On July 28, Alberta Health announced significant changes in the public health measures for #COVID19. I have written to the Minister regarding my concerns, and I want to share these points with you.
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Thx @jvipondmd for organizing rally today at McDougall Centre against @CMOH_Alberta announcement re rolling back testing, tracing, isolation requirements. It’s happening again tomorrow and beyond, until there’s change. @ossyjay1 #CovidAB#COVIDisAirborne
I am increasingly convinced that people on the left and the right end of the political spectrum are actually quite similar. They just differ in who’s to blame…
Elderly pts wanted to know more about me
She said I would like to know more about “you people”
Instead of getting defensive, I used opportunity to talk about “my people”
We talked about cultures/religions, wished each other Merry Xmas & got a hug in exchange
Life is beautiful
Excellent performance tonight of Mahler’s Symphony No.2, known as the “Resurrection Symphony”, by the @CalgaryPhil Terrific work also by the two soprano & mezzo-soprano soloists as well as the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus!
Wow, check out this amazing photo that #Banff photographer @PaulZizkaPhoto snapped while wild skating on Lake Louise! We were just chatting with him about the short but mesmerizing season for skating on Alberta's mountain lakes.
This is THE time of the year for evening walks at @RiverParkDogs It’s 9:45pm and it’s still light outside. Gorgeous sunset colors and the full (Strawberry) moon has come up!
This 17-minute film explores the efforts that led to this historic #RealBlackHole image, from the science of Einstein and Schwarzschild to the struggles and successes of the @ehtelescope collaboration. https://t.co/5heHB7Y6wZ
"Most people viewed C. elegans almost as a joke organism and, adding insult to insult, often confused it with the flatworm." Fascinating and funny account from Sydney Brenner of the early days of worm genetics. https://t.co/2ONAHSagyl #Worm19
Sidney Brenner has passed away at the age of 92. Here's his letter to Ellsworth Dougherty, 1963 (in Sidney Brenner, A Biography by E. Friedberg). A giant.
First in Canada: Yesterday, we had a patient with known history of #HeartFailure, came with symptoms of shortness of breath, increased swelling in legs. We used #NTproBNP system to see if his heart failure is getting worse. We saved lab/hospital visit, health $ & expedited care.
John Prine's music has moral force. His primary mode of persuasion is the story, just as the primary mode of persuasion for the biblical Jesus was the parable. https://t.co/l9VdJPHoSI