Chapter 8: The Night Vision Helper

Without me, seeing in the dark becomes difficult. Who am I?

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Vitamin A
Vitamin K
Vitamin C
Vitamin B1
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D) Vitamin D ✔️
Body needs Vit D for several key functions like bone health, immune function & muscle function. UVB radiation converts 7-dehydrocholesterol in skin to vitamin D3. #MedMastodon #medical #riddle #healthcare #doctor

Chapter 7: The Sunshine Vitamin

Your skin can make me when sunlight touches it. Who am I?

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Vitamin A
0%
Vitamin B12
0%
Vitamin C
0%
Vitamin D
100%
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D) Platelet ✔️
Platelets (thrombocytes) are tiny blood cells that help your body stop bleeding. When you get a cut or injury, platelets stick together & form a plug (clot) to stop the bleeding. #MedMastodon #medical #riddle #healthcare #doctor

"The numbers from B.C.’s Ministry of Health show 89 doctors, 42 nurse practitioners, 260 nurses and 23 allied health professionals from the U.S. accepted jobs in the province between March 2025 and January 2026."...
"Even if half [of the 89 physicians] are family doctors, and they attach a full panel of patients, that’s more than 50,000 British Columbians who will have access to primary care. And that’s just huge." "

#doctors #health #medical #Canada #medmastodon

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/how-many-u-s-health-care-workers-are-in-b-c-9.7129903

B.C. hires more than 400 U.S. health-care workers in 1-year recruitment blitz | CBC News

The numbers from B.C.’s Ministry of Health show 414 U.S. health-care workers accepted jobs in the province between March 2025 and January 2026.

CBC

Regular exercise helps keep your brain healthy, helps with learning and wards off dementia.

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https://www.sciencealert.com/exercise-triggers-memory-related-brain-ripples-study-finds

Exercise Triggers Memory-Related 'Brain Ripples', Study Finds

Exercise works wonders throughout the human body, including the brain.

ScienceAlert

Chapter 6: The Clot Maker

I’m tiny but crucial. Without me, bleeding would never stop. Who am I?

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Neuron
0%
Red Blood Cell
0%
White Blood Cell
0%
Platelet
100%
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C) Neutrophil ✔️
Why: Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that play a key role in the body’s immune system. They are the most abundant white blood cells in human blood & are part of the body’s first line of defense against infections. #MedMastodon #medical #riddle #healthcare #doctor

Seen on the Red Carpet. . . a baby with MEASLES. Please vaccinate your children.

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Chapter 5: The Defender

When bacteria attack, I rush in first to fight infection. What cell am I?

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Lymphocyte
33.3%
Basophil
0%
Neutrophil
66.7%
Eosinophil
0%
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