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kotak: many long-haulers not yet recognized as eligible for disability benefits
insurance companies that don't recognize the debilitating symptoms after covid infection are leaving people with long-haul covid out in the cold.
nainesh kotak
coronavirus
feb 9 2022
unfortunately, long-haul covid is likely a phenomenon that will be around for years to come. getty

moderna's mrna technology paves way for hiv vaccine
scientists hope that the technology, used in the covid-19 vaccine, will help the immune system recognize and neutralize the virus before it can attack the body.
emma jones
hiv/aids
feb 9 2022
previously, moderna has pledged to use the mrna technology to target illnesses that have evaded the defence of vaccines. getty

as told to: the stigma of stis is no match for jenelle marie pierce
'we tend to project our own values and beliefs onto others and thus, the cycle of fear and shame continues,' says the founder of the sti project.
as told to sadaf ahsan
human papillomavirus (hpv).
feb 8 2022
"i remind others that an sti doesn’t hinder your love life or ambition by example, and by showcasing the things i'm thankful for in my life," says jenelle marie pierce. supplied

could a skin cancer drug be the treatment answer for a rare form of ovarian cancer?
advocates call study findings 'positive news' for the treatment of low grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer, which mostly affects women under 50.
dave yasvinski
ovarian cancer
feb 8 2022
around 3,000 canadian women were diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021 and 1,950 were expected to have succumbed to the disease, according to the canadian cancer society. getty

heart disease in a pandemic: 'by the time people come to hospital, they are very, very sick'
despite improvements in treatments, heart failure remains the second leading cause of death among canadians.
karen hawthorne
heart health
feb 7 2022
heart failure is an incurable condition that kills about 6,300 people each year. getty

common drug used to treat prostate cancer may raise risk of brain tumours: study
researchers suggest 'careful' use of hormone therapy drug cyproterone because of link to slow-growing tumour.
dave yasvinski
prostate cancer
feb 7 2022
recent research pointing to a relationship between hormonal therapy and meningiomas prompted the further investigation. getty

imagine waiting more than a year to find out if you have cancer
'cancer was no longer important,' says mélodie cyr, who had surgery for a nodule on her thyroid. 'they were putting all the emphasis on covid, however, cancer was still happening.'
maija kappler
cancer
feb 7 2022
mélodie cyr with her dog, charlie.

machado: 'no one cared about us before the pandemic, and now it's worse'
while the worst the pandemic has inflicted on many of us is not seeing friends and endless zoom calls, for too many others, it has meant a much darker version of an already-difficult life.
lisa machado
feb 7 2022
vulnerable and marginalized communities have been struggling for decades, and the pandemic has kicked the devastation up a notch. getty
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kotak: many long-haulers not yet recognized as eligible for disability benefits
insurance companies that don't recognize the debilitating symptoms after covid infection are leaving people with long-haul covid out in the cold.
nainesh kotak
coronavirus
feb 9 2022
unfortunately, long-haul covid is likely a phenomenon that will be around for years to come. getty

moderna's mrna technology paves way for hiv vaccine
scientists hope that the technology, used in the covid-19 vaccine, will help the immune system recognize and neutralize the virus before it can attack the body.
emma jones
hiv/aids
feb 9 2022
previously, moderna has pledged to use the mrna technology to target illnesses that have evaded the defence of vaccines. getty

as told to: the stigma of stis is no match for jenelle marie pierce
'we tend to project our own values and beliefs onto others and thus, the cycle of fear and shame continues,' says the founder of the sti project.
as told to sadaf ahsan
human papillomavirus (hpv).
feb 8 2022
"i remind others that an sti doesn’t hinder your love life or ambition by example, and by showcasing the things i'm thankful for in my life," says jenelle marie pierce. supplied

could a skin cancer drug be the treatment answer for a rare form of ovarian cancer?
advocates call study findings 'positive news' for the treatment of low grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer, which mostly affects women under 50.
dave yasvinski
ovarian cancer
feb 8 2022
around 3,000 canadian women were diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021 and 1,950 were expected to have succumbed to the disease, according to the canadian cancer society. getty
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migraine canada

heart disease in a pandemic: 'by the time people come to hospital, they are very, very sick'
despite improvements in treatments, heart failure remains the second leading cause of death among canadians.
karen hawthorne
heart health
feb 7 2022
heart failure is an incurable condition that kills about 6,300 people each year. getty

common drug used to treat prostate cancer may raise risk of brain tumours: study
researchers suggest 'careful' use of hormone therapy drug cyproterone because of link to slow-growing tumour.
dave yasvinski
prostate cancer
feb 7 2022
recent research pointing to a relationship between hormonal therapy and meningiomas prompted the further investigation. getty

imagine waiting more than a year to find out if you have cancer
'cancer was no longer important,' says mélodie cyr, who had surgery for a nodule on her thyroid. 'they were putting all the emphasis on covid, however, cancer was still happening.'
maija kappler
cancer
feb 7 2022
mélodie cyr with her dog, charlie.

machado: 'no one cared about us before the pandemic, and now it's worse'
while the worst the pandemic has inflicted on many of us is not seeing friends and endless zoom calls, for too many others, it has meant a much darker version of an already-difficult life.
lisa machado
feb 7 2022
vulnerable and marginalized communities have been struggling for decades, and the pandemic has kicked the devastation up a notch. getty
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canadian centre for caregiving excellence

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