Renee
@ryklab.bsky.social
RDH, Assistant Clinical Professor at University of Alberta, hater of whitening toothpaste, PRO WATER FLUORIDATION, mom of 2 including a brain cancer survivor 🎗️. Amateur pastry chef and lover of butter
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
"Then there’s the “not on my bingo card” crowd. That one really grates on my nerves. It’s basically just white privilege dressed up as quippy self-awareness".
Fantastic read!
Fantastic read!
"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion
Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.
rewirenewsgroup.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"Then there’s the “not on my bingo card” crowd. That one really grates on my nerves. It’s basically just white privilege dressed up as quippy self-awareness".
Fantastic read!
Fantastic read!
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Again I ask #Medsky why they are not using N95s in #oncology.
Why are there no HEPA purifiers in lobbies, patient rooms, etc?
There is no justification for not using the most effective tools we have to PREVENT airborne infection.
There is no scientific, ethical, nor cost related reason not to.
Why are there no HEPA purifiers in lobbies, patient rooms, etc?
There is no justification for not using the most effective tools we have to PREVENT airborne infection.
There is no scientific, ethical, nor cost related reason not to.
“COVID-19 infection had a significant impact on patients with cancer, and risk factors for hospitalization and mortality were identified.”
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Risk Factors for COVID-19–Related Hospitalization and Death in Patients With Cancer
This prospective cohort study investigated the impact of COVID-19 on patients with cancer, including risk factors for hospitalization, treatment disruptions, and death.
jamanetwork.com
July 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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MY NEW COLUMN:
For centuries, the Texas government has weaponized different laws to control and exploit Black women’s bodies—first through slavery, then through Jim Crow segregation, and now through abortion restrictions that disproportionately harm and control the lives of Black women.
For centuries, the Texas government has weaponized different laws to control and exploit Black women’s bodies—first through slavery, then through Jim Crow segregation, and now through abortion restrictions that disproportionately harm and control the lives of Black women.
For Black Women in Texas, Juneteenth’s Promise of Freedom Remains Unrealized
State control over reproduction in Texas didn't end with slavery in 1865. Today’s draconian abortion laws and bounty hunts keep Black women in reproductive enslavement.
rewirenewsgroup.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
MY NEW COLUMN:
For centuries, the Texas government has weaponized different laws to control and exploit Black women’s bodies—first through slavery, then through Jim Crow segregation, and now through abortion restrictions that disproportionately harm and control the lives of Black women.
For centuries, the Texas government has weaponized different laws to control and exploit Black women’s bodies—first through slavery, then through Jim Crow segregation, and now through abortion restrictions that disproportionately harm and control the lives of Black women.
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One more bookish set for good measure.
These biscuits are inspired by the weird and wonderful world of medieval illustration.
These biscuits are inspired by the weird and wonderful world of medieval illustration.
May 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
One more bookish set for good measure.
These biscuits are inspired by the weird and wonderful world of medieval illustration.
These biscuits are inspired by the weird and wonderful world of medieval illustration.
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The more I think about the horrors being inflicted on Adriana Smith’s family, the angrier I get about the fact that I wouldn’t have survived my own hysterectomy had I not had a white man with me.
I was sent home with a life threatening internal bleed 3 times.
Misogyny, racism & bigotry kill:
I was sent home with a life threatening internal bleed 3 times.
Misogyny, racism & bigotry kill:
My Most Dangerous ER Experience and How My Advocate Saved My Life
A story of medical gaslighting, negligence and neglect that very nearly cost me my life - and how my accidental advocate (untrained and unprepared) saved me.
www.disabledginger.com
May 19, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The more I think about the horrors being inflicted on Adriana Smith’s family, the angrier I get about the fact that I wouldn’t have survived my own hysterectomy had I not had a white man with me.
I was sent home with a life threatening internal bleed 3 times.
Misogyny, racism & bigotry kill:
I was sent home with a life threatening internal bleed 3 times.
Misogyny, racism & bigotry kill:
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The state of Georgia is using the body of a brain-dead woman as an incubator. Because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she died, and their abortion ban is from about 6 weeks, they are sustaining her on life support, without input from her family, until 32 weeks of gestation. A true dystopian nightmare.
May 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The state of Georgia is using the body of a brain-dead woman as an incubator. Because she was 9 weeks pregnant when she died, and their abortion ban is from about 6 weeks, they are sustaining her on life support, without input from her family, until 32 weeks of gestation. A true dystopian nightmare.
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This is an unscientific decision that will cause harms. While topical fluoride is useful, when adult teeth are growing (in children) ingested fluoride makes more impact than any topical fluoride later can.
Everything we ingest “changes our microbiome.” Microbiome composition is not a health outcome!
Everything we ingest “changes our microbiome.” Microbiome composition is not a health outcome!
U.S. health regulators have announced plans to phase out fluoride-containing supplements sometimes used to strengthen children’s teeth.
FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids' teeth
U.S. health officials say they plan to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth, citing possible health risks.
bit.ly
May 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This is an unscientific decision that will cause harms. While topical fluoride is useful, when adult teeth are growing (in children) ingested fluoride makes more impact than any topical fluoride later can.
Everything we ingest “changes our microbiome.” Microbiome composition is not a health outcome!
Everything we ingest “changes our microbiome.” Microbiome composition is not a health outcome!
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How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
April 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
This is depressing but somehow therapeutic to read.
March 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This is depressing but somehow therapeutic to read.
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Final word on substack today:
keep posting about how awful they are because a lot of people really have no idea.
I feel like I post about it every day and I always get people who asked me why substack is a problem. They don't know. We gotta tell 'em.
keep posting about how awful they are because a lot of people really have no idea.
