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record-breaking wildfires raise questions about health impact on canadians
as the wildfire season breaks records year after year, experts warn even canadians in traditionally unaffected areas need to learn how to protect themselves from smoke inhalation.
dave yasvinski
lung health
aug 10, 2023
while the short-term effects of this exposure can include headaches, burning eyes and sore throats there isn’t a ton of reliable research to inform canadians on the long-term risks.

hiv/aids in canada: stats, facts and figures
it is estimated that there were 62,790 people (or 170 cases per 100,000 people) living with hiv in canada by the end of 2020. around 10 per cent of this group were unaware of their status.
dave yasvinski
hiv/aids
jul 21, 2023
modern medicine, in the form of antiretroviral drugs, has eased some of physical burden on patients and allowed them to live normal lives with viral loads that are undetectable and untransmittable.

inside the desperate fight to access promising, but experimental, treatments for an aggressive brain tumour
immune-based therapies have been successful in treating other cancers, such as advanced melanoma and advanced non-small cell lung cancer, but none have been approved to treat glioblastoma.
maja begovic
brain cancer
jul 18, 2023
standard treatments for glioblastoma left khola with severe side effects and did little to shrink the tumour.

the one-meal-a-day trend: 'we're not cavemen'
eating one meal a day may be the latest diet trend among the famous, but toronto dietitian tedi nikova says our bodies don't necessarily perform better when food is restricted.
karen hawthorne
nutrition
jul 04, 2023
celebrities like bruce springsteen, coldplay’s chris martin and u.k. prime minister rishi sunak allegedly eat only one meal each day to keep unwanted pounds at bay.

cmml: treating a difficult rare blood cancer
chronic myelomonocytic leukemia affects about three in a million canadians, and whether treatment is successful or not is often related to age, with younger patients tending to do better, says toronto oncologist dr. jeff lipton.
karen hawthorne
blood cancer
jun 19, 2023
chronic myelomonocytic leukemia can be asymptomatic, but also cause symptoms like bone and joint pain, a decrease in appetite and weight loss. getty

flu and covid vaccines, yes. but don't ask an ontario pharmacist for an rsv vaccine
restrictions on ontario pharmacists when it comes to administering new vaccines, like the one to prevent the respiratory syncytial virus, has experts worried about the next "tripledemic."
maja begovic
vaccines
jun 16, 2023
the role of pharmacists has come a long way from simply dispensing drugs. now, the profession faces the challenge of keeping the momentum going. getty

it causes seven types of cancer and birth defects. should alcohol have a warning label?
alcohol makes people happy, says alcohol epidemiologist dr. tim naimi, but it kills about 18,000 each year.
karen hawthorne
alcohol
jun 13, 2023
alcohol is an integral part of our lives, says dr. tim naimi, but "it’s very clear that it isn't a health tonic anymore.”

crohn's and colitis canada: inflammatory bowel disease also comes with stigma, cancer risk and mental health issues
report finds concerning rates of inflammatory bowel disease in canada, particularly in kids under 6.
karen hawthorne
inflammatory bowel disease
jun 01, 2023
"patients are often suffering silently because there’s a stigma — they may not look like they have a disability. it’s really important for everybody to realize that this is a disability and this affects every aspect of your life every day," says dr. eric benchimol. getty
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record-breaking wildfires raise questions about health impact on canadians
as the wildfire season breaks records year after year, experts warn even canadians in traditionally unaffected areas need to learn how to protect themselves from smoke inhalation.
dave yasvinski
lung health
aug 10, 2023
while the short-term effects of this exposure can include headaches, burning eyes and sore throats there isn’t a ton of reliable research to inform canadians on the long-term risks.

hiv/aids in canada: stats, facts and figures
it is estimated that there were 62,790 people (or 170 cases per 100,000 people) living with hiv in canada by the end of 2020. around 10 per cent of this group were unaware of their status.
dave yasvinski
hiv/aids
jul 21, 2023
modern medicine, in the form of antiretroviral drugs, has eased some of physical burden on patients and allowed them to live normal lives with viral loads that are undetectable and untransmittable.

inside the desperate fight to access promising, but experimental, treatments for an aggressive brain tumour
immune-based therapies have been successful in treating other cancers, such as advanced melanoma and advanced non-small cell lung cancer, but none have been approved to treat glioblastoma.
maja begovic
brain cancer
jul 18, 2023
standard treatments for glioblastoma left khola with severe side effects and did little to shrink the tumour.

the one-meal-a-day trend: 'we're not cavemen'
eating one meal a day may be the latest diet trend among the famous, but toronto dietitian tedi nikova says our bodies don't necessarily perform better when food is restricted.
karen hawthorne
nutrition
jul 04, 2023
celebrities like bruce springsteen, coldplay’s chris martin and u.k. prime minister rishi sunak allegedly eat only one meal each day to keep unwanted pounds at bay.
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cmml: treating a difficult rare blood cancer
chronic myelomonocytic leukemia affects about three in a million canadians, and whether treatment is successful or not is often related to age, with younger patients tending to do better, says toronto oncologist dr. jeff lipton.
karen hawthorne
blood cancer
jun 19, 2023
chronic myelomonocytic leukemia can be asymptomatic, but also cause symptoms like bone and joint pain, a decrease in appetite and weight loss. getty

flu and covid vaccines, yes. but don't ask an ontario pharmacist for an rsv vaccine
restrictions on ontario pharmacists when it comes to administering new vaccines, like the one to prevent the respiratory syncytial virus, has experts worried about the next "tripledemic."
maja begovic
vaccines
jun 16, 2023
the role of pharmacists has come a long way from simply dispensing drugs. now, the profession faces the challenge of keeping the momentum going. getty

it causes seven types of cancer and birth defects. should alcohol have a warning label?
alcohol makes people happy, says alcohol epidemiologist dr. tim naimi, but it kills about 18,000 each year.
karen hawthorne
alcohol
jun 13, 2023
alcohol is an integral part of our lives, says dr. tim naimi, but "it’s very clear that it isn't a health tonic anymore.”

crohn's and colitis canada: inflammatory bowel disease also comes with stigma, cancer risk and mental health issues
report finds concerning rates of inflammatory bowel disease in canada, particularly in kids under 6.
karen hawthorne
inflammatory bowel disease
jun 01, 2023
"patients are often suffering silently because there’s a stigma — they may not look like they have a disability. it’s really important for everybody to realize that this is a disability and this affects every aspect of your life every day," says dr. eric benchimol. getty
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