You Should Be More Freaked Out by Shingles The viral infection leaves millions with chronic pain, increased stroke risk, and lifelong nerve damage—yet vaccination rates remain dangerously low.

“those with an acute case of shingles had quality-of-life scores 15 percent below the norm for physical health and 13 percent below for mental health.” www.wired.com/story/shingl...

I was with Artemis II’s scientists during the Moon fly-by. Here’s what I saw Nature correspondent Alexandra Witze describes the joy and tension at mission control in Houston.

Nature correspondent @alexwitze.bsky.social had a chance to be in the room with Artemis II’s scientists during the lunar fly-by and describes the tension and Moon joy at mission control in Houston. 🔭🧪

“Protect children through, rather than from, research”: US National Academies urges shift in paediatric studies

A major new US report has called for more children to be included in clinical research. It comes at a particularly sensitive time for children and medicine in America, as Jennifer Lutz reports.

New injectable gel could help swallowing disorders ~ Research co-led by SCSD’s Nicole Li-Jessen finds that the biomaterial increases stem cell survival fivefold, paving the way for advances in regenerative treatments for damaged swallowing muscles. 🔗https://ow.ly/l9u850YzUuO

A visual representation of the IMPACTS-BP trial, which evaluated a multifaceted, team-based implementation strategy to reduce systolic blood pressure among low-income patients with hypertension.

IMPACTS-BP trial: Uncontrolled hypertension is a leading cause of health disparities. Research on whether a multifaceted, team-based implementation strategy can improve outcomes in resource-constrained primary care settings is summarized in a new Quick Take video. nej.md/4smBCbY

🍁 HEY CANADIANS I will be on your gorgeous west coast next week to 1) be jealous of your political leadership 2) talk about Heated Rivalry 3) speak at UBC. Please come say hi!

Please share widely!!

Poster advertising a book launch of wîhtamawik / Tell Them by Louise Bernice Halfe - Sky Dancer. Details as per post.

Join Cree kêhtê-aya (Elder) Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer to celebrate the launch of wîhtamawik / Tell Them, a new collection of memoirs, essays, & poems. In convo with Omeasoo Wahpasiw.

🗓️ Thr April 23
⏰ 7pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
📍 GCTC, 1233 Wellington St. W
🎟️ RSVP: octopusbooks.ca/tellthem

New approach could transform epilepsy treatment University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have used an advanced gene-editing technique to correct the underlying cause of a severe form of epilepsy in lab mice.

A gene-editing technique has been used in lab mice to correct the mutation responsible for a severe form of epilepsy, offering a potential new direction for treating inherited epilepsies. doi.org/hbv7t5

Teachers ... We’ve got new resources for you! Grab our downloadable handouts, quick-reference deepfakes checklist, and printable high-res posters to use in your classrooms or community spaces. deepfakestracker.org/downloadable...

Study Finds Men Who Support the Tradwife Trend Are Driven by Resentment, Not Chivalry The image is carefully curated: sourdough cooling on a scrubbed wooden counter, a woman in a floral apron, a husband greeted at the door. The #tradwife

Once again, rage & grievance...👇

Study Finds Men Who Support the Tradwife Trend Are Driven by Resentment, Not Chivalry scienceblog.com/study-finds-...

Support is "...adversarial, antagonistic, rooted in the belief that women use sex and manipulation to undermine men’s power."

Scientists are working on “everything vaccines” Scientists are developing broad-spectrum vaccines that could protect against multiple virus families by targeting more conserved areas of pathogens and also better-training the body’s innate immune system.

What if a single jab could be made to protect against a family of viruses, like influenza or coronaviruses, rather than just individual members of them? We explain the science behind broad-spectrum vaccines

Banner for Health Data for All of Us (Our Health Data Journey) with speaker headshots; event April 21 in Ottawa and online.

How have patient-oriented research and health data been used to improve the care of patients with kidney disease?

These are the questions that AH scientist Dr. Adeera Levin will be exploring in her rapid-fire talk at Health Data for All of Us on April 21.  

Learn more 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/gME-tZzy

Textile recycling tries to gain a second wind. Chemical recycling technologies haven’t come as far as expected, but policy changes mean some firms are regaining traction. by Vanessa Zainzinger.

Textile waste is piling up in landfills across the globe. Ambitious efforts to build chemical-based recycling plants didn’t come to fruition. Some companies are now cautiously stepping back into textile recycling. Read more: cen.acs.org/business/sta...

#chemsky 🧪

New vaccines could help us consign tuberculosis to history: here’s how we can do it This year’s World TB Day theme, “Yes! We can End TB!”, sends a welcome note of optimism that the tide may finally be turning when it comes to tackling the world’s deadliest infectious disease. With ne...

