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travelling in a pandemic: study looks at the safest place to sit on public transit
research highlights the importance of air ventilation and filtration in protecting people from covid-19 infection.
chris arnold
coronavirus
dec 23 2021
air in public transit vehicles is regularly circulated by intakes at the top of the cars and vents at the bottom near the window seats. getty

as the pandemic landscape shifts, what about the children?
life hasn’t gotten back to normal. it’s just moved to another new normal.
healthy debate
children
dec 23 2021
many of our children (just like many of us) had been living with the hope that restrictions would soon end, and life would return to normal. getty

as told to: 'being hiv-positive enabled me to find a real passion and life purpose'
christian hui, a toronto-based hiv+ activist and social worker, shares his story of triumph over racism, xenophobia and homophobia.
as told to sadaf ahsan
hiv/aids
dec 21 2021
why haven’t governments around the world come together to bring about an overall solution? everyone in the world who is living with hiv should already have access to medication. getty

flu shot a ‘major mismatch’ for dominant strain of influenza, but still offers protection
even if it doesn't match the current mutated virus, researchers say the flu shot still offers protection from hospitalization and severe disease.
dave yasvinski
influenza (flu)
dec 21 2021
but while the vaccines may not be as effective at stopping infection as in previous years, they still prevent severe disease and death. getty

what it feels like: 'hiv is everyone's business as long as it exists'
jade elektra (a.k.a. alphonso king, jr.) is a toronto-based drag queen, musician, dj, actor, writer and hiv+ activist, and has long been an advocate for people living with and affected by hiv.
as told to sadaf ahsan
hiv/aids
dec 20 2021
jade elektra, also known as alphonso king jr, founded poz-to, now known as mingle, a monthly social event and fundraiser created to fight stigma around those living as hiv+. supplied

study finds the double-vaxxed who are later infected are better protected against delta variant
researchers say the antibodies following infection were 1,000 per cent more effective at neutralizing the delta variant than those produced two weeks after a second dose of the pfizer vaccine.
dave yasvinski
covid-19 vaccine
dec 20 2021
once you’re vaccinated and then exposed to the virus, you’re probably going to be reasonably well-protected from future variants. getty

'hope is like oxygen': how do we embrace the holidays in a time of loss and anxiety?
from a virulent variant, renewed restrictions and empty seats around tables, many of us are struggling to find joy and positivity in the season.
sadaf ahsan
coronavirus
dec 20 2021
this may be a season for altering expectations for what a 'perfect' holiday is. getty

shift: forget the great resignation, it's now the big quit, and it's not just our jobs we're ditching
whether you are part of the great resignation or the big quit, experts say there's no time better than a crisis to make some serious life changes.
lisa machado
dec 20 2021
what is it about a crisis that makes following our heart so much easier? getty
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travelling in a pandemic: study looks at the safest place to sit on public transit
research highlights the importance of air ventilation and filtration in protecting people from covid-19 infection.
chris arnold
coronavirus
dec 23 2021
air in public transit vehicles is regularly circulated by intakes at the top of the cars and vents at the bottom near the window seats. getty

as the pandemic landscape shifts, what about the children?
life hasn’t gotten back to normal. it’s just moved to another new normal.
healthy debate
children
dec 23 2021
many of our children (just like many of us) had been living with the hope that restrictions would soon end, and life would return to normal. getty

as told to: 'being hiv-positive enabled me to find a real passion and life purpose'
christian hui, a toronto-based hiv+ activist and social worker, shares his story of triumph over racism, xenophobia and homophobia.
as told to sadaf ahsan
hiv/aids
dec 21 2021
why haven’t governments around the world come together to bring about an overall solution? everyone in the world who is living with hiv should already have access to medication. getty

flu shot a ‘major mismatch’ for dominant strain of influenza, but still offers protection
even if it doesn't match the current mutated virus, researchers say the flu shot still offers protection from hospitalization and severe disease.
dave yasvinski
influenza (flu)
dec 21 2021
but while the vaccines may not be as effective at stopping infection as in previous years, they still prevent severe disease and death. getty
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save your skin foundation

what it feels like: 'hiv is everyone's business as long as it exists'
jade elektra (a.k.a. alphonso king, jr.) is a toronto-based drag queen, musician, dj, actor, writer and hiv+ activist, and has long been an advocate for people living with and affected by hiv.
as told to sadaf ahsan
hiv/aids
dec 20 2021
jade elektra, also known as alphonso king jr, founded poz-to, now known as mingle, a monthly social event and fundraiser created to fight stigma around those living as hiv+. supplied

study finds the double-vaxxed who are later infected are better protected against delta variant
researchers say the antibodies following infection were 1,000 per cent more effective at neutralizing the delta variant than those produced two weeks after a second dose of the pfizer vaccine.
dave yasvinski
covid-19 vaccine
dec 20 2021
once you’re vaccinated and then exposed to the virus, you’re probably going to be reasonably well-protected from future variants. getty

'hope is like oxygen': how do we embrace the holidays in a time of loss and anxiety?
from a virulent variant, renewed restrictions and empty seats around tables, many of us are struggling to find joy and positivity in the season.
sadaf ahsan
coronavirus
dec 20 2021
this may be a season for altering expectations for what a 'perfect' holiday is. getty

shift: forget the great resignation, it's now the big quit, and it's not just our jobs we're ditching
whether you are part of the great resignation or the big quit, experts say there's no time better than a crisis to make some serious life changes.
lisa machado
dec 20 2021
what is it about a crisis that makes following our heart so much easier? getty
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