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Marijke

@marijkevd.bsky.social
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health writer, RN, prolific quilter, mom to three, Oma to one, wife to one. Professional site: Medhealthwriter.com also: DecipherYourHealth.com

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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Reading Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opioid Crisis, a few yrs ago opened my eyes & changed what I believed. So when I was offered an assignment from to write about a study about safe opioid treatment options, I was glad to do it. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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Safer Opioid Supply, Methadone Effective Treatment Options
Patients who use opioids have better results but higher discontinuation rates with methadone than with safer opioid supply, according to a new study.
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Articles are made better when you have good sources and I always appreciate people who take the time to speak with me. @nextavenue.bsky.social www.nextavenue.org/how-to-preve... #cdiff #infectiousdiseases #chronicillness
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How to Prevent and Survive C. diff Infections
The aggressive bacterial infection Clostridioides difficile kills about 30,000 Americans annually
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Thanks. Good example.
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Early in my career, I was also a 1st aid instructor. I always stressed that calling 911 was one of the most important things the participants would learn. Please share! #medicalemergency #health #paramedics #911dispatch #ambulance #firstaid #nurses www.nextavenue.org/911-basics-m...
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911 Basics for What Could Be the Most Important Call of Your Life
In an emergency, your exact location and staying on the phone are crucial to getting help
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
For an article, I'm looking for examples of medicalese that ppl can misunderstand. For example, some people are upset when they hear a scan is "unremarkable" or a test is "negative." They think "positive" is better. What have you heard that can be misinterpreted? #health #medicine #doctors #nurses
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
My latest article for @nextavenue.bsky.social on #travel if you take #prescription #medications. www.nextavenue.org/globetrottin...
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Globetrotting with Prescription Medications
How to prepare and how to safely pack prescription drugs for your next trip
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I keep forgetting to come here and check up on my friends and colleagues!!
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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
In her resignation letter, Chrystia Freeland cites differences over how to confront Trump’s "'America First' economic nationalism," the threat of 25% tariffs and the possibility of trade war with Canada’s top trading partner Amanda Coletta reports from Toronto www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
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Trudeau’s top lieutenant resigns over differences on Trump
Chrystia Freeland cited differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over how to confront Donald Trump’s “America First” policies and threatened tariffs.
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Who else is going to the ASJA 2025 conference in NYC in Feb?
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
It's been 35 years since the Montreal Massacre, a man killed 14 women and injured many more because they were women. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/p... Sadly, not much has changed.
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
#editors & people who work for #patientadvocacy organizations (& others who may be interested) - I'm an experienced health writer who writes compelling, interesting, and easy-to-understand content. Let me know how I can help you as the year ends & the new one begins! #healthwriter #freelancewriter
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Happy Thursday to my Canadian friends!
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
There was a time when a Canada Post strike would be a daily lead news story. That we hear very little about what’s happening tells us how CP has absolutely lost its relevance for many. That said, many small businesses and people still depend on it and are suffering. #strike #canadapost
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I had not heard that. Oy.
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
I can't deactivate it. I keep getting a message that I can't do it and to refresh my page. I've tried several times over the past few months.
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 22/08/2024
Have you ever heard of burning mouth syndrome? It's a rare and very painful condition. I started a website to help people learn about #burningmouthsyndrome - burningquestionsaboutbms.com Check it out! #chronicpain #patienteducation #rarediseases #healthliteracy
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Burning Questions about BMS – My site
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
I feel like the new kid in the school caf, trying to find a table where I can sit. ;)
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
It can be challenging if you're seeking help & you encounter a healthcare provider who is a bully. I've experienced it & you'd think, as a nurse, I'd be able to handle it. But it took a while. Read my newsletter issue on healthcare bullies: #nurses #healthcare #patients #bullying #doctors
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When Healthcare Providers Bully Patients (free issue)
Using the stick instead of the carrot
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Marijke @marijkevd.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
With the #Kaiser Permanente strike, my piece from last month is particularly timely. People forget #nurses must care for their own mental & physical #health too. If they don't - they can't care for their pts. Nurses also have bills to pay & life away from work. #strikes #patientsafety #healthcare
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Why Do Nurses Strike? (free issue)
The situation is becoming dire
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