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Despite supply issues, Canada ‘doing pretty good’ on vaccine roll out: professor

January 31, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] If Dr. Noni MacDonald were to grade the federal government on its COVID-19 vaccine roll-out so far, she would

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Erasure Poetry At Home – The New York Times

January 31, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The past year has been difficult for many people. The pandemic, the politics, the job loss and the isolation

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How the Search for Covid-19 Treatments Faltered While Vaccines Sped Ahead

January 30, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, as thousands of patients are dying every day in the United States

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Lab tech who found B.C.’s 1st case of COVID-19 recalls ‘sheer terror’ of discovery

January 30, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] In the early days of the pandemic, Rebecca Hickman would carefully watch each sample being tested for the novel

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Which Covid Vaccine Should You Get? Experts Weigh the Effect Against Severe Disease

January 30, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] At first glance, the results reported on Friday from the long-awaited trial of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine might

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Alberta to reopen restaurants, gyms as COVID-19 cases decrease

January 29, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1]   ​​​​​​​The Alberta government is planning to lift some restrictions, including allowing restaurants to reopen in-person dining and gyms

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EU regulator authorizes AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults

January 29, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union on Friday, amid criticism the bloc

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Helping a Teen Who Is Angry About House Rules on Covid

January 29, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Our Adolescence columnist, the psychologist Lisa Damour, responds to a reader’s question. The question has been edited. [To submit

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Why it’s hard to make vaccines and boost supplies

January 29, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] With demand for COVID-19 vaccines outpacing the world’s supplies, a frustrated public and policymakers want to know: How can

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In Israel, Infections Drop Sharply After One Shot of Vaccine

January 28, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] JERUSALEM — Israel, which leads the world in vaccinating its population against the coronavirus, has produced some encouraging news:

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Ottawa urged to decriminalize simple drug possession as overdose deaths reach record highs

January 28, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A growing number of officials and organizations in Canada, including police and prosecutors, are calling on the federal government

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‘A toll on everyone’s soul’: Inside 2 hospitals’ struggle to save lives from COVID-19

January 28, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] During the coronavirus pandemic, Canadians are being told to stay home to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed. Yet most

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A New Option for Morning-After Contraception?

January 27, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Only two forms of “morning-after” contraception are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, both hormonal drugs taken orally

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The Best Time of Day to Exercise

January 27, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Is it better for our bodies to work out at certain times of day? A useful new study of

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Vulnerable Toronto neighbourhoods push for priority access to COVID-19 vaccines

January 27, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The day is cold and overcast but inside, standing in an empty and cavernous former Target department store, Ahmed

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Hong Kong’s First Covid-19 Lockdown Exposes Deep-Rooted Inequality

January 27, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] HONG KONG — When Shirley Leung, 60, woke up enclosed in Hong Kong’s first coronavirus lockdown, she surveyed the

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Trudeau says new travel restrictions will be introduced soon

January 26, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that new pandemic measures for travel are coming and Canadians should cancel any travel

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Why Biden Inherited a Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Unlikely to Grow Before April

January 26, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Johnson & Johnson is also in preliminary talks with Merck, a major American pharmaceutical company, about using its production

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

January 26, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Coronavirus deaths and cases per day in the United States dropped markedly over the past couple of

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Flaming Lips Use of Plastic Bubbles at Concerts Leave Covid-19 Experts Unsure

January 25, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] There are Covid-19 bubbles — small clusters of friends or family who agree to socialize exclusively with each other

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1 year after Canada’s first coronavirus case, the COVID-19 pandemic rages on

January 25, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Monday marks one year since the first case of the virus that causes COVID-19 was confirmed in Canada, in

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To Promote Vaccines, New Orleans Dances With Its Sleeves Rolled Up

January 25, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Since the summer, public health officials and politicians repeatedly called for national pro-vaccination campaigns. But no meaningful federal campaign

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Ontario long-term care home identifies teen staff member who died of COVID-19

January 24, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A male teenager who died of COVID-19 has been identified by the long-term care home near London, Ont., where

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How Beijing Turned China’s Covid-19 Tragedy to Its Advantage

January 24, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] One year ago this week, the Chinese Communist Party was on the verge of its biggest crisis in decades.

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In Crises, Vaccines Can Be Stretched, but Not Easily

January 23, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] In desperate times, there are many ways to stretch vaccines and speed up inoculation campaigns, according to experts who

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Teens feeling disconnected, hopeless due to COVID-19 raises alarm for parents, experts

January 23, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Ten months into the coronavirus pandemic, Toronto teen Serena Sri is sorely missing all the “amazing” things about adolescent

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Canada is on the hunt for coronavirus variants — but may not be able to keep up with outbreaks

January 23, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers

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Filing Suit for ‘Wrongful Life’

January 23, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] In an interview four years ago, Mr. Pope noted that nobody at that point had received compensation from any

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Ontario reports 2,662 new COVID-19 cases, 87 more deaths

January 22, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Ontario reported another 2,662 cases COVID-19 and 87 more deaths linked to the illness on Friday, as the province

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Eli Lilly Claims Drug Prevents Coronavirus Infection in Nursing Homes

January 22, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] An unusual experiment to prevent nursing home staff members and residents from infection with the coronavirus has succeeded, the

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Hamilton doctors call on province to pay nurses self-isolating after negative COVID tests

January 21, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A group of doctors from Hamilton emergency departments say the province should pay nurses who have to isolate after being

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The Benefits of Moderate Exercise

January 21, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The other men began a typical moderate-exercise program, riding bikes at the lab five times a week at a

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COVID-19 is hitting First Nations in Western Canada especially hard

January 21, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] While Ontario and Quebec are the epicentres of COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada, people in First Nations are being hit

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Emerging Coronavirus Variants May Pose Challenges to Vaccines

January 21, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The steady drumbeat of reports about new variants of the coronavirus — first in Britain, then in South Africa,

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday

January 20, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: California officials are pinning their hopes on U.S. president-elect Joe Biden as they struggle to obtain coronavirus

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What You Can Do to Avoid the New Coronavirus Variant Right Now

January 20, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Are there additional ways to reduce my risk? Getting the vaccine is the ultimate way to reduce risk. But

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Subway can proceed with $210M defamation suit against CBC over chicken report, appeals court rules

January 19, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A defamation lawsuit by the world’s largest fast-food operator against Canada’s public broadcaster over a report on the chain’s

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The SAT is Dropping its Essay Section, Subject Matter Tests During Pandemic

January 19, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The College Board, which administers the SAT college entrance examination and has seen its business battered by the coronavirus

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Could new virus variants derail COVID-19 vaccination efforts? Scientists hope not

January 19, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] After the virus behind COVID-19 spent 2020 wreaking havoc around the globe, this year started with a bit more

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It’s Not Your Parents’ Hip Replacement Surgery

January 19, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Enter the robot. The robotic equipment’s software uses the information generated by the scan to create a personalized preoperative

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

January 18, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: New Brunswick has rolled back the Edmundston and Grand Falls region to a more restrictive red phase

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday

January 17, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Canada’s chief public health officer is warning that the upcoming months of the COVID-19 pandemic will be

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Children’s Screen Time Has Soared in the Pandemic, Alarming Parents and Researchers

January 17, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Over all, children’s screen time had doubled by May as compared with the same period in the year prior,

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Ontario records 3,056 new cases of COVID-19 as vaccination plan faces roadblock

January 16, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Ontario is tweaking its vaccination plan to deal with a looming shortage of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine as the province recorded 3,056

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Back of the line: vaccines and the brawl over who goes first
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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday

January 16, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Canada’s procurement minister urged drugmaker Pfizer-BioNTech to get the country’s COVID-19 vaccine delivery schedule back on track

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How to (Literally) Drive the Coronavirus Away

January 16, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Because it’s not always practical to have all the windows wide open, especially in the depths of winter, Dr.

