Stéphanie Albert, RPh (she/her)
@stephaniericalb.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Feminist • Acadienne • Ally • Pharmacist • Public Health • SciComm • Mom of 2
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I’m a:
• Sci-comm enthusiast
• French Acadian/Canadian pharmacist
• Public Health advocate
• feminist
• mom of 2
• fan of sci-fi, romantasy, astronomy, rock/metal
I want to learn more about:
• how to be a better activist/ally to marginalized groups
Help me escape X please 🫠
I’m a:
• Sci-comm enthusiast
• French Acadian/Canadian pharmacist
• Public Health advocate
• feminist
• mom of 2
• fan of sci-fi, romantasy, astronomy, rock/metal
I want to learn more about:
• how to be a better activist/ally to marginalized groups
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Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.
The end of an era.
insidemedicine.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
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WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
July 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Reading about parents in scoliosis FB groups having to worry about paying for their child’s surgery is heartbreaking. Not only do you have to learn about the condition, all the options, make a decision, but also have to deal with insurance, appeals, potentially selling your house/change jobs..1/2
July 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Reading about parents in scoliosis FB groups having to worry about paying for their child’s surgery is heartbreaking. Not only do you have to learn about the condition, all the options, make a decision, but also have to deal with insurance, appeals, potentially selling your house/change jobs..1/2
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The 17 recently dismissed members of ACIP have written a letter do JAMA expressing their concerns about the abrupt dismissal and replacement 2 days later of 8 individuals.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at a Crossroads
In this Viewpoint, former members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) caution that the sudden change in the ACIP may reverse the achievements of US immunization policy, includin...
jamanetwork.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The 17 recently dismissed members of ACIP have written a letter do JAMA expressing their concerns about the abrupt dismissal and replacement 2 days later of 8 individuals.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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More than 98% of families in this country choose to vaccinate their young children. But now, vaccine policy is being shaped by the small, extreme minority that doesn’t. This decision doesn’t reflect, protect or support families.
June 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
More than 98% of families in this country choose to vaccinate their young children. But now, vaccine policy is being shaped by the small, extreme minority that doesn’t. This decision doesn’t reflect, protect or support families.
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Hating on “Big Pharma”? Cool, it’s a $1.6 trillion regulated industry. But hang on…the $6.3 trillion wellness industry sells you mushroom tea, dewormers, crash diets, and alkaline water—no regulations, no oversight. But hey, it’s ‘natural,’ right?
April 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Hating on “Big Pharma”? Cool, it’s a $1.6 trillion regulated industry. But hang on…the $6.3 trillion wellness industry sells you mushroom tea, dewormers, crash diets, and alkaline water—no regulations, no oversight. But hey, it’s ‘natural,’ right?
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Vaccine experts band together to counter U.S. government misinformation: Vaccine Integrity Project intends to provide scientific responses to ill-founded vaccine moves | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Vaccine experts band together to counter U.S. government misinformation
Vaccine Integrity Project intends to provide scientific responses to ill-founded vaccine moves
www.science.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Vaccine experts band together to counter U.S. government misinformation: Vaccine Integrity Project intends to provide scientific responses to ill-founded vaccine moves | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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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...
Credit: @abortionrightscan.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Credit: @abortionrightscan.bsky.social
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How U.S. health care cuts threaten the health of Canadians, by @pathealth.bsky.social prich5757.wordpress.com/2025/03/27/u... via @cmadocs.bsky.social #CMAHealthSummit
US moves threaten health of Canadians
Recent US abandonment of commitments to public health in the US and globally will pose a direct threat to the health of Canadians. That was one of the stark messages delivered to those attending th…
prich5757.wordpress.com
March 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
How U.S. health care cuts threaten the health of Canadians, by @pathealth.bsky.social prich5757.wordpress.com/2025/03/27/u... via @cmadocs.bsky.social #CMAHealthSummit
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So the guy leading RFK Jr.'s vaccine-autism study?
A total quack who was previously charged for practicing medicine without a license for using chemical castration drugs on autistic children.
A total quack who was previously charged for practicing medicine without a license for using chemical castration drugs on autistic children.
