FOI Shows Covid Is Still Striking Alberta’s Acute Care Centres
“The reality is that people are DYING from COVID in our hospitals, and we really are DOING VERY LITTLE TO PREVENT getting ill and getting infected”
https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/12/24/COVID-Alberta-Acute-Care-Centres/
Former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100. The 39th #president of the USA is best known for his work as a humanitarian. He earned a Nobel #Peace Prize in 2002.
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-12-29/the-latest-former-president-jimmy-carter-is-dead-at-age-100 https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/2129981bda0476c452d495faa07f6e039233715eee92cd436db6cdb62d606828/19d7b2ccbef8a2ae318808cb3cd8acfc1991d1be69fc434defe97c26793ff3f4.webp
Royal Society #2024 Earth Science & Climatology #PhotographyWinner David Garcia
ICE CAP MELT LAKE in Greenland
Your mind wants to see trees - but that’s a forest of ice structures formed by the thawing process
Lakes of melted glacier are becoming more common as #ClimateChange progresses https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/2129981bda0476c452d495faa07f6e039233715eee92cd436db6cdb62d606828/f5a5e33fe1073d1a7300c42a505601a0a6df683e25268f04f23e79ada8681183.webp
Royal Society #2024 #Ecology and Environmental Science #PhotographyWinner Peter Hudson
SECRETARY BIRD GULLET
These falcon relatives stalk prey on the ground - spearing locusts, lizards and amphibians https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/2129981bda0476c452d495faa07f6e039233715eee92cd436db6cdb62d606828/5475b1111a891774dfd0261a8295b2b568ce558fc8e78b7538b414fb792fa4dc.webp
UK Natural History Museum #2024 #Wildlife #PhotographerOfTheYear Winner for Animals in their Environment
FRONTIER OF THE LYNX
Igor Metelskiy, Russia
It took more than 6 months of waiting to achieve this relaxed image of the elusive lynx. The entire Russian lynx population is estimated at 22,500. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/2129981bda0476c452d495faa07f6e039233715eee92cd436db6cdb62d606828/dea47f1330a907ff4c178c75f732e9ed94d38de7af88132f357c3e83a9e63987.webp
British Wildlife #PhotographyAwards #2024: Overall Winner – Ryan Stalker
OCEAN DRIFTER
“…wonder about the journey the ball has been on
…being lost, then spending time in the tropics where the (goose) barnacles are native
...perhaps years in the open ocean before arriving in Dorset” https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/2129981bda0476c452d495faa07f6e039233715eee92cd436db6cdb62d606828/f35b77a566f9f784073d70985c1ce8aa851f64b52979513e9ba82affeca60ec9.webp
#2024 Audubon #PhotoAwards 24th
KING PENGUIN
amateur Steffen Foerster
Falkland Islands
“As I watched the penguins gather in front of me, one pointed its head toward the clouds and trumpeted.
It felt like the penguin was celebrating safely reaching the shores for another day.” https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/2129981bda0476c452d495faa07f6e039233715eee92cd436db6cdb62d606828/5716be9c23eafd626011744ec098b9b743c12f384f053a6244718d203c23dec5.webp
The #2024 Audubon #PhotoAwards 23rd
PEREGRINE FALCON
by amateur Karen Bilgrai Cohen
“Right before this shot, a piercing call broke the silence, and the male falcon appeared with prey in his beak.
He dropped it,
and in a heartbeat, the female falcon caught her gift.” https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/2129981bda0476c452d495faa07f6e039233715eee92cd436db6cdb62d606828/01741b411fbea9c4c7bba1cb8fa4cbfc04f339f8a133faa27253f4dd7cd12565.webp
Winner
#2024 Audubon #PhotoAwards - amateur Michelle Mackenzie
AMERICAN AVOCET
“Great Salt Lake..
The rising sun sparkled on some disturbed mud..
I quietly raised my camera.. capturing.. water dripping from the bird’s bill,
and the burgeoning sunlight through the tail feathers.” https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/2129981bda0476c452d495faa07f6e039233715eee92cd436db6cdb62d606828/8e2f075d9d7835892bf0d4035893e49b14099b0075c33491895e34a79c0dbe84.webp
#covid #pregnancy #autism
10.9% of babies who were exposed to Covid in utero screened positive for #autism spectrum disorder at 28 months vs 1-2% expected at that age
UCLA:
11.6% of toddlers born to mothers with #SARS-CoV-2 infection during #pregnancy showed cognitive, motor, or language #DevelopmentalDelays vs 1.6% not exposed
Gift Link
#Covid Pregnancies May Have Boosted #Autism Risk, Study Shows
Exposure to the virus in utero may have affected children’s development, according to a UCLA study
New Scan Method Unveils Lung Function Secrets
“Our scans show where there is patchy ventilation”
“..before signs of damage are present in the usual blowing tests”
#asthma #lungdamage #organtransplant
https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2024/12/newscanmethodunveilslungfunctionsecrets/
“If your #cat is sick, call your veterinary clinic & keep the cat away from anyone with a weakened immune system”
#H5N1 AVMA advises vet/handler wear N95
https://apnews.com/article/cats-dogs-bird-flu-pets-raw-food-7a57b3047164676a7d237bcd05a5b9db
Understood.
I’ve had veterinarians refuse to follow the safety protocols that their own association advises.
Serious or sarcastic? Do tell.
“If your #cat is sick, call your veterinary clinic & keep the cat away from anyone with a weakened immune system”
AVMA advises vets/handlers wear #N95 PPE
https://apnews.com/article/cats-dogs-bird-flu-pets-raw-food-7a57b3047164676a7d237bcd05a5b9db
https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/hcp/animals/index.html https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/2129981bda0476c452d495faa07f6e039233715eee92cd436db6cdb62d606828/b9ace7f578860350377c354dbfb91038685ea314d5778d30ebaa35d017975c39.webp
“If your #cat is sick, call your veterinary clinic & keep the cat away from anyone with a weakened immune system”
AVMA advises vets/handlers wear PPE #N95
https://apnews.com/article/cats-dogs-bird-flu-pets-raw-food-7a57b3047164676a7d237bcd05a5b9db
“If your #cat is sick, call your veterinary clinic & keep the cat away from anyone with a weakened immune system”
AVMA advises vets/handlers wear PPE #N95
https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/hcp/animals/index.html
https://apnews.com/article/cats-dogs-bird-flu-pets-raw-food-7a57b3047164676a7d237bcd05a5b9db