Too many catching Covid-19 in hospital, experts say - but precautions being rolled back Hospital-acquired infections are a billion-dollar burden and cause more disability than road crashes. Why aren't we doing more to prevent them?

They aren’t even collecting data.

A grievous dereliction of duty.

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#Healthcare

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Graphic with details of a call for submissions for a long Covid awareness project. The graphic includes examples of photos: medications and supplements; heart rate alert on a smartwatch; health care appointment; and flowers in a ray of sunshine. At the bottom of the image are logos of organizers: Simon Fraser University, OH-HI Science CoLab, Museum of Vancouver, PHSA’s Post-COVID-19 Interdisciplinary Clinical Care Network, and Michael Smith Health Research BC. 

Text on the graphic reads as follows: Your Life, Your Photos, Your Story A Day in the Life of a Longhauler Share your Long Covid Story at the Museum of Vancouver! "A Day in the Life of a Longhauler" is a photography project that captures the daily life of individuals living with Long COVID to enhance visibility, reduce stigma & advocate for improved support. Whether you have a Long COVID diagnosis or are dealing with long-term symptoms following a COVID-19 infection, we invite you to share up to six photos from your everyday life which will be showcased at the Museum of Vancouver In the Fall of 2025. Photo Submissions will remain open until April 30, 2025.

The Museum of Vancouver is planning an intriguing exhibition to show people what it’s like to live with long Covid. Longhaulers from across Canada are invited to share up to six pictures and captions, showing people what it’s like to live a day in your life.
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if you kill your kid by not allowing them to be vaccinated you can get a full time grifter job in the anti vax movement but if a school shooter kills your kid you'll get smeared by the same people that make anti-vax child killers their heroes. the commonality is they all love it when kids die

Americans have bystander syndrome. Most just stand around waiting for someone else to do something. No is coming to save us.

You know they won’t! Then they wouldn’t have a scapegoat to blame instead of their own candidate who chose helping trumps BFF commit a genocide over winning the election. The intellectual dishonesty is nauseating.

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

COVID-19 may accelerate dangerous hardening of the arteries Researchers have identified new clues about why COVID-19 infection increases the risk of longer-term heart attacks and heart failure.

COVID-19 may accelerate dangerous hardening of the arteries.

"COVID-19 may hasten the growth of atherosclerotic plaques in the arteries supplying blood to the heart, potentially resulting in a heavier burden of patients with cardiovascular disease in coming years, experts warn."

‘Unlawful, immoral’: Trump suggests emptying Gaza of Palestinians US president’s plan drew sharp responses worldwide, with Hamas calling it ‘a recipe for creating chaos’ in Middle East.

Switzerland has opened a criminal investigation into Israeli soldiers and officials on their soil accused of complicity in Gaza war crimes, following a complaint from the Hind Rajab Foundation.

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You people are the ones who painted our students as anti-semites during the last protests. Bad faith actors all of you. Sit down.

Endorsing the crime of ethnic cleansing.

The takeover of Twitter was a preview of what we're all living with now and a stark example of why you can't let any one person have too much money: they go insane and make themselves everybody's problem

Doctors Warn COVID-19 Could Be a Hidden Trigger for Heart Attacks Long After Recovery COVID-19 isn't just a respiratory illness — it can silently attack the heart. New research reveals that the virus accelerates plaque buildup in arteries, increasing the risk of heart attacks and strok...

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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.

The absolute glee some are displaying in blaming Palestinians, and people who protested on their behalf, for their own ethnic cleansing is a strategic error (obvs you target the decision maker), a political error (obvs you need those votes), and a moral error (obvs fix your hearts or die).

Despite 20 knife wounds and 11 bruises, Ellen Greenberg’s death was ruled a suicide. The pathologist just changed his mind | CNN Ellen Greenberg was found dead in 2011 in her Philadelphia apartment with 20 knife wounds and numerous bruises. Authorities ruled her death a suicide. Fourteen years later, the pathologist who perform...

She was found dead with 20 knife wounds, and it was ruled a suicide. Now 14 years later, the medical examiner has changed his mind: cnn.it/40CXpAq

A white man in a power wheelchair looking up at a sculpture shaped like an anchor

The myth of individual health collapsed the moment a stranger's breath could change your life.

It’s been less than a month since a friend died of COVID.

Covid is not over.

Screenshot of house bill 1226 which reads HOUSE BILL NO. 1226 Introduced by Representatives Klemin, Heinert, D. Johnston, Motschenbacher, Porter, Rohr Senators Axman, Cory, Larson, Paulson 1 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 12.1-31-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, 2 relating to wearing a mask in a public place. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 12.1-31-15 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: 12.1-31-15. Wearing of masks during commission of criminal offense prohibited. 1. An individual may not wear a mask, hood, or other device that covers, hides, or conceals any portion of that individual's face: a. With the intent to intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass any other individual; b. For the purpose of evading or escaping discovery, recognition, or identification during the commission of a criminal offense; of C. For the purpose of concealment, flight, or escape when the individual has been charged with, arrested for, or convicted of a criminal offense:; or d. With the intent to conceal the identity of the individual while congregating in a public place with any other individual wearing a mask, hood, or other device that. covers, hides, or conceals any portion of the individual's face. 2. Subdivision d of subsection 1 does not apply to public gatherings to celebrate. Halloween, a masquerade, or other similar celebration. 3. A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor. Page No. 1 25.0890.01000

North Dakota becomes the latest state to try & enact a mask ban

Pay particular attention to this part of the bill

“With intent to conceal the identity of individual while congregating in a public place with any other individual wearing a mask”

Being masked with other maskers should NOT be a crime

It has been 1000 days since Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli forces while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on May 11, 2022.

Despite efforts for justice, no one has been held accountable aje.io/56v4aj

Yes, It’s a Coup and Yes, It’s Targeting You January 6 was nothing compared to the current mob of thugs intent on tearing apart our country’s very system of government.

OPINION | The Musk-Trump administration’s first two weeks shows with gut-wrenching clarity that the coup attempt on January 6, 2021 has never stopped, writes @djrothkopf.bsky.social.

Yes, It’s a Coup and Yes, It’s Targeting You January 6 was nothing compared to the current mob of thugs intent on tearing apart our country’s very system of government.

OPINION | Snap out of it America. All the warning lights are flashing, writes @djrothkopf.bsky.social.

Yes coz when all the kids have polio, you won't care about the autism...

Trump Orders Education Sec. Pick to Destroy Department “I want her to put herself out of a job,” Trump said on Tuesday.

In order to be successful as secretary of education, Trump has instructed his nominee to destroy the very department she has been named to lead.

Not for nothing but everyone realizes that these teenagers and 20 somethings who have complete access to the Treasury payment source code are now #1 espionage recruitment targets for Russia and China, right?

Google erases promise not to use AI technology for weapons or surveillance | CNN Business Google’s updated AI ethics policy removes its promise that it won’t use the technology to pursue weapons and surveillance.

Google’s updated AI ethics policy removes its promise that it won’t use the technology to pursue weapons and surveillance.

Experts warn Luigi Mangione could walk free

Warn?