Shannon MacDonald, PhD, RN

Graduate students increasingly use artificial-intelligence tools to draft, code and search — but many fear it could erode the very skills a doctorate is meant to build go.nature.com/4bmCOaa

@kristelxo Yup. Hit a rack of clothes at full speed while carrying a frozen turkey. They reassigned me after that 🙄

Only Canadians of a certain age will remember when Superstore had employees rollerblading across the store for price checks like it was completely normal.

The official journal of the Canadian Paediatric Society has just acknowledged that more than 100 of its case reports are fabricated. Incredible reporting from @RetractionWatch: retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/can…

Third period coming up folks. Tied 1-1 Checking in. How’s everyone doing back home in Canada and beyond?

Not the result we wanted, but we are SO PROUD of this team. 🇨🇦❤️ Ce n’est pas le résultat que nous voulions, mais nous éprouvons une ÉNORME FIERTÉ pour cette équipe. 🇨🇦❤️ #MilanoCortina2026

I still can’t believe this. EIGHT PLAYERS ON THE ICE

2 doses of the measles vaccine is 97% effective at preventing infection. If your kids are not yet vaccinated talk to your pediatrician. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/…

A recent study confirms that administering the #hepatitisB #vaccine at birth is safe and significantly reduces infections, countering the CDC's new position on delaying the vaccine. Hepatitis B poses serious health risks, including cancer. skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrapto…

TEAM CANADA’S FIRST MEDAL IN MILAN 🚨🇨🇦⁣ Valérie Maltais claims bronze 🥉 in the women’s 3000 m long track speed skating. It's her first individual medal and her third overall, now at her fifth Olympics across her long-track and short-track career. Hometown: Saguenay, Quebec

The danger of adopting a Danish-style vax schedule: "When we remove a vaccine like the meningococcal shot from the routine schedule, we aren’t just changing a line on a chart. We are inviting previously well-controlled diseases back into our high schools & colleges." statnews.com/2026/02/06/den…

@ericbenchimol Thank you for resharing this, Eric. I had not heard about his death. He was a true guru of admin data

Dr Quan was always a collaborative, friendly and supportive scientist. When I was a junior researcher, he was enthusiastic about helping on projects. He devoted his time, expertise and mentorship to me over the years, and I am so grateful. ucalgary.ca/news/memoriam-…

Without #vaccines, Big Pharma will become Bigger Pharma. Anti-vaxxers claim Big Pharma profits immensely from vaccines. However, there will be greater profits in treating vaccine-preventable diseases. buff.ly/6aYJibs

Wondering why there's such a fuss about pushing some #vaccine recommendations to "shared clinical decision making"? The term is being conflated with "informed consent," suggesting it's about empowering parents. This isn't that; good take here. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/shared-decis…

Yes! This 👇

Alberta appoints new chief medical health officer, first in role permanently since 2022 cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

This is the BEST snow plow lesson I have ever heard! From Alberta Canada, and yeah, that accent isn't JUST in Alberta you'll hear all over the place! Some great advice and a sense of humor too! Enjoy! ❄️

Definitely worth reading, whether you are a curling fan or not.

How are we doing at catching up kids who missed HPV vaccine during pandemic school closures? Check out this new paper from @UAlbertaNursing PhD candidate & @aimm_research team member, Laura Reifferscheid: bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

"Research shows autism is mostly caused by genes and usually begins before birth, while the baby’s brain is still developing. The brain differences linked to autism are present early on, not caused suddenly by vaccines." voicesforvaccines.org/jtf_topics/did…

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