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machado: how is it that we live in a world where people are denied the medications they need to survive?
from getting the right diagnosis at the right time, affordable and appropriate treatment and adequate monitoring of disease, patients around the world lack the tools they need to manage their health.
lisa machado
patient advocacy
nov 7 2022
wilson merino told the economist that out of the more than 32,000 ecuadorians diagnosed with cancer in 2020, 19,000 were expected to die, partly due to treatment costs. getty

whether you support no-shave november or movember, it's all about men's health
grow your 'stache or don't shave your legs for 30 days and help raise awareness and funds to support the health of men.
karen hawthorne
men's health
nov 4 2022
if you are planning to grow your 'mo', you can register with movember to officially join the movement and choose how you want to participate. getty

sports injuries: what's a torn labrum?
anaheim ducks defenceman jamie drysdale suffered the injury after being hit into the boards by william carrier.
chris arnold
fitness
nov 3 2022
jamie drysdale is expected to have surgery soon and will begin rehab shortly after. (photo by derek leung/getty images)

uncovered: a breast recognition project shines a light on inequities in the cancer care system
almost all breast cancer resources show photos and tell stories of white women. uncovered is different.
robin roberts
breast cancer
nov 2 2022
“i did not see my body as whole," said michelle audoin after she underwent breast reconstruction. supplied

parental influence protects students from some of the consequences of alcohol, study says
parents may have a bigger influence on their kids' decisions around alcohol than previously thought, according to a new study.
dave yasvinski
alcohol
nov 2 2022
parents need to keep an open mind and commit to an ongoing dialogue about alcohol throughout their child’s post-secondary years and beyond. getty

covid-19 rising: doctors disagree on return of mask mandates 
while some experts point to the rise in flu and covid-19 cases to reinstate mask mandates, others are concerned about the impact long-term mask wearing will have on children's development.
karen hawthorne
masks & other personal protection
nov 1 2022
the masking debate continues to rage on, with cultural norms playing a key role in the acceptance of masking. getty

short horror film ‘others’ takes inspiration from stigma against hiv 
"[we were told] no one wants to come out for this role, because they don't want people to know that they are living with hiv."
emma jones
hiv/aids
oct 31 2022
'others', a slow-burn short horror film, explores the terror caused by stigma and what it means when someone cannot trust the kind gestures of strangers. supplied

one in eight: leader of rethink breast cancer weighs in on canadian approach to care
‘for canada to stay at the forefront of cancer care we need new thinking around the ways we get new, effective medications to cancer patients — the old way is no longer working.’
emma jones and lisa machado
breast cancer
oct 31 2022
to get a better understanding of breast cancer care in canada, healthing reached out mj decoteau, founder and executive director of rethink breast cancer. supplied
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machado: how is it that we live in a world where people are denied the medications they need to survive?
from getting the right diagnosis at the right time, affordable and appropriate treatment and adequate monitoring of disease, patients around the world lack the tools they need to manage their health.
lisa machado
patient advocacy
nov 7 2022
wilson merino told the economist that out of the more than 32,000 ecuadorians diagnosed with cancer in 2020, 19,000 were expected to die, partly due to treatment costs. getty

whether you support no-shave november or movember, it's all about men's health
grow your 'stache or don't shave your legs for 30 days and help raise awareness and funds to support the health of men.
karen hawthorne
men's health
nov 4 2022
if you are planning to grow your 'mo', you can register with movember to officially join the movement and choose how you want to participate. getty

sports injuries: what's a torn labrum?
anaheim ducks defenceman jamie drysdale suffered the injury after being hit into the boards by william carrier.
chris arnold
fitness
nov 3 2022
jamie drysdale is expected to have surgery soon and will begin rehab shortly after. (photo by derek leung/getty images)

uncovered: a breast recognition project shines a light on inequities in the cancer care system
almost all breast cancer resources show photos and tell stories of white women. uncovered is different.
robin roberts
breast cancer
nov 2 2022
“i did not see my body as whole," said michelle audoin after she underwent breast reconstruction. supplied
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movember canada

parental influence protects students from some of the consequences of alcohol, study says
parents may have a bigger influence on their kids' decisions around alcohol than previously thought, according to a new study.
dave yasvinski
alcohol
nov 2 2022
parents need to keep an open mind and commit to an ongoing dialogue about alcohol throughout their child’s post-secondary years and beyond. getty

covid-19 rising: doctors disagree on return of mask mandates 
while some experts point to the rise in flu and covid-19 cases to reinstate mask mandates, others are concerned about the impact long-term mask wearing will have on children's development.
karen hawthorne
masks & other personal protection
nov 1 2022
the masking debate continues to rage on, with cultural norms playing a key role in the acceptance of masking. getty

short horror film ‘others’ takes inspiration from stigma against hiv 
"[we were told] no one wants to come out for this role, because they don't want people to know that they are living with hiv."
emma jones
hiv/aids
oct 31 2022
'others', a slow-burn short horror film, explores the terror caused by stigma and what it means when someone cannot trust the kind gestures of strangers. supplied

one in eight: leader of rethink breast cancer weighs in on canadian approach to care
‘for canada to stay at the forefront of cancer care we need new thinking around the ways we get new, effective medications to cancer patients — the old way is no longer working.’
emma jones and lisa machado
breast cancer
oct 31 2022
to get a better understanding of breast cancer care in canada, healthing reached out mj decoteau, founder and executive director of rethink breast cancer. supplied
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canadian centre for caregiving excellence

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