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Chantzy
@chantzy.bsky.social
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Science communicator & writer ✍🏼 🧬 Global health & epidemiology Grad student & activist Croissant maker 🥐 📍Vancouver, BC
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The real scandalous question is not "how long has it been since you ate in a restaurant?", but "how long has your family refused to take simple precautions to visit you?" when talking to #CovidCautious folks.
#CovidIsNotOver
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Pop quiz: Who is the abandoner?
a) the disabled person who doesn't want to join friends at an indoor restaurants because it will risk their health
b) the person who walks away from disabled person because they won't eat in indoor restaurants
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You can’t “wellness” your way out of chronic illness and disability.
People are desperate to believe that enough exercise, healthy food, raw milk & sunshine will make them bulletproof.
Why? Ableism. They don’t want to face the fact that one day they will be disabled.
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Chemical pollution is a threat comparable to climate change with more than 1 million chemicals in circulation & unknown health effects
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn
More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised
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In my opinion, this finding shows how good public health messaging and better education (and science communications) - even when misinformation is prevalent, like the belief that some alcohol consumption can have health benefits - can be effective and actually empower people to make healthy choices.
U.S. Alcohol Consumption Has Hit A Record Low, Poll Finds. 1 Age Group Is Leading The Way.
Medical experts share what they want the public to know about even moderate levels of drinking.
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www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...
How a simple cold could bring cancer back
In mice, common respiratory infections reactivated dormant cancer cells. Early evidence suggests the same may happen in humans, with big implications for long-term cancer risk.
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A common cold can reignite cancer. Not so mild after all, is it?
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This reminds me of the early smoker/non smoker sections in public spaces. We're not wrong, we're just early
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As someone who is hyperconnected to the Covid community, I'm seeing more & more masked events. This is Toronto, but several other cities are also hosting Covid safer events 💕