March 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
So the guy leading RFK Jr.'s vaccine-autism study?
A total quack who was previously charged for practicing medicine without a license for using chemical castration drugs on autistic children.
A total quack who was previously charged for practicing medicine without a license for using chemical castration drugs on autistic children.
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McMaster leads creation of Canada’s first guidelines for Long COVID — suggesting indoor ventilation, air filtration and metformin as treatment among 100 recommendations brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/lon... @macdeptmed.bsky.social
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
March 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
McMaster leads creation of Canada’s first guidelines for Long COVID — suggesting indoor ventilation, air filtration and metformin as treatment among 100 recommendations brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/lon... @macdeptmed.bsky.social
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
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A French researcher was detained on arrival in the US and his computer and phone were confiscated. Texts criticizing Trump's cuts to scientific research were deemed by DHS agents as "hatred of Trump …described as terrorism." He was deported.
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A French researcher was detained on arrival in the US and his computer and phone were confiscated. Texts criticizing Trump's cuts to scientific research were deemed by DHS agents as "hatred of Trump …described as terrorism." He was deported.
Alarm set at 3:30am for Red moon ✅
March 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Alarm set at 3:30am for Red moon ✅
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Lots of misinfo on this, so let’s clear up some things here.
Vitamin A does play a role in improving outcomes in children with measles infection even in North America and is standard of care, particularly in kids who are hospitalized.
Vitamin A does play a role in improving outcomes in children with measles infection even in North America and is standard of care, particularly in kids who are hospitalized.
March 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Lots of misinfo on this, so let’s clear up some things here.
Vitamin A does play a role in improving outcomes in children with measles infection even in North America and is standard of care, particularly in kids who are hospitalized.
Vitamin A does play a role in improving outcomes in children with measles infection even in North America and is standard of care, particularly in kids who are hospitalized.
March 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Voici l’article du NYT au complet, libre d’accès (en mode cadeau). C’est important. Le plus de gens possible devraient le lire. 👇
How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious (Gift Article)
President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Voici l’article du NYT au complet, libre d’accès (en mode cadeau). C’est important. Le plus de gens possible devraient le lire. 👇
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Might be relevant now.
@europepmc.org does have all* of PubMed indexed (and indeed partners with PMC for full text) - in addition to other sources (incl. for preprints).
OpenAlex (openalex.org) and Lens (lens.org) similarly include all* PubMed records, as does @openaire.bsky.social (but less easy to filter in webUI)
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OpenAlex (openalex.org) and Lens (lens.org) similarly include all* PubMed records, as does @openaire.bsky.social (but less easy to filter in webUI)
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OpenAlex
openalex.org
March 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Might be relevant now.
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March 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Latest from Canada: National Advisory Committee on Immunizations (NACI) update on measles post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Not available on website yet.
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NACI Statement Measles PEP
online.fliphtml5.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Latest from Canada: National Advisory Committee on Immunizations (NACI) update on measles post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Not available on website yet.
online.fliphtml5.com/oieqo/wozd/#...
online.fliphtml5.com/oieqo/wozd/#...
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Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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February 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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Great article from @jonathanjarry.bsky.social
“We’re about to see an awful lot of this square one fallacy, as disingenuous actors and their ignorant followers argue that we have never studied things that have a large scientific literature behind them”
www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
“We’re about to see an awful lot of this square one fallacy, as disingenuous actors and their ignorant followers argue that we have never studied things that have a large scientific literature behind them”
www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
The Square One Fallacy
I recently had the chance to speak to an anti-vaxxer in person. Of course, he did not identify as such: they never do. He didn’t want to be pinned down and was just asking questions about vaccine safe...
www.mcgill.ca
February 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Great article from @jonathanjarry.bsky.social
“We’re about to see an awful lot of this square one fallacy, as disingenuous actors and their ignorant followers argue that we have never studied things that have a large scientific literature behind them”
www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
“We’re about to see an awful lot of this square one fallacy, as disingenuous actors and their ignorant followers argue that we have never studied things that have a large scientific literature behind them”
www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...
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It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
February 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...