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vets feel 'blame, disgust' towards dogs with obesity
body shaming is so rampant that it affects animals too, but ultimately, it's subconsciously aimed at pet owners.
sadaf ahsan
obesity
oct 15 2021
one study showed that dog owners with obesity were perceived as causing their pet's obesity, while lean owners were perceived as causing their lean pet's weight. getty

ont. releases first vaccination verification app ahead of schedule
ontario’s vaccination verification app is now available to download.
ottawa citizen
covid-19 vaccine
oct 15 2021
a covid-19 vaccine clinic in ottawa.

auto companies implement mandatory vaccination policy
major automakers on thursday in tandem released new mandatory vaccination policies for their employees across canada calling upon compliance by dec. 17.
dave battagello
世界杯决赛2022
oct 15 2021
a worker is shown at the stellantis windsor assembly plant on thursday, october 14, 2021. canada's automakers have decided on a mandatory vaccination policy across the board.

opinion: the next wave of pandemic misinformation
changing hospitalization rates will fuel more misinformation, blake murdoch predicts.
maija kappler
coronavirus
oct 15 2021
blake murodch writes that mandatory proof of vaccination and domestic vaccine passports will work. "they are not a panacea and do not remove the need for other public health measures to combat highly infectious variants like delta, but they will make workplaces and venues safer, significantly reduce the number of people who get seriously ill and help increase vaccination rates."(photo by patrick t. fallon / afp)

children driving high windsor covid rate
by: taylor campbell a high covid-19 infection rate amon...
windsor star
coronavirus
oct 15 2021
the entrance to the windsor-essex county health unit.

alberta revises triage protocol to exclude children
children needing alberta hospitals are no longer at risk of being denied critical care.
edmonton journal
coronavirus
oct 14 2021
teams in a crowded calgary intensive care unit tend to a covid-19 patient on a ventilator.

even pregnant women are judged for gaining weight
people often assume that because weight gain is a natural part pregnancy, women aren’t stigmatized for it. that's not true.
vanessa hrvatin
obesity
oct 14 2021
nearly two-thirds of pregnant and postpartum women experience some form of weight stigma. (getty)

cured of hepatitis c, here's how this woman survives the stigma of drug use
'it shouldn't matter if i'm a person who uses drugs — the doctor could have taken a couple of extra minutes to test me.'
emma jones
what it feels like
oct 14 2021
the stigma around drug use is preventing people from getting tested for hepatitis c, says jessica lamb.
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vets feel 'blame, disgust' towards dogs with obesity
body shaming is so rampant that it affects animals too, but ultimately, it's subconsciously aimed at pet owners.
sadaf ahsan
obesity
oct 15 2021
one study showed that dog owners with obesity were perceived as causing their pet's obesity, while lean owners were perceived as causing their lean pet's weight. getty

ont. releases first vaccination verification app ahead of schedule
ontario’s vaccination verification app is now available to download.
ottawa citizen
covid-19 vaccine
oct 15 2021
a covid-19 vaccine clinic in ottawa.

auto companies implement mandatory vaccination policy
major automakers on thursday in tandem released new mandatory vaccination policies for their employees across canada calling upon compliance by dec. 17.
dave battagello
世界杯决赛2022
oct 15 2021
a worker is shown at the stellantis windsor assembly plant on thursday, october 14, 2021. canada's automakers have decided on a mandatory vaccination policy across the board.

opinion: the next wave of pandemic misinformation
changing hospitalization rates will fuel more misinformation, blake murdoch predicts.
maija kappler
coronavirus
oct 15 2021
blake murodch writes that mandatory proof of vaccination and domestic vaccine passports will work. "they are not a panacea and do not remove the need for other public health measures to combat highly infectious variants like delta, but they will make workplaces and venues safer, significantly reduce the number of people who get seriously ill and help increase vaccination rates."(photo by patrick t. fallon / afp)
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children driving high windsor covid rate
by: taylor campbell a high covid-19 infection rate amon...
windsor star
coronavirus
oct 15 2021
the entrance to the windsor-essex county health unit.

alberta revises triage protocol to exclude children
children needing alberta hospitals are no longer at risk of being denied critical care.
edmonton journal
coronavirus
oct 14 2021
teams in a crowded calgary intensive care unit tend to a covid-19 patient on a ventilator.

even pregnant women are judged for gaining weight
people often assume that because weight gain is a natural part pregnancy, women aren’t stigmatized for it. that's not true.
vanessa hrvatin
obesity
oct 14 2021
nearly two-thirds of pregnant and postpartum women experience some form of weight stigma. (getty)

cured of hepatitis c, here's how this woman survives the stigma of drug use
'it shouldn't matter if i'm a person who uses drugs — the doctor could have taken a couple of extra minutes to test me.'
emma jones
what it feels like
oct 14 2021
the stigma around drug use is preventing people from getting tested for hepatitis c, says jessica lamb.
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