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C.D.C. Warns the New Virus Variant Could Fuel Huge Spikes in Covid-19 Cases

January 16, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “We know that that’s an overestimate of the current level of vaccination that’s occurring,” said Michael Johansson, a researcher

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Biden to Elevate Science Adviser to His Cabinet

January 16, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced on Friday that he will elevate the role of science in his cabinet

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Quebec College of Physicians calls for cosmetic surgeries to stop during lockdown

January 15, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The Quebec College of Physicians is calling for all cosmetic surgery clinics to close for the time being, saying

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Biden Picks Former F.D.A. Chief Kessler to Lead U.S. Vaccine Efforts

January 15, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has chosen Dr. David Kessler to help lead Operation Warp Speed, the program to

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Doctors are conducting ‘dry runs’ to decide who gets access to critical care if it gets to that point

January 15, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] It’s a scenario doctors never thought they would have to face and are still desperately trying to avoid. But there

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What Does a More Contagious Virus Mean for Schools?

January 14, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “When we look at what’s happened in the U.K. and think about this new variant, and we see all

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Harold N. Bornstein, Trump’s Former Personal Physician, Dies at 73

January 14, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “He dictated that whole letter,” he told CNN. “I didn’t write that letter.” Harold Nelson Bornstein was born on

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday

January 14, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Ontarians are waking up under a new stay-at-home order today, but questions remain over how exactly the rules will

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Vaccine panel says Canada can delay 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine

January 13, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Canada’s national panel of vaccine experts says the second COVID-19 vaccine dose can be delayed briefly in order to

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Kids and Covid Tests: What You Need to Know

January 13, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] If you’re still unsure if your child needs a test, call their pediatrician, said Dr. Kristin Moffitt, an infectious

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Dental hygienists could be deployed to give Albertans COVID-19 vaccine jab

January 13, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Dental hygienists and other regulated health practitioners may be the province’s answer to expanding its capacity to distribute the

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Coronavirus Will Resemble the Common Cold, Scientists Predict

January 12, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Other experts said this scenario was not just plausible but likely. “The overall intellectual construct of the paper I

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Health-care workers battled burnout before COVID-19 — now it’s even worse, experts warn

January 12, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] While Lhamo Dolkar worked on the front-lines as a registered nurse in the early months of the pandemic, her

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Pfizer Says Its Covid Vaccine Works Against Key Mutation

January 11, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Friday that their Covid vaccine is effective against one of the mutations present in

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Ontario sees 3,338 new COVID-19 cases as death toll tops 5,000

January 11, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, is scheduled to hold a briefing on the COVID-19 situation

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‘It Became Sort of Lawless’: Florida Vaccine Rollout Turns Into a Free-for-All

January 11, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] MIAMI — Linda Kleindienst Bruns registered for a coronavirus vaccine in late December, on the first day the health

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COVID-19 vaccines arrive in remote First Nations as leaders work to combat hesitancy

January 10, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] First Nations have begun to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccines as provincial immunization programs get underway, with Indigenous leaders encouraging people

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At Elite Medical Centers, Even Workers Who Don’t Qualify Are Vaccinated

January 10, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A 20-something who works on computers. A young researcher who studies cancer. Technicians in basic research labs. These are

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This online calculator estimates when you’ll receive your COVID-19 vaccine

January 10, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Using a calculator she helped design, Jasmine Mah estimates it will still be eight months before she receives her

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How to Keep Your Pandemic Habits

January 10, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The following is a review, created for the print edition, of several longer stories that have run this week,

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday

January 9, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Quebecers out in the streets after 8 p.m. Saturday can expect to be questioned by police as a

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An 11th-Hour Approval for Major Changes to Medicaid in Tennessee

January 9, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] With 12 days to go, the Trump administration on Friday approved a long-held conservative goal: to issue a state’s

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Alberta reports Canada’s 1st case of coronavirus variant found in South Africa

January 8, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Alberta has detected the first case in Canada of a COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa. The case involved a recent

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Health Officials Use Eventbrite to Meet Coronavirus Vaccine Demand

January 8, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] In the early stages of a global push to distribute the coronavirus vaccine to those who need it most

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Diabetes is an epidemic, and we need a national plan to get it under control

January 8, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] This column is an opinion by Brooks Roche, a member of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council from Charlottetown, PEI. He is

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A Riot Amid a Pandemic: Did the Virus, Too, Storm the Capitol?

January 7, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Three distinct groups — Capitol Police, rioters and members of Congress — “were spending time indoors, without social distancing,

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Identical twins aren’t genetic clones, research shows

January 7, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] If you’re an identical twin who’s always resisted being called a clone of your sibling, scientists say you have

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The Covid Balancing Act for Doctors

January 7, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] My wife’s parents have led a relatively monastic existence since about mid-March. Both are in their 80s and live

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29 serious adverse events reported in U.S. after coronavirus vaccinations

January 6, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is carefully monitoring allergic reactions to the coronavirus vaccines

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Why Self-Care Isn’t Selfish – The New York Times

January 6, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Day 4 Lean In to Self-Care Self-care is different for everyone. Here are five self-care exercises to help you

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday

January 6, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Quebec Premier François Legault is expected to offer details on how the province will respond to increasing

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Running low on oxygen, emergency workers in Los Angeles County are told to administer the minimum necessary.

January 6, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] California’s daily coronavirus case tallies remain around four times what they were during the state’s summer surge, and officials

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday

January 5, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Ontario, which has faced criticism over the logistics and pace of its COVID-19 vaccine program, is expected

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Alberta health-care worker dies from COVID-19

January 4, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Alberta has lost its first health-care worker to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on Monday added another 96 deaths to the

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For a Healthier 2021, Keep the Best Habits of a Very Bad Year

January 4, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Here’s a better way to start the new year: Skip the traditional January resolutions and make time for some

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For an Exercise ‘Snack,’ Try the New Standing 7-Minute Workout

January 4, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Hi, everyone. Chris Jordan here, and welcome to my Standing 7-Minute Workout. No floor exercises, just a chair and

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U.K. rolls out AstraZeneca shots, touts taking lead in global vaccine race

January 4, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Britain began vaccinating its population with the COVID-19 shot developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca on Monday, touting a scientific “triumph” that

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As Rollout Falters, Scientists Debate New Vaccination Tactics

January 4, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] As governments around the world rush to vaccinate their citizens against the surging coronavirus, scientists are locked in a

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Kim Chernin, Who Wrote About Women, Weight and Identity, Dies at 80

January 3, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “There is a poetic truth at the heart of ‘The Obsession,’” wrote Christopher Lehmann-Haupt in his New York Times

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday

January 3, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Ontario reports record number of COVID-19 cases as more politicians admit to foreign travel. U.K. epidemiologist warns new

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Some Covid Survivors Haunted by Loss of Smell and Taste

