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I'm a science & medical writer curious about the world. I like to share what I find out. Remember Ask Pippa, science for kids in the Toronto Star? That was me. Also the Medical Post, Medscape, SciAm, Vice and more. 


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If you have vision problems and are in #Canada, Fighting Blindness Canada is having a series of in-person Coffee Connections across the country. Each will have an eye doctor who will lead discussions and answer questions about age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or an inherited retinal disease (IRD). It also gives you a chance to meet others with the same eye conditions.
Here are details so you can see if there is one coming up in your area.

#health #medical #vision #ophthalmology #medmastodon

https://www.fightingblindness.ca/viewpoint/#coffee-connections-east
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I feel a great disturbance in the Force. As if millions of trees suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.
Canadian wildfires.
Our planet.

#Canada #wildfires #climate #climatechange
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If you're looking for Canadian-made tools and #gardening tools, look for brands such as Benchmark, Jobmate, Husky, Home Handyman, Craftsman. They are all designed and manufactured via Maxtech, a Canadian company.

Home Hardware stores have a good selection of tools made by this company -- under the brand Benchmark. #Canadian Tire and other hardware stores contract out private label tools from Maxtech, hence the varying brand names.

I'm eyeing their battery-powered pruning shears.
#CanadaDay #buyCanadian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxtech_Consumer_Products
Dr. Amy, Psy.D. · 5w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqpnu4nmjx4smu3d3hlxhc4yh8sjqeafmcnekl0zsa623m5z7atehq3dqugf I wonder if there’s any legal reprocessing to posting it early
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@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... Posting press releases pre-embargo causes a lot of trouble for working journalists. There are no NDAs for embargoes releases, but people in the trade don't break embargoes as they help everyone in the loop.
1. They give journalists background and time to write a story by the embargo date. In medicine, that embargo date is often the same date as when a study in a journal is published. This is why news stories about things like BMJ or NEJM studies all come out on the same day as the study itself is published.
2. It helps the researchers behind that new study know what sort of time-window they need to keep open for media interviews.
If someone breaks an embargo, they get blacklisted by the organization sending out releases -- and often by other organizations that hear about it.
When an embargo is broken, all those other journalists have to scramble to get their stories in earlier. Some publications kill the story because they will no longer be one of the first to publish it -- which means less awareness of the study.
Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox · 6w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqezdnaauetkudkxae98gd08fslk2dtfjuxwtysp934lxatmkt2dsq4sk3a7 So glad we could help get your email working again!! The only good cookie problem is deciding which one to eat. 🍪