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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦

@maryfernando.bsky.social
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Mom, wife, doctor. Owned by Bouviers. Born feisty. Enchanted by children, animals, Canada and those who tell the truth. Published medical + mystery articles, found on: maryfernando.squarespace.com Writing mysteries.

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Healthcare-Global @healthcare-global.bsky.social · 9h
theconversation.com/one-in-eight...
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One in eight cancers are likely caused by an infection worldwide – new study
Four viruses and one bacteria were responsible for 12% of the world’s cancer cases in 2024. Does this mean they’re preventable?
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 7h
All this and we need no more stories of men getting away with sexually assaulting women. We need more stories of men having the weight of justice slam down on them for assaulting women. #NOMORE
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Bobbi-Lee Taylor @a1955model.bsky.social · 13h
Bed Bath & Beyond exited the Canadian market after shutting all of its 54 stores nationwide in 2023 due to significant losses. As of Tuesday, the home retailer is back and is now owned and operated by Sleep Country Canada. 🇨🇦 apple.news/AyZzESLZpTFi...
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Bed Bath & Beyond makes a major Canadian comeback but there's a twist — Daily Hive
Here's what shoppers should know.
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Kady O'Malley @kadyo.bsky.social · 8h
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PM Carney to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day in Alberta
What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 10h
🚨🚨 @coe.int of Europe said yesterday that the #US formally notified it that it would leave the Group of States against Corruption, or #GRECO. Only two other countries have left GRECO before — #Russia and #Belarus. The fall of the #US on the world scene is striking. apnews.com/article/trum...
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US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.
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DSP💙#🟦✡️ @drawstickpeople.bsky.social · 10h
Every female i know is a #metooor or a lucky one We can prevent most people from becoming a #metoo, not all, but most I'm one of the lucky ones. Bec of my girl friends & because of my guy friends, i made it through high-school, college, grad school, & beyond, as a luck one. Because of them.
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 17h
By Will McPhail
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Premier David Eby saying like it is. 🇨🇦💪🏽
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KayElan7ISO64🇨🇦🇪🇺 @kayiso64.bsky.social · 20h
Petfect response to stupid.
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Dr Karen Pinder 🇨🇦 🔬 @drkarenpinder.bsky.social · 22h
Science for the win. Again. 👊
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Nemanja Protic @nemanjabb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Get your COVID shot, Ontario!
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💫 Brock 💫 @queeralchemy.com · 29/09/2026
For QC, you still need to find a pharmacist willing to purchase it and they will want to have at least 10 people confirmed to be getting it. So it's a longshot... But at least it's possible now.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yes Novavax will be available for fall 2026: covidsociety.ca/news/nuvaxov...
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Sanofi Making Nuvaxovid (Novavax) Available in Canada this Fall - Canadian Covid Society
The Nuvaxovid vaccine — more commonly known as Novavax — will be made available in Canada for the 2026-2027 season, Sanofi announced this week in a press release. Nuvaxovid is the non-mRNA protein-ba...
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Influence of infection during pregnancy on fetal development
Abstract. Infection by bacteria, viruses, and parasites may lead to fetal death, organ injury, or limited sequelae depending on the pathogen. Here, we cons
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🧵COVID-19 vaccines are now available in Ontario for high risk groups and available to the general public starting Oct. 26. The link below helps find the pharmacy nearest to you - please share to help others. FYI - we’re all at risk from COVID-19 see 2/ #VaccinesWork ontario.ca/vaccine-loca...
