Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Knvul Sheikh reports on new research showing how a single COVID-19 can “rebound” whether or not it’s been treated with Paxlovid. Pooja Toshniwal…
Health Care
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ewen Callaway discusses the COVID-19 “variant soup” which we’ll be drowning in this winter due to the deliberate elimination of any public…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – The Star Phoenix reports on Saskatchewan’s latest COVID-19 data showing 26 more deaths in just the last two weeks along with a rising…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Sara Mojtehedzadeh reports on the lives lost to COVID-19 in Ontario workplaces and the deliberate choice by employers and governments to enable…
Covid is a Stealthy Enemy; Our Body its Battlefield — Shore up Your Defences, and Fight to Keep it at Bay!
Dr. Uppity (@MeddygLou), an NHS GP in Wales, wrote an excellent thread, beautifully written, explaining how Covid works with some battlefield imagery to help. I have nothing to add: Since…
Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Claire Sibonney talks to Colin Furness about the cell dysregulation which looks to produce many of the most dangerous effects of long…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Ryan Tumilty reports on research showing how many Canadian lives may have been saved by COVID protection measures – making for a…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Ed Yong writes that the tragic legacy of the COVID-19 is one of policymakers repeating (and indeed increasing) the same mistakes at the…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Andrew Nikiforuk writes about the growing recognition that COVID-19 may have severe and long-term effects on the brains of people who get…
Tuesday Evening Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Marina Hyde laments Liz Truss’ decision to hit the gas pedal on free money for the people who need it least while…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Sarah Zhang discusses the absurdity of treating the COVID pandemic as being over when it’s causing more death and illness than ever, while…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ed Yong offers an important look at what long COVID’s “brain fog” means for the people suffering from it, while Peter Thurley…
Theory and homelessness
I’m writing an open access e-textbook on homelessness. Chapter 2, focused on theory, has just been published. The full chapter is available here: https://nickfalvo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Falvo-Chapter-2-Theory-and-homelessness-19aug2022.pdf A ‘top 10’ overview of the…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Bruce Arthur laments the message being sent by Ontario’s government that there’s no need to care about other people in the face…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jennifer Ackerman reports on what Saskatchewan can expect from a COVID wave allowed to sweep across the province without precautions. Eva Ferguson points…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Martha Lincoln writes about the needless harm caused by public health messaging about being people being “tired” of pandemic precautions which many (if…
Today’s News: "We have a lot to do"
This pretty well summarizes everything, doesn’t it: That being said, we have to work on equality, health care, education, housing, public services, pharma and dental, small businesses, foreign investment, elections,…
Monday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Dayne Patterson reports that what little data Saskatchewan residents have to manage to risk of COVID is showing higher levels than have been…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Wency Leung asks how much more of a human toll we’re willing to accept in order to operate in denial of a…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Carolyn Johnson discusses how one’s initial development of an immune response to COVID may affect the impact of future vaccinations. Kim Constantino reports…