auscandoc

auscandoc@universeodon.com

Rural FP anesthetist formerly of Fort St John, BC, Canada. Trained in Aus and UK. Now doing rural locums in Canada.Blessed to live, work and play on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc people.<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Science</a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> Twitter was invaluable to me as the guy at the pointy end of "if you have questions ask your doctor".Migrating here due to the unfortunate stagnation of med-mastodon

Posts

Post #1413764
Grey-market #peptides: an emerging public health challenge | InSight+ https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/15/grey-market-peptides-an-emerging-public-health-challenge/ “Within Australian clinical practice, people, particularly those aged in their 20s and 30s, are increasingly inquiring about or using these unregulated compounds. Drivers of uptake include cost barriers of approved GLP-1RA therapies, limited PBS eligibility criteria, and the perception that grey-market alternatives offer equivalent...
Post #1150316
Ok internet. Explain to me why what looks like a power box would be hanging from a gutter in Old Quebec? 🤷‍♂️
Post #1146216
#Science #Mosquitoes #Dengue #Zika https://mastodon.social/@mackayim2022/116401488581869120
Post #1069436
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ostrich-farm-arguments-cull-9.7157710 Shocked I am! Shocked. “&quot;There was no covered barn. In fact, there was garbage strewn in the farm. The conditions that the birds were in, living in, there was no evidence of any scientific research or any ability to do that,&quot; a senior CFIA official told the fifth estate. * From hotels to gas stations, businesses believed to be contracted for ostrich cull targeted by opponents * Tribunal upholds $10K fine for...
Post #986295
@ChristosArgyrop@mastodon.social TACOs all round.
Post #944527
&quot;I don&#39;t think vapes are established as a successful means of stopping smoking,&quot; he said. &quot;Unless there is a proven [way] to stop people from vaping, then we are stuck [with] this high-risk population that starts using both,&quot; he said. #vaping https://mastodon.social/@mackayim2022/116320081266119903
Post #944526
“under the new legislation, all complaints against health professionals will be public, even if they are frivolous or malicious. There are also no appeals allowed in disciplinary rulings. Both of those are patently unfair.” As BC physicians have repeatedly argued, this is now institutionalizing “RateMD”reviews and giving them false credulity. #BCPoli #BCHealthProfessions https://med-mastodon.com/@picardonhealth/116319888736751719
Post #944522
Apparently all dentists in BC have had their prescribing licences inactivated with the transition. And the regulators are closed today. So it’s be kind to your pharmacist day if you have a prescription from a dentist :) https://bchealthregulators.ca/new-health-profession-legislation-comes-into-force-on-april-1-2026/ #HPOA #BCPoli
Post #944521
“inhibition of 15-PGDH—an enzyme that drives tissue aging, a “gerozyme”—leads to cartilage regeneration in aged mouse OA joints, in joints of young adult mice with posttraumatic OA (PTOA) resulting from an ACL tear” #osteoarthritis https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adx6649
Post #936476
@wrog@mastodon.murkworks.net @ChristosArgyrop@mastodon.social Almost getting time for a rewatch.
Post #900625
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2020/10/alberta-education-from-curriculum/ “History teachers will no longer instruct pupils to learn from past mistakes such as genocide, and instead prioritize an Alberta First history that emphasizes proud white-washed accomplishments such as rodeos and climate change.” #Beaverton satire approaches real
Post #896020
@SnowyCA@social.vivaldi.net Mucous colour means nothing. Zero validity for predicting infection or infectiousness. A zombie myth that green = must be bacterial.
Post #883073
@SnowyCA@social.vivaldi.net Fumbling in the dark.
Post #873788
A new #COVID19 variant that’s been found in nearly two dozen countries and half of the 50 United States has made its way to Ontario. Dubbed BA.3.2, the variant was first identified in South Africa on Nov. 22, 2024” https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/a-new-covid-19-variant-named-ba32-has-been-detected-in-ontario-heres-why-one-doctor-says-you-shouldnt-be-alarmed/
Post #754403
@qole@techhub.social @PapyrusBrigade@cosocial.ca @TheresaReason@socialbc.ca Yes. Unfortunately the issue of affordable housing is outside the remit of health care and health authorities. So, while we are able to identify a problem, we are not the ones placed to address it.
Post #742746
Yes there are times I say “You are here for my professional opinion. It is your choice what to do with this information”. But did a whole “non-adversarial” day in clinic today. Hope this posts. :). (2/2)
Post #741593
What could possibly go wrong? 🤦‍♂️ https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/116281387916042732
Post #729433
#Vaccines&#39; indirect benefits overlooked in battle over &#39;medical freedom&#39; https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/vaccine-success-widespread-hidden-benefits-make-skepticism-possible/ “The #HPVvaccine is a medical wonder. As noted above, it is preventing cancers in both women and men. Human papillomaviruses, which are transmitted through sexual contact, cause a number of urogenital cancers — cervical cancer, anal cancer, penile cancer — and oropharyngeal cancers. HPV vaccines...
Post #729431
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/super-el-nino-9.7133680 #Climate
Post #729429
https://canadahealthwatch.ca/2026/02/15/i-traded-my-u-s-medical-career-for-life-in-canada-heres-how-the-two-health-systems-stack-up-2 #CanadianHealthcare “In Canada, where people don’t fear bankruptcy for seeking care, patients come in and they just talk to you, about doctor things. That’s a profound relief, for them and me.”
Post #729425
#Spring ? (Taken same day:). #florespondence #bloomscrolling
Post #601631
@wild1145@universeodon.com @hswapnil@med-mastodon.com @ChristosArgyrop@med-mastodon.com @wild1145@mastodonapp.uk Thanks Ryan.
Post #600402
@MGKatz036@med-mastodon.com @hswapnil@med-mastodon.com @ChristosArgyrop@med-mastodon.com @wild1145@universeodon.com The fediverse instructions are pretty clear (ish). I think the only thing that doesn’t migrate are your actual posts. I requested an archive of mine. But I’m no expert. https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server/
Post #599480
@hswapnil@med-mastodon.com @ChristosArgyrop@med-mastodon.com I’m assuming something is up as to why he’s not responding. As for choosing universeodon it was simply because it is maintained by Ryan @wild1145@universeodon.com (I think that’s his handle) who gallantly offered to take over med-mastodon.
Post #593796
@ChristosArgyrop@med-mastodon.com Yes I have migrated to universeodon (as you can see). I am quite puzzled as to why Nick won’t even reply to correspondence from the guy who said he would take it over. Several have tagged Nick on Bluesky to no effect. I keep hoping there will be a last minute reprieve.