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COVID-19 pharmacy vaccine locations
Find your closest pharmacy to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
5 potatoes cubed is still 5 potatoes because potatoes are root vegetables
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Said no woman EVER... 😆🤣
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Vaccines work" isn't a political statement. "Immigrants do not increase crime" isn't a political statement. "Climate change is real" isn't a political statement. "Genocide is bad" isn't a political statement. Stop neutralizing the power of facts by framing them as "politics." Reality matters.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Aren’t we all Prometheus in 2026, wherever we live? #2026
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merlinslaugh.bsky.social @merlinslaugh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And unlike conventional medicine that requires a giant list of all the ways humanly possible for the drug/treatment etc to hurt or kill you, Wellness never has a warning label or list of side effects and it absolutely never admits it could kill you.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The ‘Wellness’ industry has a great name; who doesn’t want to be well? BUT it can kill you. The Greek health ministry says there’s no framework governing anti-aging clinics. The doctors should be punished and we need REGULATIONS in every country to prevent harm. www.ctvnews.ca/entertainmen...
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Doctors face life sentence over Greek pop star’s death
Doctors at a clinic where a major Greek pop star died last week in a blood cleaning treatment could face life in prison after prosecutors on Monday upgraded the charges against them.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I served in multiple authoritarian states, both communist and otherwise--Russia, Vietnam, Iraq, the Sultanate of Oman, and Ukraine before the Orange Revolution brought in democracy. One common thread among all of them is government spending on propaganda to glorify the dictator/sultan.
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White House airs another government-funded ad, this time with Trump warning of ‘final battle’ | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is set to launch another overtly political campaign ad funded by taxpayer dollars, attacking the “fake news media” and “the sick political class that hates our country.”
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Tweeets of Dogs Automated @tweeetsofdogsauto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A little nervous on his first day at work with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police! 😍 Original post
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nursetexas.bsky.social @nursetexas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
WTH???? #Canada @maryfernando.bsky.social Can you believe this?
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Dr Karen Pinder 🇨🇦 🔬 @drkarenpinder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Oof. My heart breaks for her. A powerful take on the horror. 👇 johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/cornells-j...
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Cornell’s Jane Doe Needed One Good Man In That House And That Group Chat. She Would Find None.
Warning: this piece includes references to sexual assault, as well as words many may find offensive.
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Lisa Scottoline @lisascottoline.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
CHICK WIT: Deliver Us From Eve By Lisa Scottoline You can read CHICK WIT here: www.scottoline.com/chick-wit/
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Anita Anand: "We will lead other middle powers to act collectively and decisively, because middle powers are playing a key role in building the framework for the new international order, which is being established as we speak." #cdnpoli
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My new book just arrived to replace the old one, borrowed to oblivion. So many times I wanted to dive into the parts I remembered- this is a great book to understand the politics and psychology that gives rise to fascism. The version below is an easier read and hits all the main points. #Fascism
THE
WINNER
RISE AND FALL
OF THE
THIRD REICH
A HISTORY OF NAZI GERMANY
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"One of the most important works of history of our time." - The New York Times
WILLIAM L. SHIRER
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY RON ROSENBAUM

A must read.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Let's take a minute to 'think about them beans'. Toe beans, that is. Why do some animals have little pink nubs on their feet, while others... don't? Let's start by looking at the-things-between-the-beans minus the fur. Time to look at a Sphynx cat's foot, up close. CW: cannot be UNSEEN.😬
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Cute Cat Paws
Alt: Cute Cat Paws: An orange and white marmalade cat is off-screen, with just the rear paws extended over a grey sofa arm. The toe beans flare outward as the cat flexes.
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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A night trapped in mud had left this sub-adult female exhausted, but the SWT/KWS Mount Kenya Vet Unit was there to help. Working carefully, the team roped her and pulled her free. A life saved, and a very happy ending. Your support, and our partnership with KWS, make these successes a reality.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Prime Minister Rob Jetten - Netherlands UN speech
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is a health and safety issue - from excess chemicals to infectious produce - we need warnings that produce may be from 🇺🇸 where they have gutted regulations and inspections. Vulnerable Canadians - elderly or disabled - order online with NO labeling. Like this below: #HealthCanada #Canada
Lettuce online - no labeling of country of origin. Is it diarrhea lettuce? Who knows. That could kill a frail elderly person. Raspberries from where? Your guess is as good as mine.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The magic of an Irish rainforest.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A bird hit our window and then clung to our stone wall. Concerned she’d fall, we gave her a box but we just had a fox in the yard (moving fast, hence the blurry image) so I’m babysitting a bird to protect her from the fox and worried what our dogs will do when they wake. How’s your morning going?
