Meagan Carr (she/her)

U of A Med '26. Passionate about debunking pseudoscience. Love basketball. You don't need 8 glasses of water...drink when thirsty!

[Meagan Carr (she/her) @Megcarr13]

I couldn't ask for anything else 🥹
https://t.co/rTEdm4ZkRw

[Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim]

Anti-vaxxer Aaron Rodgers makes a fool of himself mocking Travis Kelce as 'Mr. Pfizer' https://t.co/fxWyrWrGEj by @mikefreemanNFL @usatoday

"This isn't easy to say but it's been established for years now."

Yep. An insufferable, arrogent, Dunning-Kruger, misinformation monger.

Agree with @PeterHotez, NFL needs to do more to explicitly embrace science & common sense.

[Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim]

A deeply absurd & potentially harmful trend.

Iatrogenic injury. Overdiagnosis. Anxiety. High cost. And likely no health benefit.

Sum: don't.

"Wealthy People Are Getting Full-Body Scans. Early Detection or Unnecessary?" https://t.co/hzubUALYCf via @WSJ

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Sources: LeBron James wants to represent Team USA at 2024 Paris Olympics and is spearheading group of future Hall of Famers – including Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant – prepared to commit.

Full details with @joevardon at @TheAthletic: https://t.co/r2XGO3E2TO

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

Mexico’s Supreme Court has officially decriminalized abortion nationwide. 🇲🇽

[Sarah Silverman @SarahKSilverman]

Must read. Universal basic income saves the government money. https://t.co/5vZ4mN2NVG

[Meagan Carr (she/her) @Megcarr13]

@SportsCenter

[Laurie Garrett @Laurie_Garrett]

This @Patagonia ad is freaking brilliant. Read down, then back up.

[Meagan Carr (she/her) @Megcarr13]

@partimeclown This checks out 😂

[John Markowsky, PharmD 🏳️‍🌈 @johnmarkowsky]

An exciting day that has been a long time coming! Apixaban is covered in Alberta without the need to trial warfarin as a first option!

[Meagan Carr (she/her) @Megcarr13]

@lenlap4 😔

[T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @TRyanGregory]

I noted recently that claims about exceptionally high rates of RSV this year, caused by "immunity debt" and explaining the high number of children in hospital, is an empirical claim that requires data. Well, we now have this for Canada thanks to @wikisteff (follow him btw!). 🧵

[Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim]

The U.S. Just Lost 26 Years' Worth of Progress on Life Expectancy https://t.co/md3qqArNQK by @tanyalewis314 via @sciam

@familyunequal: “I think it’s a wake-up call for us ... that we can’t put public health on autopilot..."

#ScienceUpFirst

[Paula Simons @Paulatics]

Tell me you've never been discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation or disability, without telling me you've never been discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation or disability......

[Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim]

Our new Premier:

- Thinks "naturopaths" way to reduce use of chemotherapy
- Says "Western Medicine" (ugh, that term?) doesn't care about prevention
- Figures $300 health spending account will help save system (how, again?)
- Etc, etc, etc.

#DanielleSmithDarkAge

[Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim]

Dear #DanielleSmith,

- "Alternative' cancer treatments linked with 250% higher risk of death, study" https://t.co/Q9creb0zjb
- Naturopaths provide unproven therapies (https://t.co/YnLPS79Zkc) & unproven tests (https://t.co/J1RcB7RIyg).
- Magical thinking won't save healthcare.

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Reuters: BIDEN IS PARDONING ALL PRIOR FEDERAL OFFENSES OF SIMPLE MARIJUANA POSSESSION -WHITE HOUSE

[Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim]

Your Body Has a Clever Way to Detect How Much Water You Should Drink Every Day https://t.co/i0mwn9PeVC by @ClaudiaWallis1 @sciam

"Natural thirst mechanisms are the reason that most of us do not need to be overly concerned about hydration."

Ignore hydration hype. Thx evolution!

[Dr. Dave Stukus @AllergyKidsDoc]

Happy to be included in this nice article in ⁦@TheAtlantic⁩ discussing why “hypoallergenic” dogs don’t exist

Apologies to Bo Obama for calling him out as a popular example 😆

Thanks ⁦@sarahzhang⁩ for the interview! https://t.co/Cx22L0Gxa3