Thank you @cjf-fjc.bsky.social for this incredible recognition. Our team was small but put so much heart into every single episode we did. I’m so proud of my colleagues for the dedication to telling these stories sometimes under stressful situations ❤️
Thank you Johanne ❤️🙏 appreciate this so much
What does equitable maternal healthcare look like when data gaps obscure disparities? This week’s #HearThis explores research, advocacy, and the ongoing work to improve Black maternal health outcomes in Canada.
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The Week of April 19th #HearThis Sharing 3 Pieces of Black Specific Content with my kids this week "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives" - Jackie Robinson 42
(MIS) Treated Image of three Black women "Maternal Health"
B/W image of Jackie Robinson in a Montreal baseball uniform Colour image of a Jackie Robinson mural
Calling all Black girls and women, age 14+! Are you a current or former hockey player, coach, offical, parent/guardian, and/or fan? YOU'RE INVITED! Join us for a FREE one-day community-engaged research event in Toronto centring the voices, experiences, and leadership of Black girls and women in hockey - REB PROTOCOL #47929 DETAILS Sunday, May 3.2026 10:00 am - 3.00 pm Downtown Toronto A one- day research event for Black girls and women, age 14+, in hockey! Featuring movement, creative expression, and meaningful conversations to explore belonging,joy, and barriers in the sport. Lunch and refreshments provided throughout the day. All participants will also receive a $15 gift card REGISTER TODAY! https://TellingOurStories-BGWinHockey.eventbnite.com REB PROTOCOL #47929
#HearThis Sharing 3 pieces of Black specific content with my kids this week.
1. Black maternal health crisis
2. #42
3. A Gathering for Black Girls and Women in Hockey
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FemTech is driving innovation in women’s health, but innovators face hurdles in a market where funders still find the word “vagina” a challenge. In this (MIS)Treated Explains, @namshine.bsky.social explores why.
Reporting from the New York Times shows that babies born to the richest Black women face more risk factors than those born to the poorest white mothers - "evidence that the harm to Black mothers and their babies, regardless of socioeconomic status, begins before childbirth."
I covered the NBA and I know the majority of American players would rather not play in Canada. But once they come here, most come to love it. It’s definitely an adjustment for expectations especially if you’ve never been here before.
“CBC News projects Liberal candidate Danielle Martin will win the byelection in the federal riding of University—Rosedale. With that, Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals will secure a slim majority government with at least 172 seats in the House of Commons.”
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For sure! It’s a lot to get used to.
UCLA makes WNBA Draft history with 6 draftees 🔥🔥
Watching the WNBA Draft with my daughter and this pick for Toronto Tempo is 🔥🔥 My daughter isn’t convinced she’s happy to be coming to Toronto but after one summer she will love it here. The whole country will have her back. Welcome to Toronto Kiki Rice 😆💃💃💃
“But three-quarters (74%) also say social media companies are having a net negative impact on society, while approximately three-in-10 users of both Facebook (28%) and Twitter (28%) say they dislike the experience of using each.”
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As major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages. www.wired.com/story/the-in...
The four Artemis II astronauts, returning from the world's first crewed moon voyage in over half a century, hurtle back toward Earth as they prepare to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California reut.rs/4ch8WLr
Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century.
Pill for Cushing's syndrome could benefit patients with treatment resistant ovarian cancer, study suggests
Between 12,000 to 15,000
Indigenous people have been forcibly or coercively sterilized, some as recent as last year. Next week Bill S-228 may pass & it would criminalize forced sterilization with up to 14 years in prison. While the CMA supports the bill, some say it may have unintended consequences.
Women get migraines three times more than men and studies show that for women aged 18 to 49, migraines are the leading cause of disability around the world.
Women are three times more likely than men to get migraines, the leading cause of disability for ages 18–49. On a recent (MIS)Treated, @namshine.bsky.social spoke with @mnrajah.bsky.social about women’s brain health and the impact of hormones: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...
“Funding pays for research, and people fund things they’re interested in.” When mistrust meets underfunding, Black maternal health is left behind. @namshine.bsky.social speaks w/ Jennifer Dockery & Jenelle Ambrose Dash ahead of Toronto’s Black Maternal Health Week podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
A thrill to be nominated for inaugural @cjf-fjc.bsky.social Hinton Award for Excellence in AI Safety Reporting. This episode wouldn’t have been possible without the 4 highschool students trusting us with their stories of their images being turned into non-consensual explicit deepfakes by a classmate
Humans have officially gone farther into space than ever before.
The Artemis II mission broke a record previously set by Apollo 13 in 1970.
Why is cervical cancer rising in Canada despite being preventable? @namshine.bsky.social talks HPV vaccines, trust, and prevention with Michelle Halligan (Canadian Partnership Against Cancer) and Nakia Lee-Foon (Institute for Better Health) on (MIS)Treated. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
‘All we can do now is pray they continue’: Maasai welcome the first rains but know that drought is far from over
So so beautiful out 🥰
Such a beautiful day in Toronto. So many people were outside early this morning. And the day keeps getting better with that warm wind ✨🥰
An image of Earth from space
An image of Earth from the window of a spacecraft
NASA released two images Friday taken by Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman as he and the other astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft continued their journey in space.
📸: NASA
NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process.
Cervical cancer is preventable — so why are cases rising? On the next (MIS)Treated, @namshine.bsky.social talks with Nakia Lee-Foon (Institute for Better Health) about vaccine hesitancy and whether at‑home HPV test kits could help. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...
I THREW A PARTY FOR MY FRIENDS TO TELL THEM THAT I HAD CERVICAL CANCER. WE CALLED IT THANK YOU FOR YOUR CERVIX'.
After a cervical cancer diagnosis, @farrahsafiakhan.bsky.social told friends by throwing a “thank you for your cervix” party. She tells @namshine.bsky.social about raising a young child while navigating breast and cervical cancer, on (MIS)Treated “I want to live as if I’m alive.”