Bird perched on the edge of a box. Fast fox racing through our yard.
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CTV News Kitchener @ctvnewskitchener.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
‘It should be zero ... but it’s not,’ says Scaramucci on U.S. military threat - Days after Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed he studied the risk of U.S. military action against Canada, Anthony Scaramucci, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, said it can’t be ruled out.
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‘It should be zero ... but it’s not,’ says Scaramucci on U.S. military threat
Days after Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed he studied the risk of U.S. military action against Canada, Anthony Scaramucci, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, said it can’t be ruled out.
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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The folk protest music scene is back
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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Oh look, it is brainlike! Must be intelligent 🤔
walnut
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M31🍁 @m31author.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The donation will establish the Graeme Gibson Chair in Avian Biology, a new research position at the London, Ont., school focused on understanding how birds move, behave and adapt to changing environmental conditions www.ctvnews.ca/london/artic...
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Margaret Atwood donates $1M to Western University for avian research chair
The legacy of celebrated Canadian author and bird conservation advocate Graeme Gibson will continue through a $1-million gift to Western University from his longtime partner, acclaimed author Margaret...
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Spicy Scorpio🪶🧡🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇪🇺 @nish57.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Diana Fox Carney youtube.com/shorts/ub8mk...
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Diana Fox Carney on navigating life in the public eye
YouTube video by The Honest Talk
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James Andrew Smith @drsmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
As universities miss their enrolment goals we will need to rethink our approach to higher education. And high on the list for rethinking is the notion that we are supposed to run like a business, with business-like management structures and salaries to be "competitive" with corporations.
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Black Panther🍁💪🦫🇨🇦 @blackpanther25.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
With time running out, new poll suggests Alberta separatism support is dead. Smith's dream is dead 👎 #ABpoli #Cdnpoli🍁 #CanadaSky🇨🇦 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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With time running out, new poll suggests Alberta separatism support is slipping | CBC News
With a little more than three weeks to go until the Oct. 19 referendum, a new poll done for CBC News suggests support for separation has softened since spring.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bob Rae on fighting for democracy: "I think it's really important for people to understand that this is the battle of our lifetime. And our grandparents and our parents fought that battle in the Second World War. We had it on easy street for quite a while. And now we've got to fight again." #cdnpoli
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why learn science? Because lots of things can seem like a big scary conspiracy theory when you don’t understand how the world works! Empower yourself by learning about facts and evidence and reality. As a bonus, it’ll lead to a healthier and more prosperous society for others around you.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Van Rootselaar was egged on by a chat bot to kill 8 and injure dozens more at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in B.C. Canada. Tumbler Ridge victims and their families have filed more than dozen of lawsuits against OpenAI in federal court in California. No one is above the law. #Canada
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Again no link between Tylenol intake during pregnancy. “Current epidemiological evidence does not support a robust causal relationship, and paracetamol remains an appropriate first-line treatment during pregnancy…” Can we stop beating the dead horse now? 🧪 www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science...
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Tylenol during pregnancy not linked to autism, ADHD, major review finds
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Leftbobgolfer🇨🇦 @leftbobgolfer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I saw my neighbor talking to her cat. It was obvious the poor woman thought her cat could understand her. When I got home, I told my dog and we had a good laugh!!!
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New headline: in Canada our doctor shortage is severe and best solved with “the beatings will stop when more of you show up” Or: encouragement or a big stick?
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Anyone else thinking that if your product is nicknamed “Pervert Glasses” the market for them is now reduced to perverts only?
Mark Zuckerberg wearing pervert glasses.
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Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych @jonathanconp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Masks belong in healthcare, always! And psychology is healthcare.
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