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people infected with covid more likely to experience pain, tingling and numbness
researchers have found a link between neuropathy, which is typically felt in the hands and feet, and the virus.
dave yasvinski
coronavirus
mar 28 2022
neuropathy occurs when the network of nerves outside the brain and spinal cord are damaged or experience some form of dysfunction. getty

pharmacists are filling the gaps in health care and it's great news for patients
vaccinations, consults, advice: "the public now sees pharmacies as the go-to place for these services," says sandra hanna, ceo of the neighbourhood pharmacy association of canada.
robin roberts
2022年世界杯名单猜测
mar 28 2022
'canadians see their pharmacist eight to 10 times more frequently than any other health-care provider, so we really do serve as community health-care hubs,' says sandra hanna, a practicing pharmacist and ceo of the neighbourhood pharmacy association of canada. getty

machado: what happens to patients in a war?
one ukraine patient had to leave the hospital with just the clothes he was wearing and no immune system. he reached out for advice on how to stay healthy while homeless.
lisa machado
mar 28 2022
the evacuation programme removes sick children from the war in ukraine and undertakes to match each child to a foreign hospital that has the capacity to continue their care. (photo by alexey furman/getty images)

what it feels like: 'i can conquer anything' living with epilepsy
although epilepsy is highly treatable with medication, 30 per cent of people with the disease, like 37-year-old erin mcdonald, rely on brain surgery to keep it in check.
karen hawthorne
epilepsy
mar 25 2022
for erin mcdonald, coping with epilepsy is about speaking up for herself, even though she knows she’ll never be seizure-free — or independent. getty

'i quit': 23 per cent of employees say they will quit 'on the spot' if forced to return to the office full-time
a recent angus reid poll found that most canadians prefer to continue working from home, and plan to look for jobs that allow them to do so.
maija kappler
2022年世界杯名单猜测
mar 25 2022
many people have come to appreciate the flexibility of working from home and aren't ready to go back to office life. getty

the plastic pandemic: the environmental damage of single-use masks
face masks have helped gain the upper hand against covid-19, but if we continue to consider the needs of today above sustainability for tomorrow, it might not even matter.
healthy debate
masks & other personal protection
mar 25 2022
the true amount of waste produced because of the pandemic is difficult to quantify. getty

canada is failing to track an ancient but deadly infectious disease
this year on world tb day, we at stop tb canada (a network of tb advocates) have launched the canadian tb tracker to hold the government of canada accountable to the tb elimination targets it has set.
healthy debate
tuberculosis
mar 24 2022
tb deaths actually increased in 2020 compared to 2019, representing the first year-on-year increase in 15 years. getty

lung cancer: 'i'm not ready to cash in'
peter brown received the terrifying diagnosis of inoperable stage 4 lung cancer in 2019, but thanks to successful immunotherapy treatment, he's still here to tell the story.
karen hawthorne
lung cancer
mar 24 2022
peter brown (fifth from left) and his family on the last day of his treatment. supplied
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people infected with covid more likely to experience pain, tingling and numbness
researchers have found a link between neuropathy, which is typically felt in the hands and feet, and the virus.
dave yasvinski
coronavirus
mar 28 2022
neuropathy occurs when the network of nerves outside the brain and spinal cord are damaged or experience some form of dysfunction. getty

pharmacists are filling the gaps in health care and it's great news for patients
vaccinations, consults, advice: "the public now sees pharmacies as the go-to place for these services," says sandra hanna, ceo of the neighbourhood pharmacy association of canada.
robin roberts
2022年世界杯名单猜测
mar 28 2022
'canadians see their pharmacist eight to 10 times more frequently than any other health-care provider, so we really do serve as community health-care hubs,' says sandra hanna, a practicing pharmacist and ceo of the neighbourhood pharmacy association of canada. getty

machado: what happens to patients in a war?
one ukraine patient had to leave the hospital with just the clothes he was wearing and no immune system. he reached out for advice on how to stay healthy while homeless.
lisa machado
mar 28 2022
the evacuation programme removes sick children from the war in ukraine and undertakes to match each child to a foreign hospital that has the capacity to continue their care. (photo by alexey furman/getty images)

what it feels like: 'i can conquer anything' living with epilepsy
although epilepsy is highly treatable with medication, 30 per cent of people with the disease, like 37-year-old erin mcdonald, rely on brain surgery to keep it in check.
karen hawthorne
epilepsy
mar 25 2022
for erin mcdonald, coping with epilepsy is about speaking up for herself, even though she knows she’ll never be seizure-free — or independent. getty
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canadian centre for caregiving excellence

'i quit': 23 per cent of employees say they will quit 'on the spot' if forced to return to the office full-time
a recent angus reid poll found that most canadians prefer to continue working from home, and plan to look for jobs that allow them to do so.
maija kappler
2022年世界杯名单猜测
mar 25 2022
many people have come to appreciate the flexibility of working from home and aren't ready to go back to office life. getty

the plastic pandemic: the environmental damage of single-use masks
face masks have helped gain the upper hand against covid-19, but if we continue to consider the needs of today above sustainability for tomorrow, it might not even matter.
healthy debate
masks & other personal protection
mar 25 2022
the true amount of waste produced because of the pandemic is difficult to quantify. getty

canada is failing to track an ancient but deadly infectious disease
this year on world tb day, we at stop tb canada (a network of tb advocates) have launched the canadian tb tracker to hold the government of canada accountable to the tb elimination targets it has set.
healthy debate
tuberculosis
mar 24 2022
tb deaths actually increased in 2020 compared to 2019, representing the first year-on-year increase in 15 years. getty

lung cancer: 'i'm not ready to cash in'
peter brown received the terrifying diagnosis of inoperable stage 4 lung cancer in 2019, but thanks to successful immunotherapy treatment, he's still here to tell the story.
karen hawthorne
lung cancer
mar 24 2022
peter brown (fifth from left) and his family on the last day of his treatment. supplied
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diabetes canada

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