January 2, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Michele Miller, of Bayside, N.Y., was infected with the coronavirus in March and hasn’t smelled anything since then. Recently,

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Ontario sees 5,839 new cases of COVID-19 and 95 deaths over 2 days

January 2, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Ontario is reporting a two-day total of 5,839 new cases of COVID-19 and 95 additional deaths. Ontario’s health ministry did not

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In Minority Communities, Doctors Are Changing Minds About Vaccination

January 1, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Like many Black and rural Americans, Denese Rankin, a 55-year-old retired bookkeeper and receptionist in Castleberry, Ala., did not

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Friday

January 1, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: British health officials warned Friday that hospitals around the country face a perilous few weeks amid surging new

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A Pharmacist is Arrested After He Allegedly Allowed 500 Vaccine Doses to Spoil

January 1, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A pharmacist at a Wisconsin hospital has been arrested and accused of intentionally removing more than 500 doses of

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How rugby prepared Dr. Strang for Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 pandemic

January 1, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Robert Strang spent much of 2020 facing the media scrum in Nova Scotia as the province’s top COVID-19 doctor, but his

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Alberta municipal affairs minister took Hawaii vacation, sources say

January 1, 2021 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] CBC News has learned that Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard spent time in Hawaii this month on a

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U.S. Officials Say Covid-19 Vaccination Effort Has Lagged

December 31, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The distribution of vaccines in the United States has gotten off to a slower-than-expected start, federal health officials acknowledged

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74 of Our Favorite Facts for 2020

December 31, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Each day, our editors collect the most interesting, striking or delightful facts to appear in articles throughout the paper.

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More than 100 COVID-19 cases now linked to B.C.’s Big White Ski Resort

December 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] British Columbia’s Interior Health Authority says it has identified an additional 15 cases of COVID-19 linked to the Big

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday

December 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: The two hardest-hit provinces in Canada reported new single-day high COVID-19 numbers on Wednesday, with 2,923 new cases

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Britain Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccine From Oxford and AstraZeneca

December 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] These setbacks have not dampened enthusiasm in Britain for the country’s leading homegrown vaccine, one that analysts have said

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday

December 29, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Quebec has recorded its first case of a new variant of COVID-19, the health minister said Tuesday,

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Is Dairy Farming Cruel to Cows?

December 29, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Stephen Larson, a lawyer for the Dick Van Dam Dairy, described the images as staged or are taken out

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All COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Ontario set to reopen after province comes under fire over holiday closures

December 29, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The head of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution task force, retired general Rick Hillier, is scheduled to hold a news

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H. Jack Geiger, Doctor Who Fought Social Ills, Dies at 95

December 28, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Drawing physicians out of the clinic and into the political fray “was a really signal event,” said Dr. Robert

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

December 28, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: A new variant of the coronavirus first seen in Britain has been detected in several nations —

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Soothing Anxiety and Stress: Advice From the Year in Well

December 28, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] For many of us, 2020 was an exceptionally stressful year, dominated by fears about the coronavirus pandemic. Even with

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AstraZeneca says its vaccine should be effective against COVID-19 variant

December 27, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities

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Casual social contacts can help combat loneliness and improve well-being during pandemic, psychologists say

December 27, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Jennie Aitken, 33, began noticing it weeks into the pandemic. The Victoria woman has a family and was frequently

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New Year’s Eve at Home

December 27, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Along with so many things, the pandemic has dashed many of go-to New Year’s traditions — no raging clubs,

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Turn Your Sex Life Around

December 27, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “When we study people who have great sex over the long-term in a relationship, they do not describe spontaneous

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday

December 26, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Ontario enters provincewide lockdown in effort to curb rising COVID-19 case counts. Most Boxing Day shopping expected

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Homes Divided: Vaccinated Health Workers Chart a New Normal

December 26, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Dr. Kuppalli and others expressed some discomfort at being first in line for the vaccine, while so many others

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Covid Vaccine Launch Evokes Memories of Polio Era

December 25, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The initial polio vaccine rollout did not go smoothly. Within a month, six cases of polio had been linked

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Holy Grail treatment for COVID-19 remains out of reach. But options exist

December 25, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A COVID-19 treatment showing early signs of promise is at risk of being overshadowed by the vaccine rollout.  Monoclonal

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How Midwives Have Stepped in in Mexico as Covid-19 Overshadows Childbirth

December 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Rafaela López Juárez was determined that if she ever had another child, she would try to give birth at

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‘Liquid nose jobs’ outlawed for B.C. naturopaths over concerns about blindness and skin death

December 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Naturopaths in B.C. have been banned from performing liquid rhinoplasty, a procedure marketed as a quick and relatively painless

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These front-line health workers will spend Christmas fighting COVID-19

December 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] At 7 a.m. Christmas morning, Dr. Lisa Richardson will start her day helping COVID-19 patients at Toronto General Hospital

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Coronavirus Variant Is Indeed More Transmissible, New Study Suggests

December 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The team then projected what the new variant would do over the next six months and built models that

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Ontario reports 2,408 new COVID-19 cases, 41 more deaths linked to the illness

December 23, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Ontario reported another 2,408 cases of COVID-19 and the deaths of 41 more people with the illness on Wednesday. The

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Trial of High-Dose Blood Thinners in I.C.U. Patients Is Halted

December 23, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A major trial of high-dose blood thinners in critically ill hospitalized Covid-19 patients is being temporarily halted because there

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Paramedics took Yosif Al-Hasnawi to the wrong Hamilton hospital, physician tells trial

December 23, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A physician who edited the standards of care that Hamilton paramedics must follow says there were multiple signs that

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The New Covid Variant in the UK: Questions and Answers

December 22, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] In recent days, the world has watched with curiosity and growing alarm as scientists in the U.K. have described

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The Coronavirus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for Us?

December 22, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Italy also suspended air travel, and Belgian officials on Sunday enacted a 24-hour ban on arrivals from the United

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Mother demands justice for daughter who died of infection despite 4 hospital visits in 10 days

December 21, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A B.C. mom is calling for changes to the province’s wrongful death laws after her daughter died of a

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What’s known, unknown about the coronavirus variant in Britain

December 21, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A new variant of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is spreading in Britain and prompting high levels of concern, especially among

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‘Covid Can’t Compete.’ In a Place Mired in War, the Virus Is an Afterthought.

December 21, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] KABUL, Afghanistan — For Mohammad Wakil, 23, social distancing is an abstract concept. Every working day, he shakes hands

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Sask. woman who got stomach removed to thwart cancer describes life with ‘ticking time bomb’

December 20, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] For years, Summer Heide didn’t eat spicy food because the slightest indigestion would trigger fears that she had stomach cancer.

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Knit to Improve Your Mood

December 20, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Ruhee Dewji, a Canadian software developer who lives on her own, took up knitting in early spring at the

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday

December 19, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Immunizations for COVID-19 are now officially underway in all provinces as Canada’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases

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New, faster-spreading strain of coronavirus confirmed in Britain

December 19, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discussing with his senior ministers on Saturday what urgent action to take after

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F.D.A. Clears Moderna’s Covid Vaccine

December 19, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna for emergency use, allowing the

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Covid Guide: How to Get Through the Pandemic

December 19, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Looking ahead to spring While the majority of Americans won’t get their shots until spring, the vaccine rollout is

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Ford government mulling COVID-19 lockdown in southern Ontario starting Boxing Day, sources say

December 18, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford’s government is considering a lockdown across southern Ontario from Boxing Day until Jan. 11 as COVID-19 cases

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How New York City Vaccinated 6 Million People in Less Than a Month

December 18, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “It stands out as a remarkable achievement by any measure,” Dr. DiMaggio said. “It was a public health triumph.”

