tuberculosis. Is freedom from actual public health dead in Idaho?
How is this company not sanctioned out of existence???
Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing
A dark fleet of tankers carried tens of billions of dollars of Iranian and Russian oil to Asia, evading Western sanctions. Reuters found the ships were connected by one thing: a small insurance company in New Zealand, run by a British family.
www.reuters.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
How is this company not sanctioned out of existence???
Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Guess what? COVID mRNA vaccines don't just protect against COVID.
COVID mRNA vaccines also cause cancers to become sensitive to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). buff.ly/GEfJ5Zl
Let's fund more mRNA research!
#medsky #oncsky 🛟😷🧪
COVID mRNA vaccines also cause cancers to become sensitive to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). buff.ly/GEfJ5Zl
Let's fund more mRNA research!
#medsky #oncsky 🛟😷🧪
October 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Guess what? COVID mRNA vaccines don't just protect against COVID.
COVID mRNA vaccines also cause cancers to become sensitive to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). buff.ly/GEfJ5Zl
Let's fund more mRNA research!
#medsky #oncsky 🛟😷🧪
COVID mRNA vaccines also cause cancers to become sensitive to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). buff.ly/GEfJ5Zl
Let's fund more mRNA research!
#medsky #oncsky 🛟😷🧪
The only positive thing that could come of this is maybe that some Americans stop doing genital surgery on newborns who cannot consent (with most of them not even doing it for religious reasons). This is not a popular procedure even in Canada. Also, RFK Jr. is nuts.
RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol
October 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The only positive thing that could come of this is maybe that some Americans stop doing genital surgery on newborns who cannot consent (with most of them not even doing it for religious reasons). This is not a popular procedure even in Canada. Also, RFK Jr. is nuts.
☹️ Seems I picked up COVID from a family member’s funeral. Heard coughing there. BC hasn’t rolled out fall vax yet 😩. Last C19💉 in May. Immune system suppressed by sulasalazine, MTX, and anti-IL17A biologic so I can keep my joints. Hoping for the best so can get back to providing healthcare…
a woman sitting in a chair with her eyes closed and the hashtag # mafs on the bottom
ALT: a woman sitting in a chair with her eyes closed and the hashtag # mafs on the bottom
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October 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
☹️ Seems I picked up COVID from a family member’s funeral. Heard coughing there. BC hasn’t rolled out fall vax yet 😩. Last C19💉 in May. Immune system suppressed by sulasalazine, MTX, and anti-IL17A biologic so I can keep my joints. Hoping for the best so can get back to providing healthcare…
A local young student died of s**cide. School and church used the words “suddenly died” in their statements. Don’t know if it’s just me, but the vile anti-vaxxers make me cringe with these words now. “Died unexpectedly” seems better. Just don’t feed the conspiracists. So sad. 😞
October 7, 2025 at 3:37 AM
A local young student died of s**cide. School and church used the words “suddenly died” in their statements. Don’t know if it’s just me, but the vile anti-vaxxers make me cringe with these words now. “Died unexpectedly” seems better. Just don’t feed the conspiracists. So sad. 😞
Ouch. USD $499/mo is a big discount? It's about $200-$300 CAD per month in Canada for people who are willing to pay for it themselves (provincial plans kick in for lower income people taking it for diabetes).
Costco is stocking Ozempic + Wegovy for $499/month. Big discount, big headlines — but still out of reach for millions who need them most.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #PedsSky #EMSky #NurseSky
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Costco to sell Ozempic and Wegovy at a large discount for people without insurance
At $499 a month, the deal will help expand access to Novo Nordisk's weight loss drugs, but doctors say the hugely popular medications will still be out of reach for many who need them.
www.nbcnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Ouch. USD $499/mo is a big discount? It's about $200-$300 CAD per month in Canada for people who are willing to pay for it themselves (provincial plans kick in for lower income people taking it for diabetes).
Seeing people claiming that MMR vaccine can be given in pregnancy during an outbreak, based on AI summary of Health Canada guidelines (which do NOT recommend this). I believe AI hallucinations are going to kill some people.
a little girl wearing a til to nope shirt
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October 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Seeing people claiming that MMR vaccine can be given in pregnancy during an outbreak, based on AI summary of Health Canada guidelines (which do NOT recommend this). I believe AI hallucinations are going to kill some people.
Excellent!
Never wonder whether it's COVID or FLU again.
ANNOUNCING THE FIRST combo rapid tests FOR HOME, approved by Health Canada.
Detect COVID, FLU A, and FLU B with just one swab.
This is a great tool to have ready the next time a family member isn't feeling well.
ANNOUNCING THE FIRST combo rapid tests FOR HOME, approved by Health Canada.
Detect COVID, FLU A, and FLU B with just one swab.
This is a great tool to have ready the next time a family member isn't feeling well.
September 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Excellent!
Pregnant women who believe some drug/substance exposure could cause fetal problems sometimes rush to request an abortion, fearing the worst. Now what if the scare was not based on real evidence? We anticipate difficult conversations.
September 23, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Pregnant women who believe some drug/substance exposure could cause fetal problems sometimes rush to request an abortion, fearing the worst. Now what if the scare was not based on real evidence? We anticipate difficult conversations.
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no price is too high to pay in this pointless war against lifesaving science!
