"Western Civilization" largely stole credit for science done by others, rejects science and democracy whenever it's inconvenient, and in its heyday has produced little more than an ecologically destructive culture of consumerism and passive rent seekers who go to war for the most nihilist selfish reasons -- which they can only win when they have overwhelming advantages -- and sometimes not even then.

Fuck it.

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"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

Just wow. Wow.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/pancreatic-cancer-mrna-vaccine-shows-lasting-results-early-trial-rcna331969

#News #Medicine

A 24 year old Indigenous Canadian woman named Heather Winterstein died of sepsis after ER staff dismissed her repeatedly and labeled her as a homeless addict.

There’s an inquest into her death that shows her falling to the floor in the ER and still being ignored.

Bias, bigotry, misogyny and racism can determine the care you receive in the hospital .

I was Heather’s age when I experienced a life threatening complication after my hysterectomy

Like her I was sent home from the ER multiple times

Told I was exaggerating.

Attention seeking

Deemed a trouble maker

On my fourth visit my then boyfriend had to carry me in because I couldn’t even sit up

He had to raise his voice and cause a scene

He said he was refusing to take me home to die, and he firmly believed that’s what would happen

Triage called security who threatened to call police

They would rather arrest him than treat me

Thankfully a doctor heard him yelling and came to look in on me and instantly realized something was wrong

Within hours I was being rushed to a larger hospital for emergency surgery

I had been bleeding internally the entire time and developed a huge infected abscess

Had they treated me earlier, my survival odds would have been much better

Instead I very nearly lost my life and ended up spending a month in the hospital

I was one of the lucky ones

No one’s survival should ever be based on luck, race, money or privilege

Yet more often than not those things determine who lives and who dies

My heart is heavy for Heather and all who knew and loved her

We must do better

We must believe and listen to patients

We must strive to treat everyone equally

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/livestory/heather-winterstein-inquiry-st-catharines-indigenous-9.7167775

#disability #chronicillness #ableism #eugenics #healthcare #bias

Elephants are born weighing 250 Ibs. They are the biggest babies on earth except for Motorists when one bike lane is added in their city.

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Some people are stupid because they don't realize harming minorities is going to end up coming back to bite their working / middle class ass.

And then some people... Some people...
Are.
Just.
So.
Fucking.
STUPID.