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drkplove.bsky.social
A Canadian living in Australia. Love me a good hike and camp. Rehabilitation physician, specialist in neurorehab.
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“You'll never guess the culprit in a global lead poisoning mystery” Spoiler: it’s turmeric This is particularly interesting & important as our community has seen an influx of Rohingya refugees, who have a number of health concerns including high rates of lead toxicity.

As Cyclone Alfred approaches his electorate, Dutton quietly attends a Sydney political fundraiser: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-06/cyclone-alfred-peter-dutton-brisbane-sydney-anthony-albanese/105017264

Peter Dutton apologised for not helping with sandbags in prep for Cyclone Alfred because he'd just had his nails done. #auspol

Dutton battening down for Cyclone Alfred.

National Tragedy: Big Prawn has lost an antenna due to Cyclone Alfred. Now can only receive AM.

Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

#Medsky🧪 #idsky #immunosky #publichealth a recent study Muscle abnormalities worsen after post-exertional malaise in #longCOVID www.healthrising.org/blog/2025/02... Via @dbkell.bsky.social

#Medsky🧪 #idsky #microsky #publichealth #Casereport Infections are the most common cause of eosinophilic meningitis & are an important consideration in this patient. 🔑 aspect of this patient’s presentation is her recent travel… www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...

Deceased 🤣💀

Do lesions that cause psychosis fall into a common brain network? Exciting new work by @andrewpines.bsky.social, @shansiddiqi.bsky.social and colleagues – tweetorial below by the first author, paper here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Go to Google Search "Gulf of Mexico" Click the 3 little dots next to "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)" Choose "Send feedback" Click "Gulf of America" Click "Inaccurate content" Click "Incorrect" Tell Google the correct name en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of...

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Osteoporosis is a disorder of decreased bone density that increases the risk of fractures, especially after a fall. This JAMA Patient Page describes osteoporosis and the USPSTF recommendations for screening for #osteoporosis. ja.ma/4aVmn2C #MedSky

“Many people will lose jobs, clinical trials will halt, and this will slow down progress toward cures for cancer and effective prevention of illness.”

‘Totally amazing’: 102 red-bellied black snakes found in Sydney garden