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Cancer & Neuro Divergent Lived Experiences Support plus Because the #neurodivergent experience with #cancer can be horribly tough and toxic & there are so few #supportive, #caring spaces specifically for #ND cancer patients. DMs welcome. Pls share.
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www.facebook.com/share/r/15AD... A wee video that’s too cute not to share. If you’re struggling, take a few moments with the sound on 💜🫶💜might make you feel better?

Amazon, Facebook, and Google all have reams of data about you—including your likes and dislikes, health information and social connections—but they’re not the only ones. Countless murky data brokers that you’ve never heard of collect huge quantities of information about you and sell it on. #TechSky

All fetishes: go.bsky.app/E3VGKMv

Awesome list of builders! go.bsky.app/Miiq9jZ

New FEATURED starter pack by @ianlandsman.com go.bsky.app/E2q6ZKa

new to bluesky? just wrote the guide i wish i had: - why 20M people are here - what actually works - how to find your people - the secret sauce (custom feeds!) - starter packs that don't suck 👉 il.ly/tech/bluesky ps: yes, you can build bots. yes, the API works. no, there's no ads. wild, right?

⭐ New featured pack by @flatoy.dev go.bsky.app/75HfkVp

How do you prevent creative burnout?

Need a Family Doctor? Jane Philpott Can Help. macleans.ca/society/heal... @macleans.bsky.social Get weekly updates: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

if I had a ton of money for #LongCovid research I’d spend at least some of it on post covid visual snow syndrome. 15% of ppl with vss believe they got it from covid (and around half from a tbi). it’s super under researched.

Also, holy shit, Bluesky sends real traffic. Will update this tomorrow with firm numbers but journalism is going to move here for sure. Twitter is a drop in the bucket. It's over, but we are so back, and so on and so forth

My autistic masks were a prison created by my abusers over my entire life. They were the 'me' I would think of, they were a filter every impulse went through. They told me what I could and couldnt think about. But they were not me.

Future fertility for young cancer patients preserved with procedure from U of C researchers #Calgary Ovarian tissue cryotherapy keeps option open for chemotherapy patients www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

T cell exhaustion in #MEcfs www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

NEW: Bluesky has seen massive growth in the weeks following the US election. There are 24 million users on the social media platform. With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.

Attn : Spoonies with Brain and Spinal Injury A new grant offered by the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission Call: 888-233-5760. More info: bit.ly/3Qs1ZgN Maximum payout $10,000 (Hope this helps!) #chronicalyfabulous #spinalinjury #spooniesky #blacksky #disabled #braininjury #tbi

The United Nations (@UN) reminds us that today is ⬇️♿⬇️ #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities #UnitedNations

The biggest barrier of those in the disability community is that which denies them the same quality of life the able-bodieds enjoy. For some reason there is an undercurrent of insistence those whose lives are lived differently should be expected to accept a lower standard of living.

The Bob Pinedo Cancer Care Award 2024 had been awarded to Prof dr John Haanen, medical oncologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute for his groundbreaking work in the field of Immunotherapy, especially TIL therapy for advanced melanoma.

Delaying and shortening the duration of treatment with CDK4/6 inhibitors in patients with metastatic breast cancer leads to similar survival outcomes while reducing toxicity and achieving substantial cost savings, the SONIA trial shows. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3Oqw7aX

🎓 PhD candidate Laurien Zeverijn @hetavl.bsky.social @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social looked at how patients with microsatellite instability could be treated with a drug that matches their unique tumor profile. This treatment is now covered by insurance ➡️ bit.ly/49agoX4

📢 Applications for the NKI PhD program open from Jan 1 - Feb 28. Join our international research community in Amsterdam, working in cancer biology, AI research & life sciences with leading scientists and top facilities #PhD #CancerResearch More info: bit.ly/3O4bOjq

Follow our NKI community go.bsky.app/5EK1wtK

As we continue Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Week, let’s turn our fears into strength. 💜 You’re not alone—lean on your community, find solutions, and prioritize self-care. You've got this, mama! 🙌✨ #IBDMoms #CrohnsAndColitisAwarenessWeek #IBDWarrior #StrongerTogether #IBDSupport

The answer is #Mounjaro will cost me $225/month now that the #Medicare donut hole has been eliminated. I paid $11/month in 2024!!! How can I afford my #diabetes medication? That’s simple: I can’t! And #LillyCares doesn’t offer a #PAP for Mounjaro. #WTF #Lilly ???

Manifesting other PCOS besties that aren’t trying to have biological children and don’t want diet and lifestyle advice based on how to increase fertility. Fertility isn’t our focus/goal, butwe still deserve support and a safe space to build community. #PCOS #SINK #DINK #PCOSsky #SINKsky #DINKsky

Looking forward to this debate tomorrow here in National Cancer #Singapore with a ⭐️ star-studded line up! 🔥 Register below and see you tomorrow! #CancerImmunotherapy #ESMOAsia #NCCS

#Cancer #CancerImmunology #StarterPack @skypacks.bsky.social

Press release: Immune T cells become exhausted in chronic fatigue syndrome patients www.eurekalert.org/news-release... Longer piece from same university with more quotes: news.cornell.edu/stories/2024... #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME

This👇👇👇 esp when you consider the severe lack of #medical #research specifically into the #female body & mind. #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #Anxiety #healthCare #Disability #Disabled #HiddenDisability #Accessibility #Doctor

#LongCovid #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Disabled #Disability #HiddenDisability #CFS #POTS #RareIllness #Health #HealthAndWellbeing #Infection #Cancer u never know what someone’s going through. Consequences of #Covid are unknown. #BeKind. Understand #pain is real & so is hidden illness

Nothing in my life is scarier than when I move wrong and sublux a vertebrae in my neck. #EDS #ehlersdanlos #chronicpain #chroniclife

#ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #YourPainIsValid #RareIllness #Disabled #Disability #Cancer #Pain #Accessibility #Health #MedicalCare #NHS #medical #Ableist