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This is what COVID-19 looks like through the eyes of nurses on the front lines

December 17, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Turning a desperately ill COVID-19 patient onto their stomach may seem simple enough to the uninitiated. It’s not. In

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Health Care Worker Had Serious Allergic Reaction After Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine

December 17, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Two health care workers at the same hospital in Alaska developed concerning reactions just minutes after receiving Pfizer’s coronavirus

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Oncologist fears ‘tsunami of cancer’ after COVID-19 lockdowns limited screening

December 17, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] In the months since the pandemic hit, many parts of normal life have come to a stop. But while

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Hospitals Discover a Surprise in Their Pfizer Vaccine Deliveries: Extra Doses

December 17, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] As boxes of Pfizer vaccines began arriving around the country this week, hospital pharmacists made a surprising discovery: Some

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‘Like a Hand Grasping’: Trump Appointees Describe the Crushing of the C.D.C.

December 16, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “What’s not legitimate is to overrule science,” he said. Often, Mr. McGowan and Ms. Campbell mediated between Dr. Redfield

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Tougher lockdown begins in Germany as COVID-19 deaths rise

December 16, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Germany reported a record level of coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder lockdown Wednesday, closing shops and schools

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Retirement homes push Ontario for mandatory COVID-19 testing for caregivers, support workers

December 16, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The group representing retirement homes in Ontario is asking the province to make COVID-19 testing mandatory for all caregivers

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Moderna Vaccine Is Highly Protective and Prevents Severe Covid, Data Show

December 15, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna is highly protective, according to new data released on Tuesday, setting

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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine appears effective based on data so far, U.S. regulator says

December 15, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared set for regulatory authorization this week after U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff endorsed

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Did You Get the Coronavirus Vaccine, or Are You Planning To?

December 14, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] With approval from the Food and Drug Administration now in hand, Pfizer is shipping doses of its coronavirus vaccine

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

December 14, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign kicked off in Ontario on Monday with the vaccination of a personal support

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U.K. to Ease Rules on Blood Donations by Gay and Bisexual Men

December 14, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Britain announced on Monday that it would loosen restrictions on blood donation by gay and bisexual men beginning next

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Alzheimer’s Researchers Study a Rare Brain

December 13, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] While they waited for Aliria’s body to arrive, Dr. Villegas and the staff messaged each other demands: freezers checked,

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Sunday

December 13, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: The first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Canada arrived in the country on Sunday

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Make Your Own Seltzer – The New York Times

December 13, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] For many, sparkling water is the perfect beverage — versatile and utterly refreshing, able to cleanse the palate and

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COVID-19 vaccine’s protection against virus outweighs potential allergy risk, expert says

December 13, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Health Canada on Saturday advised people with allergies to any of the ingredients in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine not

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Saturday

December 12, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Health Canada issued an advisory on Saturday for some people who may want the recently approved Pfizer-BioTech vaccine,

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Amid Pandemic, Scientists Reassess Routine Medical Care

December 12, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Now the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium, a federally funded research group, is prospectively collecting data during the pandemic from

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Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women May Opt to Receive the Vaccine

December 12, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] In its emergency authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Friday night, the Food and Drug Administration took an unexpected

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Video ads urge Albertans not to invite Mr. COVID home for the holidays

December 11, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The province is turning to humour in its messaging urging Albertans to stay home this holiday season. Dr. Deena

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Canada introduces national compensation program for vaccine injuries ahead of pandemic vaccine rollout

December 11, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] People who are vaccinated to protect themselves against COVID-19 and experience an adverse event after the immunization will be

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F.D.A. Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine

December 11, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine passed a critical milestone on Thursday when a panel of experts formally recommended that the Food

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How to Talk to Kids About Porn

December 10, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The models are hired to perform, so it is possible that it’s contractual, not consensual. There’s nothing private about

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Ontario reports single-day high of 1,983 new COVID-19 cases amid record number of tests

December 10, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, is scheduled to provide an updated COVID-19 modelling projections at

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U.S. advisory panel analyzes Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine data in open hearing

December 10, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is entering the final phase of review before the U.S. government decides whether to allow

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Amazon Halo Review: The Fitness Gadget We Don’t Deserve or Need

December 9, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] I decided to record consistent body fat measurements for myself and a friend using the Halo, a Fitbit bathroom

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Here’s what’s missing from Canada’s pandemic vaccine rollout

December 9, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The biggest challenge in rolling out coronavirus vaccines to Canadians may be the last leg of the race, medical

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Exercise for Weight Loss: Aim for 300 Minutes a Week

December 9, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] But Kyle Flack, an assistant professor of nutrition at the University of Kentucky, began to wonder a few years

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U.S. coronavirus deaths regularly averaging more than 2,000 Americans per day

December 9, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening

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Is American Dietetics a White-Bread World? These Dietitians Think So

December 8, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Even when Dr. Crayton was president of the academy, in 2015 and 2016, she felt out of step with

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For a Nation on Edge, Antacids Become Hard to Find

December 8, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] First it was toilet paper. Then it was meat. Now, it’s antacids. People searching online or in stores for

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Pfizer’s vaccine strongly protects against COVID-19, U.S. regulator confirms

December 8, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Documents released by U.S. regulators Tuesday confirmed that Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine protective against COVID-19 — offering the

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday

December 8, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Alberta will need “additional measures” to bring COVID-19 numbers down, the province’s top doctor said Monday as

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How 700 Epidemiologists Are Living Now, and What They Think Is Next

December 7, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “It’s funny: When you asked this before, I was so optimistic about the U.S. being able to lead and

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AstraZeneca Vaccine Partner in China Dogged by Scandal

December 7, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Oversight has been weak, contributing to a spate of scandals over substandard vaccines. While the government after each incident

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Trudeau says 249,000 vaccine doses to arrive in Canada by the end of the year

December 7, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced that several hundred thousand doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Canada

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Nunavut starts rapid COVID-19 testing in Winnipeg isolation hubs

December 7, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Nunavut is beginning rapid-testing in its southern isolation hubs in Winnipeg this week with the help of an aid

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday

December 6, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Ontario reports record high of 1,924 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday. Chief public health officer warns of ‘long road

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Spice Up Your Holiday Cookie Decorations

December 6, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] It’s time to break out the cookie cutters. Despite a forecast of canceled parties and virtual family gatherings, baking

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Easy DIY Home Repairs – The New York Times

December 6, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Some newer toilets use a canister with a thin rubber washer instead of a traditional flapper, Ms. Sebestyen said.

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday

December 5, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Ontario and Quebec both reported record increases of COVID-19 cases on Saturday, as the total number of infections

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The Elderly vs. Essential Workers: Who Should Get the Coronavirus Vaccine First?

December 5, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] In September, academic researchers analyzed the Department of Homeland Security’s list of essential workers and found that it broadly

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Is ‘Natural Immunity’ From Covid Better Than a Vaccine?