Amid the bad news, some good news on tuberculosis - the world's biggest infectious disease killer. 10m cases, 1.2m deaths

Two new vaccines are now in the final stage of clinical trials. We currently only have one vaccine, it's 100 years old, and only works in children
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

LIVE: Artemis II Launch Day Updates - NASA Live updates for launch of NASA's Artemis II test flight will be published on this page. NASA’s launch broadcast coverage is airing on NASA+, Amazon Prime,

If you'd like to follow along with the #Artemis II launch, NASA has a live blog here: www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...
and you can watch the official broadcast on the NASA site here:
plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vi...
or on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBM...

If all goes according to plan, in a few hours, a crew of astronauts will begin a journey that will take them on a loop around the moon. Here's a video that NASA put together to help people visualize the journey through space, first orbiting the earth before looping around the moon and flying home 🔭

Break Wave Lithotripsy: A kidney‑stone treatment so gentle you can do it on your lunch break | VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation Discover Break Wave Lithotripsy — a gentle, no‑anesthesia kidney‑stone treatment pioneered by Dr. Ben Chew at VGH.

Break Wave Lithotripsy is a novel kidney‑stone treatment pioneered by VCHRI investigator Dr. Ben Chew. The technique uses sound waves to wear kidney stones down from the outside in, creating tiny fragments the body can naturally pass: buff.ly/7477eeQ @vghfdn.bsky.social @vchhealthcare.bsky.social

Can gene-edited pigs solve the organ transplant shortage? With clinical trials imminent, hopes are rising high for the long-struggling field of xenotransplantation

Gene-edited pig kidneys are finally moving the long-stymied field of xenotransplantation forward. #NIHCMAwardsJournalism scim.ag/4sHbs4C

A New Lyme Disease Vaccine Is In the Works Doctors break down what you need to know about the four-dose vaccine.

In this piece I’m quoted about a Lyme vaccine that is in late stages of development. It will provide value to those that live in endemic areas and hopefully won’t be plagued with disinformation like its predecessor www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a7085...

How many birds do cats actually kill? | CBC Climate Change News In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we get the latest scientific estimate of how many birds cats kill each year; check out the forecast for this year's El Niño; and find out what's in the e...

#UofG | Ecologist Dr. Ryan Norris spoke to CBC News about research that found millions of birds are killed by cats each year.

@uofgcbs.bsky.social @ryannorrissci.bsky.social

The injustice of tuberculosis Why would John Green, a best-selling American novelist, write a book about tuberculosis? The answer can be found in his new book Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadlies...

World TB Day is a great time to pick up @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social new book "Everything is Tuberculosis"!

My review of his book in @thelancet.com 👇🏽

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

A Billionaire-Backed Startup Wants to Grow 'Organ Sacks' to Replace Animal Testing R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term goal, says a cofounder, is to make human versions.

R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term goal, says a cofounder, is to make human versions. www.wired.com/story/a-bill...

The Future of Hydrological and Meteorological Services in Canada Weather impacts everyone and influences a wide variety of government, industry, and personal decision-making, including...

We’re in a critical moment for hydro-meteorological services in Canada and around the world. Learn more about the challenges and opportunities facing public hydro-meteorological services. #WorldMetDay

go.cca-reports.ca/4br3SDz

To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs - National | Globalnews.ca While 40 departments will collectively spend $23 billion more next year, another 85 departments will spend $31 billion less in 2026-27.

🆕 from me: To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs globalnews.ca/news/1173746... #cdnpoli

Lab-grown oesophagus restores pigs’ ability to swallow Engineered tissue could eventually be used for children born with gaps in their alimentary canal, or for adults whose muscles have been damaged by cancer.

Scientists have used stem cells to make bioengineered esophagi that they successfully implanted into pigs, restoring the animals’ ability to swallow and eat. | Lab-grown oesophagus restores pigs’ ability to swallow - Nature www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Call for Nominations: The 2026 Paul Farmer Lectureship and Award for Global Health Equity The McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity. Submit your nomination by the deadline of Friday, June 12...

Call for Nominations: The 2026 Paul Farmer Lectureship and Award for Global Health Equity @mcgill.ca @mcgillspgh.bsky.social

www.mcgill.ca/spgh/about-u...

Why did rates of pneumococcal disease fall in older people in the early 2000s?

“Nobody vaccinated those grandparents,” said @jakescottmd.bsky.social, a clinical associate professor of infectious diseases at Stanford University. Thanks to a vaccine, “the children around them stopped carrying it.”

Someone Choking? This Is Better than the Heimlich Maneuver | The Tyee New evidence says back blows are more effective for adults, children and infants.

Someone Choking? This Is Better than the Heimlich Maneuver via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/03...

A silhouette of a pregnant belly against a purple and pink background. Text over the image features an endorsement from Uché Blackstock, MD, founder and CEO, Advancing Health Equity; New York Times best-selling author of Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine: "A powerful indictment of systemic failure, Bridges' Expecting Inequity compels us to build a healthcare system where wealth no longer determines who lives are protected."

From a leading expert on race, class, maternal health, and reproductive rights, "Expecting Inequity" is an unsettling exploration of racism in reproductive healthcare in the US—and why even affluent Black women are imperiled by substandard care. Out March 31st: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205155...