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children
The state’s elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids.
www.theatlantic.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
no price is too high to pay in this pointless war against lifesaving science!
Online chatbot refusing my address to ship an expensive electronic item I want to buy from them
September 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Online chatbot refusing my address to ship an expensive electronic item I want to buy from them
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Knitters, crocheters and other yarn enthusiasts are feeling the ripple effects of President Trump’s repeal of a tax exemption for low-value imports.
Crafters face higher prices, delivery delays and supply issues.
Crafters face higher prices, delivery delays and supply issues.
Knitters snagged by tariffs, as yarn brands pause shipments to U.S.
At least a half dozen European brands suspended deliveries after the de minimis exemption ended, leaving crafters to contend with higher prices and supply issues.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Knitters, crocheters and other yarn enthusiasts are feeling the ripple effects of President Trump’s repeal of a tax exemption for low-value imports.
Crafters face higher prices, delivery delays and supply issues.
Crafters face higher prices, delivery delays and supply issues.
Well, they just got rid of one of the best scientific vaccine experts and educators. Medical schools need to emphasize more medieval disease diagnosis from now on.
RFK Jr critic Paul Offit removed from FDA vaccine advisory committee www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
September 3, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Well, they just got rid of one of the best scientific vaccine experts and educators. Medical schools need to emphasize more medieval disease diagnosis from now on.
Clear anti-science attack from US govt officials. Very bad sign. Why aren’t the officials wanting to hide what they said publicly?
From the man himself, what the deletion of @joho.bsky.social’s channel at the hands of YouTube via Vinay Prasad means.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/vinayprasadl...
sciencebasedmedicine.org/vinayprasadl...
I am a Private Citizen Seeking to Hold My Government Accountable. Dr. Vinay Prasad, a Government Doctor, Killed My YouTube Channel.
Americans do not need our government's permission to remember the words of our public officials, and I refuse to let them be silenced or censored.
sciencebasedmedicine.org
August 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Clear anti-science attack from US govt officials. Very bad sign. Why aren’t the officials wanting to hide what they said publicly?
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This is a depressingly clueless take.Trump and RFK Jr. In fascist regimes science is subverted to serve ideology, and the ideology being served is quite recognizably fascist.
That Trump and Trumpism are fascist doesn’t explain the sheer vandalism of unleashing mass murdering mayhem via RFK to replace medical/scientific institutions of immense value and prestige with medieval peasant superstitions. That is a criminal madness facilitated by but above and beyond fascism.
August 31, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This is a depressingly clueless take.Trump and RFK Jr. In fascist regimes science is subverted to serve ideology, and the ideology being served is quite recognizably fascist.
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The #1 cause of death in women is heart disease. A new report makes the case for treating women with statins who have a high inflammation marker (hs-CRP) but no traditional risk factors academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
August 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The #1 cause of death in women is heart disease. A new report makes the case for treating women with statins who have a high inflammation marker (hs-CRP) but no traditional risk factors academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
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What really also needs to be looked at is how #PHAC subcontracted that program out without making sure that they were meeting their obligations. As I read this article, I was shocked at some of the comments from former employees of the company managing the program. The Feds need accountability.
Despite many requests to make the correction, for months the company kept her status as dead globalnews.ca/news/1133367...
Canada’s vaccine injury program declared her dead. But she’s not | Globalnews.ca
Asked about being declared deceased while battling a life-altering condition that left her partially disabled, a B.C. woman choked up: 'It really didn't feel good, you know?'
globalnews.ca
August 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
What really also needs to be looked at is how #PHAC subcontracted that program out without making sure that they were meeting their obligations. As I read this article, I was shocked at some of the comments from former employees of the company managing the program. The Feds need accountability.
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The therapeutic food is designed to bring malnourished kids back from the brink. A new order from the U.S. after months of mixed signals is good news for the Rhode Island factory that makes it.
Why the company that makes Plumpy'Nut is 'just over the moon!'
The therapeutic food is designed to bring malnourished kids back from the brink. A new order from the U.S. after months of mixed signals is good news for the Rhode Island factory that makes it.
n.pr
August 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The therapeutic food is designed to bring malnourished kids back from the brink. A new order from the U.S. after months of mixed signals is good news for the Rhode Island factory that makes it.
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"... the entire phylum of viruses".
Awesome - One Vaccine to rule them all 🛡️.
Since he gave himself until September, checks clock, a month from now, to cure autism, when might we expect this One Vaccine? I'm spitballing, but maybe Q1 / Q2 next year?
Preeeecious.
Awesome - One Vaccine to rule them all 🛡️.
Since he gave himself until September, checks clock, a month from now, to cure autism, when might we expect this One Vaccine? I'm spitballing, but maybe Q1 / Q2 next year?
Preeeecious.
August 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"... the entire phylum of viruses".
Awesome - One Vaccine to rule them all 🛡️.
Since he gave himself until September, checks clock, a month from now, to cure autism, when might we expect this One Vaccine? I'm spitballing, but maybe Q1 / Q2 next year?
Preeeecious.
Awesome - One Vaccine to rule them all 🛡️.
Since he gave himself until September, checks clock, a month from now, to cure autism, when might we expect this One Vaccine? I'm spitballing, but maybe Q1 / Q2 next year?
Preeeecious.