December 5, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] On the heels of last month’s news of stunning results from Pfizer’s and Moderna’s experimental Covid-19 vaccines, Senator Rand

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The Swiss Cheese Model of Pandemic Defense

December 5, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Q. What have we learned since March? A. Distance is the most effective intervention; the virus doesn’t have legs,

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As U.S. hospitals fill up, doctor hopes viral photo will serve as a warning

December 5, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] For Dr. Joseph Varon it was a chance to offer a moment of comfort amidst so much uncertainty, a

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How COVID-19 vaccines are being approved in Canada

December 5, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The approval of a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada could potentially be days away with the initial supply to be limited

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All Santa Wants for Christmas Is to Stay Out of Politics

December 4, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Ric Erwin is one of thousands of men for whom Santa Claus is both a sacred idea and a

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Covid ‘Long-Haulers’ Need Medical Attention, Experts Urge

December 4, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Dr. John Brooks, the chief medical officer of the C.D.C.’s Covid response, the co-chairman with Dr. Haag of one

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Overlooked No More: Barbara Waxman Fiduccia, Reproductive Rights Advocate

December 4, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Fiduccia pushed for increased access to reproductive services, including mammograms and pelvic exams. She and others successfully lobbied to

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Friday

December 4, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Ontario announces members of vaccine task force led by retired general Rick Hillier. First COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to be

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Born in Vancouver in 1916, Fred Ko becomes one of the pandemic’s oldest victims

December 4, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Born in a church manse on Vancouver’s Beatty Street on March 28, 1916, Fred Ko’s long life was defined

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‘Nobody Sees Us’: Testing-Lab Workers Strain Under Demand

December 3, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] ‘A dying breed’ For some, the tidal wave of stress brought on by the pandemic has proved untenable. Since

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Why children in Canada won’t receive a coronavirus vaccine immediately

December 3, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Canadian children and teens may have to wait to get any vaccines to protect people against COVID-19 because so

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada around the world on Thursday

December 3, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Alberta is planning for the creation of field hospitals to treat hundreds

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The Newest Hotel Amenity? Virus-Scrubbed Air

December 3, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “In a transient environment, like a hotel, motel or dormitory, you don’t know who was there before you and

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Why the U.K. Approved the Pfizer Covid Vaccine First

December 2, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] LONDON — The first rigorously tested coronavirus vaccine was given a green light for use on Wednesday in Britain.

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Dr. Michael Davidson, Who Studied Infectious Disease, Dies at 77

December 2, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] He was badly injured in a biking accident shortly after he relocated to New Jersey for a new job

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Health-care workers, nursing home residents should get vaccine first, U.S. government panel advises

December 2, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Health-care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine

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New device allows Toronto specialists to ‘stream live’ from brains of patients with Parkinson’s, epilepsy

December 2, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Imagine watching your brain activity on a computer screen in real time. For Gord Luke, a Wawa, Ont., resident with

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Who Will Get the Coronavirus Vaccine First?

December 1, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Three companies have announced preliminary data indicating their vaccines are effective, and there are dozens of additional candidates in

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Ontario reports 1,707 new COVID-19 cases as ICU admissions climb to 2nd-wave high

December 1, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. in Brampton. Ford’s office says

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Prisons Are Covid-19 Hotbeds. When Should Inmates Get the Vaccine?

December 1, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “It’s a fundamental tenet of public health to try and stop epidemics at their source,” he added. One approach,

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An unprecedented 46 people die of COVID-19 in B.C. over the weekend, health officials announce

November 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The last three days have seen 46 people die of COVID-19 in B.C., as more than 2,000 new cases

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Moderna Is Applying for Emergency F.D.A. Approval for Its Coronavirus Vaccine

November 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The drugmaker Moderna said it would apply on Monday to the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its coronavirus

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Things To Do At Home

November 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that

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Premier Ford takes questions as COVID-19 hospitalizations climb to 2nd-wave high

November 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is holding a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. in Vaughan. Ford’s office says he will be

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Nunavut mother tests positive for COVID-19 days after giving birth in Winnipeg hospital

November 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A new mother from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, was put in intensive care in a Winnipeg hospital last week when she tested

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Canada blocks some bulk prescription drug exports to U.S. to prevent shortages

November 29, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Canada on Saturday blocked bulk exports of prescription drugs if they would create a shortage at home, in response

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday

November 29, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Canada’s death toll from COVID-19 passed 12,000 on Sunday, a day after the country’s chief public health

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Anatomy of an ICU: Why it’s so hard for Manitoba to add ICU beds for the sickest COVID-19 patients

November 29, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] In the first seven months of the pandemic, the number of Manitoba patients infected with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care

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Make a Poem From Newspaper

November 29, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Imitation is the best kind of flattery. All creative people, whether they be writers, artists, dancers, singers or actors,

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Making Bar Trivia Virtual – The New York Times

November 29, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “There was a very concerted call and an effort within the trivia community to make sure that you’re not

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Ways to Get Your Kids Moving

November 29, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] As any parent overseeing homeschool knows: Zoom P.E. is hardly a hard-driving Peloton class. It’s more like your kid

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Could Covid-19 Cause Your Teeth to Fall Out?

November 28, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] While Ms. Khemili had become more diligent about her dental care, she had a history of dental issues before

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AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know

November 28, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Why did the researchers test two different doses? It was a lucky mistake. Researchers in Britain had been meaning

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What Canadians need to know about COVID-19 before gathering over the holidays

November 28, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers

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Russia says its COVID vaccine is 95% effective. So why is there still Western resistance to it?

November 28, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] When Russia announced this week that its much-hyped COVID-19 vaccine was up to 95 per cent effective, the news was

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U.K. regulator to assess AstraZeneca’s vaccine candidate amid trial questions

November 27, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Britain asked its regulator on Friday to assess AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for a possible rollout, while the Philippines and

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Biden’s Plan for Seniors Is Not Just a Plan for Seniors

November 27, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Social Security credits would most likely have greater impact, said Richard Johnson, an economist who directs the Urban Institute

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Ontario reports record-high 1,855 new COVID-19 cases

November 27, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. ET at Queen’s Park.

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Military’s Role in Vaccine to Be Strictly Behind the Scenes

November 27, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — When President Trump talks about efforts to deliver the coronavirus vaccine to millions of Americans eager to

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AstraZeneca CEO says new global trial on COVID-19 vaccine likely

November 26, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] AstraZeneca is likely to run an additional global trial to assess the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, its

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Bill Gates, la Covid-19 et le combat pour vacciner la planète

November 26, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] À ce jour, seulement $3,6 milliards ont été levés pour financer la recherche, la fabrication de vaccins et les

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Premier Ford to take questions as Ontario reports 1,478 new COVID-19 cases

November 26, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. in Mississauga. Ford’s office says

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Being Thankful and Hopeful in This Weird and Terrible Year

November 26, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] My own decision — if there was any decision — was made less complicated by the fact that I’m

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Covid Combat Fatigue: Doctors and Nurses Are Running on Empty

November 25, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Dr. Marshall Fleurant, an internal medicine physician at Emory University, has the sense that his young children, 3 and

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U.S. heads into Thanksgiving with highest COVID-19 death toll in over 6 months

November 25, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Daily U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 for the first since May and hospitals across the country are already

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It’s Time for a Digital Detox. (You Know You Need It.)

