@caulfieldtim.bsky.social
Professor of health law and science policy, author, speaker, and commentator. #ScienceUpFirst
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@caulfieldtim.bsky.socialA Creed conspiracy? Kinda❗
Instagram is sorry it gave users too much Creed www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/e...
Apology very much needed. I know it is a cliche for a pretentious aging punk like me to hate Creed, but holy cow... make it stop. 🤮
@caulfieldtim.bsky.socialThis new mRNA vaccine could better protect against the flu www.collingwoodtoday.ca/local-news/t... via @be-giant.bsky.social
Me: Alberta has put up “barriers in place to access" COVID vaccines.
Hesitancy is complex, but there is NO DOUBT #misinformation has had a HUGE impact.
@caulfieldtim.bsky.socialSeeing these UCP lie-filled and hatemongering propaganda ads? 😡 Absolutely enraging that our tax dollars paid for this BS? Scapegoating immigrants for UCP incompetence? Despicable. Shameful.
@caulfieldtim.bsky.socialReposted by @caulfieldtim.bsky.social📣 Today we are #TogetherAgainstMisinformation❗
I want to focus on hateful & stigmatizing lies about immigration.
ZERO evidence that immigrants increase crime (on the contrary!).
What lie do you wish would die❓
Go science. Go evidence. Go compassion! cc @scienceupfirst.bsky.social
@caulfieldtim.bsky.socialFantastic! cc @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
@ualbertapress.bsky.socialReposted by @caulfieldtim.bsky.socialOctober 16 | 7 pm | Muttart Theatre, EPL. Free.
Join Senator Paula Simons for a thought-provoking discussion with author Aaron Hughes at a critical time in our country.
Host: Evan Osenton,@albertaviews.bsky.social
@caulfieldtim.bsky.social@caulfieldtim.bsky.socialReality: COVID vaccines saved MILLIONS of lives and...
> impressive safety profile
> pregnancy outcomes
< hospitalization
< cardiovascular risks
< long covid
< cost to system
< (potential) dementia
And yes... associated with a reduced risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@caulfieldtim.bsky.socialSleep effort ≠ better sleep. 💤
Are we trying too hard to sleep? How 'sleepmaxxing' could be keeping us awake medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10...
"We're in an age of the measured self. We measure everything."
☝️ Totally agree! Little evidence the data helps & might hurt.
@caulfieldtim.bsky.socialI've studied the COVID & vaccines trends from the start.
I TRY to listen in an open & empathetic manner, but so frustrating. Much (not all) of the rhetoric informed by lies, conspiracy theories, rage-farming, etc.
> emotion + vibe < reality
@caulfieldtim.bsky.social"In this trial, we did not observe a lower incidence rate of stage III or IV cancers across 12 prespecified cancers after three screening rounds with multicancer early-detection testing plus usual care than with usual care alone."
@caulfieldtim.bsky.socialBlood Test Screens for Cancer. Should You Vote for It? [Sum: NO] www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... by @jonathanjarry.bsky.social
👎 A clinical trial found Galleri test failed to find cancers at an earlier stage.
⚠️ KEY: Even if it detected as promised, "we have no idea if it indeed saves lives."
@caulfieldtim.bsky.social🚨 Key: the distrust is manufactured.👇
Irony: Right wing media IS the dominate (ratings, ownership, influencers, etc) news now.
Fox News attacks the media roughly every 15 minutes www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/fox-... via @niemanlab.org
"Only 8% of Republicans expressed trust in the news media..."
@caulfieldtim.bsky.socialThis is absolutely disgusting. Even for MAGA, another low. Barbaric.
@caulfieldtim.bsky.socialUnproven 'cures' pushed online amid #plague concerns www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Me: "Whenever there is a crisis – especially in the health space – the grifters are gonna come out."
"They exploit fear and uncertainty to sell unproven products."
@caulfieldtim.bsky.socialThe sad & pathetic place where the GOP resides...👇
Infantile rage-bait attacks on a person's masculinity (lies about being a vegan? Sigh.)
Wearing a mask is somehow damning? Again, sigh.
Zero substance. All about name calling and (regressive) ideology flags. 🚩
@caulfieldtim.bsky.social👆 Looking at you, Alberta Separatists & UCP.... 👀
@caulfieldtim.bsky.social📣 Today we are #TogetherAgainstMisinformation❗
I want to focus on hateful & stigmatizing lies about immigration.
ZERO evidence that immigrants increase crime (on the contrary!).
What lie do you wish would die❓
Go science. Go evidence. Go compassion! cc @scienceupfirst.bsky.social
@caulfieldtim.bsky.social"Don't die"❓ Grrrrrr...‼️ Sooo frustrating BS from "longevity" influencers like Johnson taken even kinda seriously. This noise legitimizes exploitive, unproven, & harmful strategies (full body MRIs, bunk supplements, etc) & distracts from what really matters... "Longevity" = Wellness Woo 2.0
@caulfieldtim.bsky.socialThis point so, so, so, so key: “We do not know whether obtaining this particular risk score and [if you can] acting on it improves patient outcomes."
Why this startup is taking its AI to predict breast cancer risk directly to patients www.statnews.com/2026/10/08/w... @statnews.com
