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frederick banting and charles best: still saving millions of lives 100 years later
relatives of the iconic men share thoughts on what it's like to be a linked to a legacy, how loss drove banting to understand diabetes and best's role in making open heart surgery possible.
karen hawthorne
diabetes
nov 14 2021
charles best (left) and frederick banting will be inducted into canada's walk of fame for their discovery of insulin. (courtesy thomas fisher rare book library, u of t)

cbd oil treats this teen’s daily seizures, but his family fears they may no longer be able to afford it
“it’s a complete emotional roller coaster and i’m just so worried about it coming to a stop if we don’t get my son and those in his position the medicine they need.”
sam riches
世界杯决赛2022
nov 12 2021
williams started receiving the medication about five and a half years ago and “everything turned around from that point," his mother said. /

more than 3 million canadians have diabetes, and cases are growing at alarming rates. do you know the warning signs?
about one in three canadians don't realize that they're living with diabetes or are pre-diabetic.
karen hawthorne
diabetes
nov 12 2021
in simple terms, diabetes happens when your pancreas doesn’t produce insulin or your body is resistant to insulin and can’t use it properly. (getty)

'what was the rush?' quebec to end high school in-class mask rule
the change, coming monday, 'seems stupid,' according to one teacher, while a pediatrician says, “i personally think it’s not the time to do it."
katherine wilton
世界杯决赛2022
nov 12 2021
masked students work at their desks during french class at john f. kennedy high school in montreal tuesday november 10, 2020.

one-third of iowa deer test positive for sars-cov-2, scientists see a new stream of mutations
free-living animals can act as a reservoir for the virus, allowing it to multiply and mutate into variants with increased transmissibility and virulence, before spilling back into the human population
devika desai
世界杯决赛2022
nov 12 2021
nearly one-third of iowa deer are infected with sars-cov-2 virus, which causes covid-19 in humans, a study has found.

the problem with using ai to detect skin cancer
artificial intelligence is trained to detect skin cancer using photos — but they're mostly photos of white people.
maija kappler
skin cancer
nov 12 2021
artificial intelligence has a lot of potential to detect skin cancer — but there are also some significant drawbacks. (getty)

ontario extends deadline for ltc staff to be fully vaccinated
data on staff inoculation rates from 57 ltc homes remained "outstanding"
antonella artuso
世界杯决赛2022
nov 12 2021
ajax mpp rod phillips, ontario minister of long-term care.

asking for a friend: is smoking half a cigarette healthier than smoking whole one?
with more than 7,000 toxic chemicals like tar, benzene and acetone, it's better not to smoke at all.
maja begovic
advice
nov 12 2021
nothing good comes from smoking. getty
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canadian centre for caregiving excellence
powered by
the leukemia & lymphoma society of canada (llsc)
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canadian digestive health foundation

frederick banting and charles best: still saving millions of lives 100 years later
relatives of the iconic men share thoughts on what it's like to be a linked to a legacy, how loss drove banting to understand diabetes and best's role in making open heart surgery possible.
karen hawthorne
diabetes
nov 14 2021
charles best (left) and frederick banting will be inducted into canada's walk of fame for their discovery of insulin. (courtesy thomas fisher rare book library, u of t)

cbd oil treats this teen’s daily seizures, but his family fears they may no longer be able to afford it
“it’s a complete emotional roller coaster and i’m just so worried about it coming to a stop if we don’t get my son and those in his position the medicine they need.”
sam riches
世界杯决赛2022
nov 12 2021
williams started receiving the medication about five and a half years ago and “everything turned around from that point," his mother said. /

more than 3 million canadians have diabetes, and cases are growing at alarming rates. do you know the warning signs?
about one in three canadians don't realize that they're living with diabetes or are pre-diabetic.
karen hawthorne
diabetes
nov 12 2021
in simple terms, diabetes happens when your pancreas doesn’t produce insulin or your body is resistant to insulin and can’t use it properly. (getty)

'what was the rush?' quebec to end high school in-class mask rule
the change, coming monday, 'seems stupid,' according to one teacher, while a pediatrician says, “i personally think it’s not the time to do it."
katherine wilton
世界杯决赛2022
nov 12 2021
masked students work at their desks during french class at john f. kennedy high school in montreal tuesday november 10, 2020.
powered by
canadian centre for caregiving excellence

one-third of iowa deer test positive for sars-cov-2, scientists see a new stream of mutations
free-living animals can act as a reservoir for the virus, allowing it to multiply and mutate into variants with increased transmissibility and virulence, before spilling back into the human population
devika desai
世界杯决赛2022
nov 12 2021
nearly one-third of iowa deer are infected with sars-cov-2 virus, which causes covid-19 in humans, a study has found.

the problem with using ai to detect skin cancer
artificial intelligence is trained to detect skin cancer using photos — but they're mostly photos of white people.
maija kappler
skin cancer
nov 12 2021
artificial intelligence has a lot of potential to detect skin cancer — but there are also some significant drawbacks. (getty)

ontario extends deadline for ltc staff to be fully vaccinated
data on staff inoculation rates from 57 ltc homes remained "outstanding"
antonella artuso
世界杯决赛2022
nov 12 2021
ajax mpp rod phillips, ontario minister of long-term care.

asking for a friend: is smoking half a cigarette healthier than smoking whole one?
with more than 7,000 toxic chemicals like tar, benzene and acetone, it's better not to smoke at all.
maja begovic
advice
nov 12 2021
nothing good comes from smoking. getty
powered by
the leukemia & lymphoma society of canada (llsc)

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