November 25, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] When is enough enough? Even though the presidential election is over, we’re still doomscrolling through gloomy news about the

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Ontario reports 35 more COVID-19 deaths as guidelines for holiday season expected

November 25, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. ET at Queen’s Park. Ford’s

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Alberta government to announce new COVID-19 measures this afternoon

November 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] An announcement is expected today on new measures intended to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Alberta. Premier Jason

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Holiday Gifts for Health and Wellness

November 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Give someone the gift of healthy living this year with one of these gift ideas from the writers and

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Data error means Ontario reports just 1,009 new COVID-19 cases, almost half in Toronto

November 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. ET in Toronto. Ford’s office

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AstraZeneca and Oxford Say Vaccine Is Up to 90 Percent Effective

November 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford announced on Monday that their inexpensive, easy-to-produce coronavirus vaccine appears effective, the latest

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Good Sleep Habits Tied to Lower Risk of Heart Failure

November 23, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A combination of healthy sleep habits may help reduce the risk for heart failure, new research suggests. Scientists studied

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Vegetarian or Vegan? Watch Your Bone Health

November 23, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Vegetarian diets are generally considered healthy, but new research suggests they may have a significant risk: an increased chance

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Ontario reports record-high 1,589 new COVID-19 cases as Toronto, Peel lock down

November 23, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. at Queen’s Park. Ford’s office

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

November 23, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Ontario reported a record high daily COVID-19 case number on Monday with 1,589 new cases and 19

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Pfizer Applies for Emergency F.D.A. Approval for Covid-19 Vaccine

November 22, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The drug maker Pfizer said on Friday that it had submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday

November 22, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Four provinces reported new highs for daily COVID-19 infections this weekend as Canada’s chief public health officer warned that

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AstraZeneca starts new COVID-19 prevention trials of antibody cocktail

November 22, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] AstraZeneca has started late-stage trials of an experimental long-acting monoclonal antibody combination drug it hopes could be used as a

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Holiday Table Decoration Activity – The New York Times

November 22, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] This Thanksgiving, whether you’re hosting guests or sharing a meal via Zoom, it’s worth the effort to dress up

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday

November 21, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning that Canada’s future hangs in the balance if people don’t reduce

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H.I.V. Death Rates Fell by Half 2010-2018, C.D.C. Says

November 21, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] In 2017, more than 16,000 people with H.I.V. died, and about 5,500 of those deaths were from H.I.V.-related causes,

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Coronavirus Antibodies Good. Machine-Made Molecules Better?

November 21, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The coronavirus might be new, but nature long ago gave humans the tools to recognize it, at least on

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What you need to know as we get closer to a COVID-19 vaccine

November 21, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] This week’s edition of Second Opinion is a collaboration with CBC’s The Dose podcast, hosted by Dr. Brian Goldman.  As

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Scientists: How Has the Pandemic Changed Your Work?

November 20, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Over the past year, the coronavirus pandemic has underscored for the entire world the value of science — not

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How Do I Make Thanksgiving Grocery Shopping Safer?

November 20, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Here’s more advice for navigating holiday food shopping. Check your store policies. Many stores have added new restrictions and

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Friday

November 20, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: New modelling released Friday morning shows Canada could see 20,000 COVID-19 cases per day by the end of

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B.C.’s mask mandate an about-face in a province struggling to replicate its 1st wave success

November 20, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “Ordering universal mask use in all situations creates unnecessary challenges with enforcement and stigmatization.” Those were the words of 

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Many Employers Avoid Covid Tests Over Cost, Not Availability

November 19, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] P.C.R. tests, which are generally considered the most accurate but typically require laboratory processing, cost roughly $100 in the

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Danish Study Questions Use of Masks to Protect Wearers

November 18, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] At that time, 2 percent of the Danish population was infected — a rate lower than that in many

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Ontario reports 1,417 new COVID-19 cases, 32 more deaths

November 18, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. at Queen’s Park. Ford’s office

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‘How Did We Not Know?’ Gun Owners Confront a Suicide Epidemic

November 18, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Years earlier, when Mr. Demicco was just an employee at the store, he had reluctantly sold a gun to

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Pfizer says COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon

November 18, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Pfizer said Wednesday that new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95 per cent effective, is safe and also

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What to Know About Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine

November 17, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Medical staff prepared to deliver either a placebo or the Moderna vaccine candidate at a hospital in Miami.Credit…Taimy Alvarez/Associated

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Dr. Céline Gounder, Adviser to Biden, on the Next Covid Attack Plan

November 17, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] When President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. takes office in January, he will inherit a pandemic that has convulsed the

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How Moderna’s Early Vaccine Results Compare with Pfizer’s

November 17, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] [Read more on Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine.] Pfizer provided less detail in its announcement last week on Nov. 9 than

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Flu cases in Canada ‘exceptionally low’ so far, public health says

November 17, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] At this point in last year’s flu season, Canada had already recorded 711 positive cases of influenza. So far

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Alberta hospitals tighten visitor restrictions as COVID-19 cases soar

November 17, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Alberta hospitals are tightening restrictions on visitors as a second wave of COVID-19 infections hits.  Under the new restrictions,

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COVID-19 mortality rate higher in neighbourhoods with more visible minorities, says StatsCan

November 17, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Residents of communities home to more visible minorities had a higher likelihood of dying from COVID-19 in Canada’s three largest provinces,

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Spain’s Other Covid Casualties: Undetected Cancer Cases

November 16, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] MADRID — Last March, as the coronavirus was tearing across Spain, Lídia Bayona Gómez started to suffer bouts of

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How Can My College Student Come Home Safely for Thanksgiving?

November 16, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Sofia Pelaez, 21, left her Texas A&M University, San Antonio, campus three weeks earlier than planned to travel to

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Calgary’s emergency management chief says Alberta needs a 28-day ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown to battle COVID-19

November 15, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The chief of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency says Alberta has hit a turning point in the COVID-19 battle.

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10 new cases of COVID-19 found in Nunavut, with signs of community spread in Arviat

November 15, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Just two days after the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Arviat, Nunavut, nine new cases have been

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Pandemic disruptions create difficult challenges for people with cognitive issues

November 15, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The pandemic has been tough on most Canadians, but adjusting to new behaviours and rules has been especially difficult

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Organize the Garage – The New York Times

November 15, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Days spent at home have moved even the most muddled people to organize. The spice rack now displays alphabetically

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Video Games to Relax – The New York Times

November 15, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Take a deep breath. Hold it for five seconds. Exhale. Breathe in for three seconds. Repeat. How does that

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Missing From State Plans to Distribute the Coronavirus Vaccine: Money to Do It

November 14, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Record-keeping requirements will also be an overwhelming task, officials said. The C.D.C. wants to track, in real time, the

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CDC Issues Increasingly Assertive Advice as Coronavirus Pandemic Surges

November 14, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “While their role has been diminished during this current crisis, they play a very important role in all this,”

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Nearly 2,000 travellers enrolled in Alberta’s COVID-19 border testing pilot project that can reduce quarantine

November 14, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Nearly 2,000 travellers entering Canada by land or air through Alberta have participated in a COVID-19 testing pilot since

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Lockdown may be looming for Ontario — but what that looks like isn’t clear

November 14, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “We’re staring down the barrel of another lockdown,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday. “And I will not

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How a national response could address an unprecedented COVID-19 surge across Canada

November 14, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If

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Officials beg Torontonians to stop socializing with those not in their households — including outdoors

