I’ll always remember the minute I shared the fact that I was suffering from bulimia — I was working in television and radio — and I thought, “Oh my God, what’s going to happen tomorrow? Am I going to wake up and the whole industry is going to ignore me?” I was taking a leap, […]
Category Archives: Health
TORONTO – Patients discharged from intensive care are at higher risk of suicide, according to new research, suggesting that people who survive a serious COVID-19 infection could also be more likely to harm themselves. The study was based on pre-pandemic data, but the researchers say its findings take on added significance given the unprecedented surge […]
Lee Larabie and her wife Rebecca had been dreaming of escaping Toronto for years, rattling off reasons for ditching the hustle and bustle of big-city life whenever the conversation came up. There were the skyrocketing real estate prices, the lack of space in their small apartment, the general yearning for a more quiet lifestyle. But […]
New guidelines aimed at helping schools and daycares protect children with allergies say there’s no evidence that blanket bans on specific foods protect children. The guidelines, created by an international panel of stakeholders including health-care experts, school principals, parents and professional allergy organizations, also recommend that schools keep a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors. The guidelines, […]
A new blood-clotting syndrome seen in a small minority of COVID-19 vaccine recipients continues to draw significant attention, but experts maintain the event is exceedingly rare — and treatable, in most cases. Vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia, or VITT, has been identified in a handful of Oxford-AstraZeneca recipients in Canada, causing death in one patient. Dr. Jeff […]
Planned caesarean sections are safe for low-risk deliveries and may be associated with a lower chance of complications for both mother and baby compared with vaginal deliveries, according to the co-author of a study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Still, maternal fetal medicine specialist Dr. Darine El-Chaâr said women should consult their […]
TikTok has given rise to various food trends (#fetapasta anyone?) but in a twist on mukbang (a form of entertainment in which people depict themselves on social media eating large amounts of food) one user is using their platform to help create dialogue about eating disorders. Jen Curley, 36, is known as @snackqween on TikTok […]
Whether you’re looking to treat the mom you live with, the one you haven’t been able to hug or the mom-friend who’s having a tough time, a gift of relaxation can be just what she needs. After all, this just might be the mother of all Mother’s Days. While an escape to a spa is […]
Elya Martinson has two important milestones approaching: the anniversary of her cancer diagnosis on Friday, and on Tuesday, the day she’d be fully immunized against COVID-19 — if her second vaccine dose is not delayed four months. The single mother of three in Kelowna, B.C., received her first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on April […]
When Craig Silliphant was waiting in line to get his COVID-19 vaccine shot, he was aware the dose going into his arm could leave him with some side-effects. The Saskatoon culture commentator says he has experienced some self-inflicted legendary hangovers in his life. So, the possibility of a “vaccine hangover” in exchange for a dose […]