Preventive health care helps you maintain your health. Screenings are important to avoid future health problems or catch them early when they are easier to treat. But the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a decrease in preventive screenings because some patients have been hesitant to see their health care provider. “People are driven to seek […]
By David Jessop Just over a week ago, Argentina’s Health Minister, Carla Vizzotti, and her Cuban counterpart, Dr José Angel Portal, signed a letter of intent that may lead to the joint production in Argentina of some of the vaccines Cuba has developed against COVID-19. The collaboration will be, the letter says, for ‘the immunisation […]
By Lincoln DePradine The killing of four Muslims in London, Ontario, and the recent discovery in British Columbia of the bodies of Indigenous children who died while at a former residential school, were acts triggered by hate and “otherization’’, speakers at a labour conference said last Saturday. “It’s about hate, it’s about otherization. It’s about […]
South African-born surgeon Dr. Wynand Wessels, who is white, is facing a sanction hearing in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Dr. Oduche Onwuanyi, a Black surgeon at a Grande Prairie hospital, says that Wessels’ behavior represents an escalating pattern of racist behavior after a noose was taped to the operating room door in 2016. “It’s a threat, […]
Two Montreal community groups held a rally in the Montreal’s West Island last Saturday to denounce acts of violence and racism close to home and abroad. Hundreds of people gathered in Pierrefonds-Roxboro for an event geared specifically toward teenagers and other youth. Kayla Johnson, a 16-year-old high school student, said she feels she has […]
By Lincoln DePradine The Coronavirus pandemic exposed the vulnerability and inadequate provision of services to Black Torontonians and a new report now recommends corrective measures, including provincially mandated “sick days’’ for workers. “Many Black workers cannot afford to miss a paycheque,’’ said Dr Akwatu Khenti, chair of the Black Scientists’ Task Force on Vaccine Equity. […]
One of the most common questions people with arthritis ask is, “Is there a special arthritis diet?” While there’s no miracle diet for arthritis, fortunately, many foods can help fight inflammation and improve joint symptoms. For starters, a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, fish, nuts and beans but low processed foods and saturated fat, is […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting another “above-normal” Atlantic hurricane season with 13 to 20 total named storms. NOAA predicts that six to ten of those storms were likely to become hurricanes, with wind speeds of 74 mph or higher. Likewise, the agency predicts that about 3 to 5 major hurricanes (category […]
Prime Minister Timothy Harris announced that due to the continuous growth of new COVID-19 cases on the island, the government of St Kitts and Nevis has decided to put the country into a 14-day lockdown. The lockdown started on Sturday, 12th June from 6:00 pm for fourteen (14) days to Saturday, 26th June. A daily curfew will […]
Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), announced on Friday details of an approximately $14 million investment through the Major Cities Stream of the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) for the immediate construction of 51 affordable low-rise apartment homes in Toronto. These 51 homes will be part […]
