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Jacalyn Duffin
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hematologist, historian, and drug shortage activist
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healthhistory.bsky.social
I logged in to write another blog for 'A Short History of Mental Health' (Psychology Today ) and realized that I've written 50 of these things! Here they are:
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A Short History of Mental Health
Looking backward to move forward
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November 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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picardonhealth.bsky.social
How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think. A parliamentary committee is asking for researchers' personal information in what seems like an anti-DEI crusade, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think
A parliamentary committee is asking for academics’ private information on a strange anti-DEI crusade
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November 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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osten.bsky.social
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Marthe Gautier, 96, Dies; Had Key Role in Down Syndrome Breakthrough
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November 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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hagenilda.bsky.social
As @cathamclarke.bsky.social said to me the other week; it’s clear there’s a NEED for history - just look around you. But there’s a disconnect between that and the realisation that there’s a need to train historians.
benpohl.bsky.social Prof. Ben Pohl @benpohl.bsky.social · 9d
I think it’s even worse: the lack of recognition that there even *is* such a thing as professional training in historical research!
November 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Trump effect by historians in Switzerland
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Trump «annule» les savoirs (en santé), produisons-en! - Le Temps
OPINION. Les attaques répétées de l’administration Trump sur les données et les productions scientifiques ne seront pas sans conséquences, notamment sur la santé. Elles affectent déjà nos propres rech...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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alexandreklein.bsky.social
Il est là, il existe 😍
En librairie dès la semaine prochaine !
October 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A cruel and unnecessary cause of drug shortages: Russian bombs.
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Russia Destroys One-Fifth of Ukraine’s Monthly Medicine Supply
Russian forces destroyed Optima-Pharm’s central warehouse, wiping out 20% of Ukraine’s monthly medicine supply, causing temporary shortages but regional
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October 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
An obligation for storage can reduce drug shortages.
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Can a national storage obligation for medicines prevent shortages? Evidence from the Finnish experience
Since 1984, Finland has used storage obligations for essential medicines, requiring manufacturers and importers to maintain storage of certain medicin…
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October 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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picardonhealth.bsky.social
Dr. Balfour Mount, who coined the term "palliative care" and whose profound empathy helped revolutionize health-care in North America, died peacefully at the palliative care unit that bears his name. He was 86. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca
Balfour Mount, who revolutionized end-of-life care, died at palliative unit named in his honour | CBC News
Mount devoted his life to caring for others and alleviating suffering. In interviews, his family and colleagues remembered him as both deeply compassionate and as a fierce advocate for the humanity of...
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October 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
What causes drug shortages? Sometimes it is obvious.
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‘Most people are just toughing it out’: shortage of drugs leaves Gaza’s wounded without pain relief
Operations are being carried out without proper anaesthetics and what painkillers there are have to be rationed, say doctors
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September 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Increased demand= shortage.
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Conjunctivitis outbreak sparks drug shortage | The Express Tribune
Nearly 3,000 patients visit major eye hospitals in just three days
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September 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
What happens to drug use after shortages?...New study examining 2010 to 2024 in multiple countries of Europe and North America
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September 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Leucovorin...far be it from historians to predict the future, but can we not forsee yet another shortage coming that will impact cancer patients everywhere?
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What is leucovorin, the drug the Trump administration says can treat autism?
Could a cancer drug really treat autism? The evidence is far from certain. Here’s what we know so far.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Former student (Qmeds 1995) serving in Gaza. 6 min BBC interview.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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“Tests by two foreign laboratories show that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned before his death in an Arctic penal colony last year, his wife said”

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Lab tests show Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned, his wife says
Russian authorities said Navalny died last year after feeling unwell following a walk around the high-security Arctic penal colony where he was serving a combined 30 ½-year jail sentence.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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boghuma.bsky.social
Very informative reporting on the resurgence of Typhus is Texas. All infectious diseases seem to have sensed the abandonment of science and public health measures and are seizing the moment. This is not the type of job secure I want 🫠
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Typhus, a disease once nearly eradicated in the U.S., is on the rise in Texas
Texas is seeing an explosion of cases of typhus, a disease that – if untreated – can be fatal. Typhus was almost eradicated from the United States, but now it's making a comeback.
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September 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Gov'ts still pour 💵 into policies that undermine sustainable development. Can this ever be reversed?

For Mark Halle, who launched the Global Subsidies Initiative, change often feels impossible—until, suddenly, it isn’t.

🔎 https://bit.ly/4pchV6l

#20YearsGSI
A man speaks into a microphone at a podium. Overlaid text reads, "New Explainer. Mind Your Own Business: Mark Halle talks tough politics of subsidy reform."
September 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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shawnmicallef.bsky.social
In Ontario, criminal vigilantism works and will influence gov't policy.

Keep that in mind.
‘Get rid of the speed cameras,’ Doug Ford warns municipalities after several cut down in Toronto overnight
Premier Doug Ford says he plans to take matters into his own hands if Ontario municipalities don’t “get rid of the speed cameras” in short order.
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September 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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picardonhealth.bsky.social
Doug Ford is barking up the wrong tree with a ban on animal research. Nobody likes the idea of cute little puppies being killed. But populist pandering to emotion is anti-science rhetoric that serves no one, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... @theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: Doug Ford is barking up the wrong tree with his ban on animal research
The Ontario Premier’s populist pandering in the wake of a report over beagles used in research is knee-jerk, anti-science rhetoric
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September 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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⚡️Russian drones force Kyiv children to hide in metro as school year begins.

The air alert, triggered by Russian drones, began at 9:20 a.m. local time and lasted over three hours, catching many children on their way to school before classes could start.
Russian drones force Kyiv children to hide in metro as school year begins
The air alert, triggered by Russian drones, began at 9:20 a.m. local time and lasted over three hours, catching many children on their way to school before classes could start.
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September 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Graham Greene, a Canadian actor who belonged to the Oneida First Nation and portrayed Indigenous characters in “Dances With Wolves” and other Hollywood blockbusters, died on Monday in Ontario. He was 73. nyti.ms/425In7L
September 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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CDC director pushed out; flood of top resignations follow
The ouster comes at a tumultuous time for the embattled health agency. Other top officials also submitted their resignations Wednesday.
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August 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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rosswmd.bsky.social
Happy to see this out in the world. This review gives me arranging credit but it's really all Brian Kay, whom I've known since he was in high school, and who is a tremendously creative musician and talented performer. Lots of musicians, lots of fun. Enjoy!
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Play, Music! Songs from Shakespeare » Early Music America
Shakespeare's plays are rich in song, with productions at the Globe Theatre featuring musically trained actors and a small instrumental band. We have the texts, but there is no surviving music from an...
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August 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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wickdchiq.bsky.social
Every American MSM article I’ve read or segment I’ve watched blames the loss of tourism on Trump’s tariffs. While that is part of it, the bigger part is your immigration policies. We don’t want to end up at Alligator Alcatraz, Honduras or Uganda
The U.S. detained a Canadian toddler FFS
At least two Canadian toddlers have been held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this year, including one who was detained for 51 days, more than double the legal detention period for migrant children in the United States, a Globe and Mail analysis of American enforcement data show. The children, who are under the age of four, were both detained at a remote Texas facility that has been the subject of a legal complaint alleging inadequate access to safe drinking water, medical care and legal assistance. At the time of detention, they appear to have been accompanied by adults who were also apprehended. The toddlers are among 149 Canadians ranging between two and 77 years old who have been held at some point in ICE custody since January, when President Donald Trump took office and ordered an expansive immigration crackdown.
August 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM