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When AHS was formed, it was intentionally designed to be apolitical and separated from Alberta Health. It had a board of diverse community minded people who oversaw the organization and moderated it. This is not the case now. All the safeguards have been intentionally removed.

Published at Nature today.

Duterte flown to The Hague after arrest over Philippines drug war killings theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…

Today marks 5 years since the pandemic was declared. In honor of the memories of more than 6,691 Albertans lost to COVID-19 to date, we must continue to fight for evidence-based public health policy & accessible treatment for thousands still suffering. cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

I believe this is a world first: An intra-day tariff chart.

Increasingly, populists have embraced the spread of fearmongering lies as a political strategy. This is happening in Canada too. My take: Welcome to the Poilievre Conspiracy Theory Vortex thewalrus.ca/poilievre-cons… via The Walrus

Elaine Hyshka Alberta needs more harm reduction services, especially supervised consumption sites! Addiction is a chronic relapsing condition and when people relapse that unregulated drug supply is there to end their lives.

As a social worker, this was the worst week of my career. I have never responded to so many drug poisonings and mental health calls in one week. Our community deserves better.

Our first keynote speaker, Dr. Elaine Hyshka is giving an illuminating talk on “Safe Consumption Sites: Current Evidence and Future Directions”! Elaine Hyshka

🧵Life-saving health care should be accessible for all. #Medicaid in particular is a life-saving program that makes health care access possible for over 80 million people, including folks who take medications for diagnosed opioid use disorder (#MOUD). bit.ly/MedicaidODPrev…

Frostbite and frostbite amputation statistics were a critical metric last year for evaluating the impacts of policies involving unhoused people. But AHS told us today, after several weeks of inquiries, that they will not give us the frostbite statistics from 2024.

Ho-ly… In a video posted to YouTube, former Alberta CMOH Dr Mark Joffe did an hour long Grand Round presentation followed by a Q&A. It is a masterclass in what measles is and what Alberta should be doing. Thread! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abmed /1

icymi - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's former chief of staff lived in a home owned by a sister of Sam Mraiche, a businessman whose dealings with Alberta Health Services are subject to multiple investigations theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta… w Tom Cardoso Steph Chambers

Hunker down, Edmonton and area.#yeg #yegwx

Anyone down at Moss Pit for the Oilers watch party needs to get indoors and find shelter for the next while. #yegwx