The lockdown failed our most vulnerable
MARCO NAVARRO-GENIE: Political spin to distract from the disaster in senior care centres will solve nothing. The industrial warehousing model must be questioned
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Category: Health
Partiers thumb their noses at authority – and good sense
MICHAEL TAUBE: In Brampton, Ont., a giant house party has enraged the community and put the region’s COVID-19 efforts at risk
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Flu deaths rise when cities get pro sports teams: study
HEALTH: New research has implications for reopening arenas to fans during COVID-19 pandemic
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To mask or not to mask?
MICHAEL TAUBE: It really comes down to your comfort level, belief system and what you want to do until instructed otherwise
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Cubii Jr. offers an easy, quiet workout while you sit
FITNESS/HEALTH: Regardless of your age, abilities or lifestyle, you can benefit from a low-cardio seated elliptical workout
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Asthma, allergies more common in ‘night owl’ teens: study
HEALTH/CHILD CARE: Disruptions to melatonin may be the link, researchers suggest
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Federal standards, investment urged to fix long-term care system
HEALTH/CAREGIVING: Immediate improvements for nursing home workforce needed before next crisis hits, says U of A researcher
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Our pandemic response seems like a guessing game
DEBORAH PRABHU and ALLAN BONNER: From suspect modelling to poor stockpiling to a lack of perspective on historic events, we failed to be ready for COVID-19 (FREE membership content)
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Canada’s rising food insecurity problem
SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: Food inflation is on the way up, despite lower prices for other consumer goods. And COVID-19 has impacted incomes (FREE membership content)
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More than 100 toxic chemicals found in cannabis smoke
HEALTH: Typical joint contains nearly 2,600 chemicals, including some linked with cancer, genetic mutation and birth defects: U of A study (FREE membership content)
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Why we need to learn to live with COVID-19
HEALTH/LIFESTYLE: With a vaccine likely years away and other viral threats emerging every year, shoring up health care for vulnerable groups is critical, say experts (FREE membership content)
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Dammit Jim! Where’s the waiter?
SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: The use of robots can make the restaurant sector more robust financially and more secure from a public health perspective (FREE membership content)
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