I feel like I post about it every day and I always get people who asked me why substack is a problem. They don't know. We gotta tell 'em.
February 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Final word on substack today:
keep posting about how awful they are because a lot of people really have no idea.
I feel like I post about it every day and I always get people who asked me why substack is a problem. They don't know. We gotta tell 'em.
keep posting about how awful they are because a lot of people really have no idea.
I feel like I post about it every day and I always get people who asked me why substack is a problem. They don't know. We gotta tell 'em.
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Let’s be clear. Healthcare is a human right. It is a foundation, like education that builds and sustains society. It should never be about profit and it never generates revenue. It’s about a patient’s needs & not a shareholder’s return. Anyone who tells you otherwise is stealing.
February 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Let’s be clear. Healthcare is a human right. It is a foundation, like education that builds and sustains society. It should never be about profit and it never generates revenue. It’s about a patient’s needs & not a shareholder’s return. Anyone who tells you otherwise is stealing.
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Thanks to a postal strike in 🇨🇦 the November issue of the Physiologist just arrived.
Nevertheless, it had a great article on the long term health impact of pregnancy, featuring @sgoulopoulou.bsky.social & @drhelenecollin1.bsky.social.
www.physiology.org/publications...
Nevertheless, it had a great article on the long term health impact of pregnancy, featuring @sgoulopoulou.bsky.social & @drhelenecollin1.bsky.social.
www.physiology.org/publications...
How Pregnancy Affects a Lifetime of Health
www.physiology.org
January 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Thanks to a postal strike in 🇨🇦 the November issue of the Physiologist just arrived.
Nevertheless, it had a great article on the long term health impact of pregnancy, featuring @sgoulopoulou.bsky.social & @drhelenecollin1.bsky.social.
www.physiology.org/publications...
Nevertheless, it had a great article on the long term health impact of pregnancy, featuring @sgoulopoulou.bsky.social & @drhelenecollin1.bsky.social.
www.physiology.org/publications...
Same!
Get your ferritin checked. I was at 5 and my hemoglobin was in the normal range.
PSA: Not all anemia is iron deficiency and not all iron deficiency causes anemia.
January 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Same!
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1/12. Lots of engagement with this Walmart research post. I wanted to follow up on one of the themes I noticed in reactions. This will be a longer thread than I usually write, but I want to weave together a few related points on science (and communication about it), public engagement, and policy.
"Walmart makes the places it operates in poorer than they would be if it had never shown up at all. Sometimes consumer prices are an incomplete, even misleading, signal of economic well-being."
Fascinating studies on the broader effects of Walmart:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Fascinating studies on the broader effects of Walmart:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
www.theatlantic.com
January 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
1/12. Lots of engagement with this Walmart research post. I wanted to follow up on one of the themes I noticed in reactions. This will be a longer thread than I usually write, but I want to weave together a few related points on science (and communication about it), public engagement, and policy.
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Why are B.C. kids sick all the time?
The consequences of repeated COVID-19 infections are now becoming clear in B.C., across Canada and around the world
www.surreynowleader.com/opinion/anal...
The consequences of repeated COVID-19 infections are now becoming clear in B.C., across Canada and around the world
www.surreynowleader.com/opinion/anal...
ANALYSIS: Why are B.C. kids sick all the time? Health experts explain
The consequences of repeated COVID-19 infections are now becoming clear in B.C., across Canada and around the world
www.surreynowleader.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Why are B.C. kids sick all the time?
The consequences of repeated COVID-19 infections are now becoming clear in B.C., across Canada and around the world
www.surreynowleader.com/opinion/anal...
The consequences of repeated COVID-19 infections are now becoming clear in B.C., across Canada and around the world
www.surreynowleader.com/opinion/anal...
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Many pediatric oncology programs rely on philanthropy and have just a small fraction of the resources that St Jude has.
If you’d like to support children with cancer, especially those in your area, consider donating to your local children’s hospital.
If you’d like to support children with cancer, especially those in your area, consider donating to your local children’s hospital.
December 28, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Many pediatric oncology programs rely on philanthropy and have just a small fraction of the resources that St Jude has.
If you’d like to support children with cancer, especially those in your area, consider donating to your local children’s hospital.
If you’d like to support children with cancer, especially those in your area, consider donating to your local children’s hospital.
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One thing anyone can do is repost stories about missing Black and Brown women because I know y'all love you some us
But we are often sorely under protected and under defended.
people.com/jahnay-bryan...
But we are often sorely under protected and under defended.
people.com/jahnay-bryan...
Jahnay Bryan, Who Once Expressed Fears Over Going Missing, Hasn't Been Seen Since October
Jahnay Bryan was last seen in Los Angeles on Oct. 16. Earlier that day, she sent her former boyfriend a strange email about wanting to get married.
people.com
December 23, 2024 at 9:42 AM
One thing anyone can do is repost stories about missing Black and Brown women because I know y'all love you some us
But we are often sorely under protected and under defended.
people.com/jahnay-bryan...
But we are often sorely under protected and under defended.
people.com/jahnay-bryan...
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The richest man on the planet could probably solve child cancer himself using less money than he burned destroying Twitter.
Instead, he used his influence to strip $190 million from the budget for pediatric cancer research.
What a fucking asshole.
Instead, he used his influence to strip $190 million from the budget for pediatric cancer research.
What a fucking asshole.
December 21, 2024 at 6:17 PM
The richest man on the planet could probably solve child cancer himself using less money than he burned destroying Twitter.
Instead, he used his influence to strip $190 million from the budget for pediatric cancer research.
What a fucking asshole.
Instead, he used his influence to strip $190 million from the budget for pediatric cancer research.
What a fucking asshole.