November 13, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Park hangs, stoop visits, walks and runs with friends — it all needs to stop.  That’s what the city’s

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World’s top intensive care body advises against use of remdesivir for sickest COVID-19 patients

November 13, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The antiviral drug remdesivir should not be used as a routine treatment for COVID-19 patients in critical care wards,

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Eli Lilly’s Antibody Treatment Gets Emergency F.D.A. Approval

November 13, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] For months, outside researchers have been closely watching the development of antibody treatments. And top White House officials have

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Limiting Indoor Capacity Can Reduce Coronavirus Infections, Study Shows

November 13, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Restaurants, gyms, cafes and other crowded indoor venues accounted for some 8 in 10 new infections in the early

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11th resident dies amid growing COVID-19 outbreak at south Edmonton long-term care facility

November 13, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Another resident has died of COVID-19 at the South Terrace Continuing Care Centre in Edmonton, bringing the total number

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New Type of Test May Better Discern Immunity to the Coronavirus

November 12, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A new type of test can detect a person’s immune response to the coronavirus better than a widely used

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Celebrating Thanksgiving This Year – The New York Times

November 12, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Emily Gordon, 49, who works in media relations for the Yale School of Management, is joining her friend, the

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Children’s mental health could be ‘significantly’ affected by pandemic, study warns

November 12, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A new study has found children’s mental health is likely to be “significantly” affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, affirming

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‘We are teetering’: With new care-home outbreaks, Sask. should consider short lockdown, says epidemiologist

November 12, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] COVID-19 case numbers in Saskatchewan are higher than ever, and show no signs of slowing down. Now, there are new

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‘We are losing this battle’: More than 200 Sask. doctors sign letter demanding government action on COVID-19

November 11, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Hundreds of Saskatchewan doctors have signed an open letter to the provincial government demanding more action to combat the spread

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Mink and the Coronavirus: What We Know

November 11, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Last week, Denmark announced its intention to cull all farmed mink, some 17 million, out of fear that a

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Now’s the Time to Sign Up for Health Insurance. Here’s How.

November 11, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Plans are organized via four “metal” tiers. In general, bronze plans tend to have the highest deductibles and platinum

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Schools have mostly stayed open amid COVID-19, but experts warn of winter flu season ahead

November 11, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Less than two weeks into school this fall, Kathy Maloney knew the virtual option was not working for her

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Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine, Explained – The New York Times

November 10, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] In July, Pfizer and BioNTech initiated a late-stage clinical trial on a coronavirus vaccine. Half of the people got

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Pfizer’s Early Data Shows Coronavirus Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective

November 9, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “We were never part of the Warp Speed,” she said. “We have never taken any money from the U.S.

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Old Dogs, New Research and the Secrets of Aging

November 9, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Dogs go through stages in their life, just as people do, as is obvious to anyone who has watched

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Calls to Kids Help Phone have surged. Now some counsellors are making a distress call of their own

November 9, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Kids Help Phone, the charity that offers 24/7 counselling services to young Canadians in distress, needs to listen to the concerns

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How businesses and schools are dealing with airborne COVID-19 and preparing for a winter indoors

November 8, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] On a sunny Friday in October, the 9Round fitness club in midtown Toronto was as busy as it could

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Game Nights At Home – The New York Times

November 8, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Monopoly takes forever. Candy Land is dull, Chutes and Ladders preachy, the Game of Life troubling in its implications.

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Shopping For Health Insurance – The New York Times

November 8, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] There are also ways to lower the bill, through tax credits. Consumers whose estimated income in 2021 will be

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B.C. announces new COVID-19 restrictions for Metro Vancouver health regions for 2 weeks as cases surge

November 7, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] British Columbia’s top health officials have announced sweeping new COVID-19 restrictions for the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions

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As the pandemic’s second wave digs in, Winnipeg’s homeless shelters brace for a bleak winter

November 7, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Manitoba is struggling to contain a renewed surge of the COVID-19 pandemic by reimposing restrictions on businesses and public gatherings in

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Why COVID-19 cases are surging across Canada and what needs to be done

November 7, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If

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F.D.A. Panel Declines to Endorse Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug

November 6, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “Perfection may be the enemy of the good, but for aducanumab, the evidence doesn’t even rise to ‘good,’” the

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N.W.T. gov’t declares state of emergency in Yellowknife, announces temporary day shelter

November 6, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Paulie Chinna, the N.W.T.’s minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, has declared a state of emergency in Yellowknife.  “I

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Ancient Remains in Peru Reveal Female Big-Game Hunter

November 6, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] That find was particularly exciting. One of his collaborators kept finding projectile points, Dr. Haas said, and then a

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Opioid Epidemic Settlement Offer, Worth $26 Billion, Gains Support

November 6, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The three major drug distributors and a large drug manufacturer are closing in on a $26 billion deal with

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Nasal Spray Prevents Covid Infection in Ferrets, Study Finds

November 5, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A nasal spray that blocks the absorption of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has completely protected ferrets it was tested on,

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday

November 5, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Seven municipalities in northern Denmark came under strict new lockdown rules on Thursday after authorities discovered a

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Children Produce Weaker Coronavirus Antibodies, Study Finds

November 5, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Children infected with the coronavirus produce weaker antibodies and fewer types of them than adults do, suggesting they clear

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Ontario reports 998 new COVID-19 cases, concerns over hospitalizations mount

November 5, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Ontario is reporting 998 additional cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with the number of hospitalizations and ICU admissions in the

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Top doctor says B.C. is sharing data on health care workers with COVID-19, with some caveats

November 5, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. isn’t withholding data about how many health-care workers have tested positive

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Who Should Get a Covid-19 Vaccine First?

November 5, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] In the United States, the standard approach to distributing a routine vaccine is based on the assumption that there

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Canada’s opioid crisis killed 13 people a day in 2018, prevention report shows

November 5, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] About 13 people a day in Canada died as a result of opioids in 2018, according to a new

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Rise in untraced COVID-19 cases puts Alberta response at risk, infectious diseases expert warns

November 4, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] ​The growing number of COVID-19 cases in the province without a known source of infection means the virus could

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Denmark Will Kill All Farmed Mink, Citing Covid Infections

November 4, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The Danish government will slaughter millions of mink at more than 1,000 farms, citing concerns that a mutation in

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Canada’s first case of rare swine flu variant found in central Alberta patient

November 4, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Alberta public health and agriculture officials are investigating after the first case in Canada of a rare swine flu variant

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Tests Show Genetic Signature of Coronavirus That Likely Infected Trump

November 4, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] President Trump’s illness from a coronavirus infection last month was the most significant health crisis for a sitting president

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Social Isolation Tied to High Blood Pressure in Women

November 3, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Women who are socially isolated have an increased risk for high blood pressure, researchers report. But men, not so

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1st HIV self-test approved in Canada

November 3, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Federal regulators have approved the first HIV self-test in Canada, a long-awaited move that experts have said is critical

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday

November 3, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Alberta’s premier is urging people to avoid large private gatherings as the number of novel coronavirus cases

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Pregnant Women Face Increased Risks From Covid

November 3, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Follow our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic here. U.S. health officials on Monday added pregnancy to the list

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Coronavirus Rapid Testing Falters in People Without Symptoms: Study

November 3, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Mr. Bryant, of Quidel, who received an early copy of the University of Arizona study, praised the results as

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How close can you get with masks on? Your mask questions answered

November 2, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] We’re answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to COVID@cbc.ca, and we’ll answer as many as we can.

