Proud Grandpa, Hubby, Dad, Infectious Disease Doc & Medical Microbiologist (retired), Emeritus Professor @Queensu School of Medicine, Past Chief of Staff of 2 large health systems. johnsnowproject.org/editorial-group Board Chair Canadian CovidSociety.ca
A coal mine expansion!?!?!? Ummmm……Canada is on fire and the government permits a coal mine expansion?!?!?! I have no words….
Plans for sprawling coal mine expansion forge ahead in Alberta despite opposition | CBC NewsA sprawling expansion of a massive thermal coal mine near Hinton, Alta., has been approved by Alberta’s provincial regulator, clearing the way for the operator to extend the life of the project well i...www.cbc.caQuality of life as measured across many countries of the world. Study done by Wharton School of Business. knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/u...
High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filters to Prevent Winter Respiratory Infections in Care Homes
High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filters to Prevent Winter Respiratory Infections in Care HomesThis randomized clinical trial investigates whether high-efficiency particulate air filters in communal rooms and private bedrooms reduce respiratory infection episodes in care home residents.jamanetwork.comThis 👇🏽 is terrific news! Now we need to replicate this across all of Ontario and Canada!!
A Major Win for Indoor Air Quality: Toronto's Board of Health Moves to Adopt Stronger Ventilation StandardsThe Ontario Society of Professional Engineers celebrates a major win for indoor air quality with stronger ventilation standards in Toronto.ospe.on.caSources of Airborne Norovirus in Hospital Outbreaks academic.oup.com/cid/article/...
Sources of Airborne Norovirus in Hospital OutbreaksMolecular analyses of air collected in the proximity of patients with norovirus gastroenteritis indicate vomiting as a likely source of airborne norovirusacademic.oup.comThis 👇🏽 is great for France! Now it’s Canada’s 🇨🇦 turn! Off oil by 2045 and off gas by 2050! Would like it to be sooner but this commitment by France sets the international standard! @mark-carney.bsky.social take a look and learn! Canada needs to do this too! We could do it even faster!
France unveils plan to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050France on Tuesday announced a “first of its kind” plan to phase out coal by 2030, oil by 2045 and gas by 2050 during a global conference aimed at breaking reliance on fossil fuels.www.ctvnews.caOMG! @mark-carney.bsky.social the world is on fire. No exaggeration. We MUST stop burning fossil fuels now. We must switch to solar, wind and geothermal energy sources.
More than 220,000 evacuated in France and Spain due to wildfiresFrench firefighters battle a blaze heading towards Bordeaux while officials in Madrid say they face the "worst fire in the history of the region".www.bbc.com@mark-carney.bsky.social taking $50 billion OUT OF healthcare transfers to provinces!! This is effectively an amputation (although a slow and agonizing one over 10 years)!
Planned changes to Ottawa’s Canada Health Transfer could slash more than $50B from public health care over a decadePlanned changes to Ottawa’s Canada Health Transfer in the 2028-2029 fiscal year will likely result cuts of more than $50 billion for health care in Canada’s provinces and territories over the subseque...rabble.caNirmatrelvir for acute COVID-19 to prevent long COVID (PANORAMIC Norway): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Nirmatrelvir for acute COVID-19 to prevent long COVID (PANORAMIC Norway): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trialTreatment with nirmatrelvir–ritonavir for acute COVID-19 was associated with a significant
reduction in the risk of long COVID at 3 months’ follow-up. The limited sample size
precludes firm conclusion...www.thelancet.com
