Misinformation spreads fast—but where’s the line between fact and opinion?

In our season finale, @jendlake.bsky.social, Colin Furness & experts from @uoftlibraries.bsky.social unpack misinformation & how political shifts shape the future of health research.

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Today marks 20 years of legal Gay Marriages in Canada. I’m so proud of us!

For Ontario, consider checking your local public health www.publichealthontario.ca/diseases-and... talk to MD/RN/NP or local #communitypharmacist
Measles is more contagious than many others things
#VaccinesSaveLives
Measles can cause brain-swelling & death

Poem by Martin Nieumeller - First they came on gray granite.

Posted here to remind myself that none of this is new and people know what has happened in the past

We're sharing our 2025 funded Catalyst Grant projects today!

Congrats to Drs. @lisamccarthy.bsky.social, Ruben Hernandez Rodriguez, and Kainat Bashir on their project: Diabetes and dementia care of Mississauga’s immigrant communities. healthypopulationsnetwork.utoronto.ca/news/catalys...

Measles is set to become endemic in Canada by the end of the year per Canada’s chief public health officer. Yet all we’re seeing are these little scattered “outbreaks” in most provinces and across the U.S.

No epidemic here, no siree Bob. How alarmist of you.

Well payed, Harvard, well played.

Harvard offers FREE American Government course.

At Toronto’s Catholic Schools, Students Twice as Likely to Opt Out of Mandatory Measles Vaccine | The Local In the midst of a measles outbreak, data analysis by The Local finds that 15 of the 20 schools with the highest vaccine exemption rates are in the Catholic boards.

Canada is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in decades, with Ontario reporting more cases since October than the entirety of the U.S. New analysis by The Local reveals an unexpected vulnerability among some Toronto schoolchildren: thelocal.to/toronto-cath...

Waterloo region now has 78 confirmed and an additional 22 probable cases of measles. These numbers are part of the total count since the provincial measles outbreak in October of 2024.

4 schools flagged for possible measles exposure in Waterloo region as cases rise
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NPR published a story 5 days ago about three high ranking Trump officials with clear ties to Hitler-admiring antisemites and it barely made a ripple. These are the kind of stories that used to end political careers. Now the subjects of the stories just hold up a middle finger and keep plowing ahead.

Measles Is Just the Start - Macleans.ca In St. Thomas, Ontario, Asmaa Hussain is on the frontlines treating unvaccinated patients. As vaccine refusal grows in Canada, she wonders if other preventable diseases are next.

Measles is just the start

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Let’s celebrate & stand with our friends, students, patients and everyone around the world. #IDAHOBIT2025 Time to reflect on the importance of Sexual & Gender diverse people in our own lives. Equality makes the world better & brighter. To be your authentic self is essential to ones happiness.

Hoping we can turn this around! As a #Pharmacist I want to be able to vaccinate my community members and increase herd immunity to protect those most at risk. #VaccinesSaveLives

N.L. expanding free shingles vaccine to all residents over 50 by September | CBC News The Newfoundland and Labrador government announced it's expanding accessibility to the free shingles vaccine to people 50 and older by September, but will start with making it available to immunocompr...

N.L. expanding free shingles vaccine to all residents over 50 by September #Newfoundland #Labrador #ShinglesVaccine

Immunocompromised can be vaccinated beginning June 1

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I think we can do better. Let's get this decline down to at least 65%.

MedicAlert introducing technology that will allow 911 dispatchers to access records MONTREAL – MedicAlert bracelets are well known to most Canadians — a distinctive piece of jewelry that allows first responders to identify medical conditions in emergencies.

MONTREAL – MedicAlert bracelets are well known to most Canadians — a distinctive piece of jewelry that allows first responders to identify medical conditions in emergencies.

CBC isn’t dying—it’s thriving.
Record digital reach. Millions tuned in.
Defunders won’t mention that.
But Canadians still choose public media when it counts.

#SaveTheCBC #CBCForever #Election2025 #CdnPoli

Thanks. Yesterday! But I celebrate all month ;)

Morning

Quebec riding of Terrebonne flips to Liberals after recount shows candidate won by single vote | CBC News After a judicial recount, sources tell CBC News the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped to the Liberals, who have beaten the Bloc Québécois by one vote. The result means the Liberals have 170 seat...

ONE VOTE!!!!!!

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Last photo from Shaping Future #MinorAilments @uoftpharmacy.bsky.social @dlsph.bsky.social Thrilled to moderate the panel on #pharmacyeducation #PharmEd with Nardine Nakhla @uwaterloopharmacy.bsky.social Debra Sibbald, Jon Nhan training & future needs for students & #communitypharmacists

setting up the #communitypharmacist research #minorailments in Ontario
what have #pharmacists done to provide care across the province #realworld #research @uoftpharmacy.bsky.social @uoft.bsky.social Mina Tadrous

Woman with curly brown hair and pink top with a slide - Shaping the Future of Minor Ailments Services: Innovation & Excellence Forum

Starting the day with @lisadolovich.bsky.social @uoftpharmacy.bsky.social @uoft.bsky.social about #Pharmacists and the care they deliver in Ontario communities. Policy, research & education. @dlsphjournalism.bsky.social

Anyone high risk for getting measles
1. Born in 1970 or later
2. Born before 1970 & no measles
3. Travellers to areas where measles is present (ON)
4. Health care workers & military personnel
5. Post-secondary students
Reach out to #PublicHealth, #PrimaryCare , #Pharmacist for #Vaccine #MMR

Poster highlighting the environmental impact of excessive medical glove use, urging hand hygiene to save lives and protect the environment.

Medical gloves are the largest volume of personal protective equipment (PPE) generated waste in healthcare.

This waste is treated as what is known as ‘infectious’ which requires special treatment.

✅ Use gloves appropriately bit.ly/3FXlQSy
✅ Clean your hands bit.ly/4iVNBt3

#WorldHandHygieneDay

Wondering about one more platform…but maybe?

Because we should celebrate 🎉 people who are their authentic selves #MayTheFourth #starwarsday