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday

November 1, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Deputy PM in self-isolation following COVID-19 app exposure notification. Macabre Halloween display left near Manitoba premier’s house as reminder of

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As COVID-19 sweeps across Russia, hospitals buckle under the strain

November 1, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] WARNING: This story contains a graphic image. When COVID-19 was ravaging densely populated parts of the U.S., Europe and India throughout

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How Canada could learn lessons from Europe’s 2nd wave of COVID-19

November 1, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Europe and the introduction of new lockdowns to prevent health systems from being

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Crispr Gene Editing Can Cause Unwanted Changes in Human Embryos, Study Finds

October 31, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] In 2017, a team of researchers led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, a geneticist at Oregon Health and Science University in

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Why our immune system might be better at fighting COVID-19 than we think

October 31, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If

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Popular anti-anxiety medications need stronger warning labels, Health Canada says

October 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Health Canada has asked pharmaceutical companies to put stronger safety labels on benzodiazepines and other sedative drugs prescribed for

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Pandemic Grandparenting, Beyond the Dreary Video Calls

October 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] As a veteran television journalist, Sally-Ann Roberts knows how to tame an unsteady landscape and will it into submission.

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Are ‘Kidfluencers’ Making Our Kids Fat?

October 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “It looks like a normal child playing with their normal games, but as a researcher who studies childhood obesity,

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Lock down Manitoba because ‘it’s too late’ for targeted restrictions, doctors urge government

October 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The time is now for a provincewide shutdown due to surging COVID-19 numbers straining the health-care system, 12 Manitoba doctors

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Acupuncture Helped People With Back Pain Walk and Bend Better

October 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] A double-blinded randomized trial of electroacupuncture found it may result in a modest improvement in daily functioning for those

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Will the Hardest-Hit Communities Get the Coronavirus Vaccine?

October 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] It is an idea that may never have been tried in wide-scale vaccine distribution: Citing principles of equity and

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What Losing My Father Taught Me About Parenting, Planets and Pain

October 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] When we said goodbye, last New Year’s Eve, my father had already become hard of hearing. The end was

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Gilead’s Covid-19 Drug Is Mediocre. It Will Be a Blockbuster Anyway.

October 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The United States reached a milestone, of sorts, when last week the Food and Drug Administration approved the first

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Death Rates Have Dropped for Seriously Ill Covid Patients

October 30, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] For clinicians combating the disease, caused by a new pathogen that was unknown before it emerged in Wuhan, China,

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S.T.D. Rates Are Falling, Data Show. That May Not Be Good News.

October 28, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Even if sex has declined, researchers question how long it can remain suppressed. Dr. Lehmiller noted that online dating

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday

October 28, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Manitoba’s health system still has capacity and is not yet at its breaking point, the health minister said

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No, Mouthwash Will Not Save You From the Coronavirus

October 28, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Dr. Meyers said he hoped his team would undertake such studies soon, and noted that a handful of clinical

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Teachers say return to school this fall has left them with overwhelming stress and a never-ending workload

October 28, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Teachers Under Strain: CBC News journalists in Atlantic Canada and eastern Ontario teamed up to send out questionnaires to

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Covid-19 Deaths: The Price for Not Wearing Masks is Perhaps 130,000 Lives

October 27, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Follow our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic here. Universal mask use could prevent nearly 130,000 deaths from Covid-19,

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How to have a safe Halloween in the midst of COVID-19

October 27, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Kids across Canada have a burning question for their parents this week: Are we going trick-or-treating? Like every other

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Steroids, inhalers and ventilators: What Quebec doctors are learning about COVID-19

October 27, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave, Dr. Joseph Dahine and his colleagues could spend over an

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This Addiction Treatment Works. Why Is It So Underused?

October 27, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] “In the drawings, I did pretty good,” said Eric Alick, 63, of Philadelphia, who completed a contingency management program

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Why False Positives Merit Concern, Too

October 25, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The ever-increasing availability of virtual platforms might make that transition easy for some, Dr. Mazer said. But for people

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Oct. 25

October 25, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Health officials are once again urging Canadians to avoid large gatherings as COVID-19 cases spike nationwide, and

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For Canadian sex workers, CERB was a lifeline — if they could get it

October 25, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] As a sex worker, Melody Merlot started to worry about her livelihood even before COVID-19 arrived in Canada.  Although

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Things to Do This Week

October 25, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that

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A shot to go: Hundreds roll through N.S. drive-thru flu clinic

October 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Hundreds lined up in Bridgewater, N.S., this weekend for a new drive-thru experience — a flu shot. The community

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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday

October 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The latest: Multiple provinces reported a record single-day increase in new COVID-19 cases on Saturday as the country’s chief

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Wikipedia and W.H.O. Join to Combat Covid-19 Misinformation

October 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] President Trump backed hydroxychloroquine for weeks and publicly asked whether Americans should inject themselves with disinfectants or put ultraviolet

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UnitedHealth Ships Flu Kits to Medicare Recipients

October 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] With Covid-19 hospitalizations spiking again in many parts of the country, public health officials have expressed concerns about a

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Voting in a Covid Pandemic: Wear a Mask and Bring Your Own Pens

October 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Early voting has already generated long, long lines in many states, and with the November election just 11 days

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Hand sanitizer can be harmful to children, but experts say benefits outweigh risks in COVID-19 fight

October 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] One of many ways of trying to keep children safe from the COVID-19 illness has also meant increasing their

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Why lockdowns alone won’t save us from the pandemic

October 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If

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Two Companies Restart Virus Trials in U.S. After Safety Pauses

October 24, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The incident drew some concern among experts, who noted that a similar adverse neurological event, reported months ago, had

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The Trump Administration Shut a Vaccine Safety Office Last Year. What’s the Plan Now?

October 23, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] As the first coronavirus vaccines arrive in the coming year, government researchers will face a monumental challenge: monitoring the

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Eight new dengue cases detected in 24 hrs – National – observerbd.com

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

Published : Friday, 23 October, 2020 at 5:08 PM  Count : 62 Eight new dengue cases detected in 24 hrs

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85% of Ont. nursing homes break the law repeatedly with almost no consequences, data analysis shows

October 23, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] When Von took his mother out of his home and placed her in Craiglee Nursing Home in Scarborough, Ont.,

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Mask Mandate? In a Montana Town, It ‘Puts Us at Odds With Customers’

October 23, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] HAMILTON, Mont. — Outside River Rising Bakery sits an older gentleman, his face uncovered. He’s here every morning, greeting

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Experts Tell F.D.A. It Should Gather More Safety Data on Covid-19 Vaccines

October 23, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Vaccine experts peppered officials at the Food and Drug Administration with a range of questions on Thursday about its

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Student group organizes art therapy project for seniors during COVID-19 pandemic

October 22, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Asad Makhani worried that the seniors he worked with in long-term care, who already

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Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Opioid Sales

October 22, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] Joe Rice, a negotiator for local governments that are suing Purdue, said, “Purdue is doing everything they can to

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Oxford’s Brazil vaccine trial to continue after volunteer believed to be in control group dies

October 21, 2020 omarmallick 0 Comments

[ad_1] The University of Oxford’s Brazilian trial of its vaccine candidate will continue after the death of a volunteer, who, a source

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