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#Ontario friends,
A reminder for those voting in #Kitchener South-Hespeler on April 28th:
#Poilievre's candidate Matt Strauss, is the doctor who said he'd rather give his kids #Covid-19 than give them food from McDonald's. He then got Elon Musk's help to fund his lawsuit against Queen's University, who had reprimanded him for his public criticism of health measures implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic.
CBCQueen's University responds to $600K lawsuit from controversial doctor Matthew Strauss | CBC NewsQueen's University and the head of its medicine department are firing back at Dr. Matthew Strauss — a controversial, former acting medical officer of health in southern Ontario. They filed a statement of defence in response to Strauss' $600,000 lawsuit against them over his 2021 resignation.
Emil von Behring, who died OTD in 1917, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1901 for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin https://toilet-guru.com/blog/47.html?s=mb #medicine #PublicHealth
Emil von Behring, who died OTD in 1917, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1901 for his discovery of a diphtheria antitoxin https://toilet-guru.com/blog/45.html?s=mb #medicine #PublicHealth
"As Florida officials enable Trump’s mass deportation policies, lawmakers in the state are looking to children to take on some of the jobs that have typically been done by immigrants.
Making its way through the state Senate is a new law, Senate Bill 918, that aims to loosen child labor laws and allow teenagers to work overnight shifts."
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/florida-child-labor-law-sb-918-rcna198275
MSNBC · Florida considers easing child labor laws after pushing out immigrants
A ballot initiative in CA, provisionally called the "Luigi Mangione Access to Health Care Act", would enable people to sue their health insurance companies for significant damages if coverage denials result in certain types of serious harm, and would make it a felony to have non-doctors reverse doctors' decisions.
The initiative is open for public comment until April 25th, but none of the media outlets reporting on it seem to be providing links or instructions on how to do this. Go to the CA Attorney General's page on active initiatives 
, find the initiative in the list, and scroll to the right to click "submit comment":
https://oag.ca.gov/initiatives/active-measures
Make sure your comment submission meets all the requirements so it gets counted (under "How to Participate in Rulemaking")
https://oag.ca.gov/regulations
State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney GeneralInitiatives - Active Measures
"Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lagging, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica."
https://www.propublica.org/article/measles-vaccine-rfk-cdc-report
ProPublicaThe CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
More from 
ProPublica
Drugmakers sink after key #FDA official ousted as #Trump plans *#health* overhaul
Shares of US drugmakers fell on Monday after reports that the FDA's top #vaccine official, Peter Marks, had been forced to resign, the most high-profile exit at the regulator as the Trump admin undertakes an overhaul of federal health agencies.
#law #science #medicine #RFKJr #HHS #PublicHealth #economy #Trumpcession
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/biotech-stocks-tumble-reports-fdas-top-vaccine-regulator-leave-2025-03-31/
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@nigelharpur In BC - it's due to our #PublicHealth official being an #AntiScience #capitalist #eugenicist. #FireBonnieHenry
Lassa fever kills 118 in Nigeria since the start of the year http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJsNKy #LassaFever #Nigeria #PublicHealth #DiseaseControl #Epidemic
K'uk B'alam I, king of Palenque, was born OTD in 397 https://toilet-guru.com/blog/22.html?s=mb #history #PublicHealth
"The withdrawal is the latest tangible effect of recent court rulings that experts say make it difficult for coalitions to bring claims on behalf of groups of historically marginalized voters."
Votebeat · Voting-rights coalition quits challenge to Texas’ 2021 redistricting after court setbacks
An Ivermectin Influencer Died. Now His Followers Are Worried About Their Own ‘Severe’ Symptoms.
https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2023/03/14/an-ivermectin-influencer-died-now-his-followers-are-worried-about-their-own-severe-symptoms/
The Transmission · An Ivermectin Influencer Died. Now His Followers Are Worried About Their Own ‘Severe’ Symptoms.(Vice) Danny Lemoi took a daily dose of veterinary-grade ivermectin and told his thousands of followers to give the drug to children. He died of a common side effect of the medication. Just before …
Finalists announced for the 2025 game design challenge focused on #communication. Announced this morning at the Games for Health Conference in Eindhoven.
Studio names and countries are listed below. For individual developers their initials and country are listed.
We received so many fantastic game pitches, it was difficult to narrow them down to these 16 Finalists:
2GEN Team
(Argentina )
CelleC Games
(U.S.)
CoLab
(U. K.)
DOTDOT
(U.S.)
Misfit Adventure
(U. S.)
Monkey Dori Team
(India)
Necther Louie
(Philippines)
Pawzzle Studios
(Canada)
Story Tonic
(U. S.)
Unwise Tootsie
(U.S.)
The Whole Circus
(U. S.)
A.R.
(Georgia)
D.T.
(India)
F.Z.
(Czech Republic)
L.V.
(France)
S.H.
(U.S.)
Congratulations Finalists - - and thank you to all participants. We are sending further details via email to all entrants later today.
@gamingagainstv @stopTDV #gamedev #publichealth #indiedev @sociology @publichealth @susanne @olmstead #prevention #education #psychology
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@giflian @MatWright
During the height of the pandemic I said to a friend (about the failing response), “At no point would acting as if the worst possible thing could happen have led to a negative result”
Never proven more tragically true: Rev Ivan Stang, “Positive thinking can get you killed”
Hospital apologises after failing to admit cancer patient who later died
By Claire Simmonds
Sandra Shipley had just started chemotherapy that could prolong her life for five more years. Instead, a Northern NSW Hospital has apologised after she died at home.
ABC News · Grafton hospital apologises after cancer patient dies while waiting for treatment
One in 15 Australian adults living with diabetes in 'growing epidemic'
By Brianna Morris-Grant
A total 6.6 per cent of Australians over the age of 18 have diabetes — an increase of 1.5 per cent when compared to a decade ago.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/diabetes-abs-health-data-shows-increasing-cases/105118270
ABC News · Diabetes affects one in 15 Australians according to ABS National Health Measures Survey
At Natlab in Eindhoven for the Games for Health Europe Conference. Excited to hear about the many ways games are used to improve our lives and communities.
#publichealth #health #conference #games @publichealth @sociology @psychology
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️ We’re back: How tuberculosis is set to surge globally once again - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
https://thebulletin.org/2025/03/were-back-how-tuberculosis-is-set-to-surge-globally-once-again/#post-heading
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists · We’re back: How tuberculosis is set to surge globally once againJohn Green's new book highlights the history of tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease, which the Trump administration’s funding freeze is allowing to spread.
