Friday, June 27

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Led by Terry Fox’s brother, cyclists stop in Thunder Bay, Ont., on National Ride of Hope
24Jun By Europe WorldNo Comments
Health, News/Canada/Thunder Bay

Led by Terry Fox’s brother, cyclists stop in Thunder Bay, Ont., on National Ride of Hope

As the cyclists came to a halt in front of the Terry Fox National Historic Monument in Thunder Bay, Ont., the sound of cheers subsided into a moment of silence.Then came the tears.It's been 27 years since Darrell Fox last stood beneath his older brother's statue.Terry Fox was 18 when he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma, known as bone cancer, in 1977. His right leg was amputated just above his knee.Ā In April 1980, he dipped his artificial leg into the Atlantic Ocean and began his trek across the country to raise money for cancer research. However, his Marathon of Hope was cut short just outside of Thunder Bay, when his cancer spread to his lungs.Terry Fox died in June 1981 when he was 22 years old. Now, 45 years after he began his journey across the country, his younger brother Darrell...
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‘Very emotional’: Brain-computer tech gives kids with disabilities new powers
24Jun By Europe WorldNo Comments
Health, News/Canada/Windsor

‘Very emotional’: Brain-computer tech gives kids with disabilities new powers

It sounds like something from a futuristic film: Technology that allows users to control their environment with mere thoughts.Ā But for kids with disabilities in Ontario, it's an emerging reality that's helping them connect with the world around them in unprecedented ways.For 10-year-old Irelynn, who's non-verbal and has limited mobility, it means she can make a toy play music just by thinking about clapping."Probably the best thing I've ever seen," says her dad, Jeff.Jeff, with his daughter Irelynn. Irelynn is working to use a brain computer interface, technology that allows her to control objects by thought. (Amy Dodge/CBC)CBC News has agreed not to use Irelynn or her dad's last name due to privacy and safety concerns.The technology, known as brain computer interface (BCI), relies on a b...
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Inclusive education questioned after N.S. student on autism spectrum told to stay home from school
24Jun By Europe WorldNo Comments
Health, News/Canada/Nova Scotia

Inclusive education questioned after N.S. student on autism spectrum told to stay home from school

A Nova Scotia mother says her son was denied his right to an education whenĀ he was told to stay home from school for two weeks due to behavioural challenges related to his autism spectrum disorder.Sara Mullins is a working mom of three. Her youngest son is Nash Daye, a Grade 3 student at Millwood Elementary School in Middle Sackville, N.S.Nash, 10, is on the autism spectrum, has ADHD, a learning delay and kidney disease, all of which contribute to a series of developmental and behavioural concerns, according to his doctors and specialists.Ā Mullins said he receives one-on-one support at schoolĀ but has a habit of eloping ā€” a common instinct among autistic kids to wander away from secure locations ā€” when he gets overwhelmed or overstimulated. That behaviour ultimately led to Nash being told t...
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Climate change is prolonging allergy season, B.C. doctors say
24Jun By Europe WorldNo Comments
Health, News/Canada/British Columbia

Climate change is prolonging allergy season, B.C. doctors say

Itchy eyes, runny nose, congestion, and sneezing are all common symptoms of seasonal allergies.Ā Dr. Angeliki Barlas, an allergist based in Port Moody, B.C., says that climate change is a contributing factor to worsening symptoms and longer allergy seasons.Ā "People will often tell me I feel like I'm suffering almost year-round because pollen season is more prolonged and much more intense,"Ā "We're finding that with climate change, the warming of the environment has been causing pollen to become more inflammatory and affecting the immune system much more," Barlas told CBC's Daybreak North.Dr. Davidicus Wong, a family doctor in Burnaby, shared a similar message about climate change worsening allergy symptoms in an interview with CBC's Baneet Braich.Ā He says that with a warmer climate, pollinat...
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Organ donors in N.L. are rare, and this advocate wants to see legislative changes to fix the problem
23Jun By Europe WorldNo Comments
Health, News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador

Organ donors in N.L. are rare, and this advocate wants to see legislative changes to fix the problem

Jonathan Hickman received a kidney donation from his sister in January 2015. (Mark Quinn/ CBC)Jonathan Hickman talks about the kidney his sister gave him every chance he gets."I believe it's important to educate people aboutĀ organ donation. You can change someone's life," he said.Hickman says that without the generosity of his sister, there is a lotĀ he would have missed."I have two children and I have seen them grow up from high school to university to workingĀ in our family business and that's all because myĀ sister made that unselfish move of offering up her kidney," he said.Hickman started life with damaged kidneys and knew that a life-extending transplant was inevitable."I was born with reflux and my first operation I was one-day old. At that point in time, I had done major damage to my ...
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Ontario announces 5M in funds to support primary health-care teams
23Jun By Europe WorldNo Comments
Health, News/Canada/Toronto

Ontario announces $235M in funds to support primary health-care teams

The Ford government has announcedĀ $235 million in new fundingĀ to supportĀ new and expanded primary care teams that will help connect moreĀ Ontarians to primary health care this year.The 130 primary care teams were selected through a call for proposals launched in April, focused on communities with the highest number of residents who do not currently have primary health care.Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced on Monday that the teamsĀ will help connectĀ 300,000 people to primary care this year.Ā "Our government is protecting Ontario's health-care system and helping connect everyone in Ontario to a primary care provider for years to come," said Jones.Ā Jones saysĀ the new funding is part of the government's Primary Care Action Plan, which aims to connect everyone in Ontario to a publicly funded...
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8 ways to help your body cope in hot weather
23Jun By Europe WorldNo Comments
Health, News/Health

8 ways to help your body cope in hot weather

As people across Ontario, Quebec and major cities in the U.S. swelter under a June heat wave, medical experts urge people to take precautions in the potentially deadly weather.Much of eastern Canada is dealing with extreme heat and humidity, say meteorologistsĀ who point to how Environment Canada's heat record for June was broken on Sunday in Toronto. The temperature on Monday was expected to climb to 36 C at Pearson International Airport, with Environment Canada saying hot and humid conditions will likely continue until Wednesday.In summer 2021 in British Columbia, 619 deaths were attributed to a heat event, according to a B.C. coroner's report. Many of the people who died had chronic health conditions, especially schizophrenia, depression, substance use disorders, diabetes, heart disease ...
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Ontario, Quebec, large swathes of U.S. swelter under heat dome
23Jun By Europe WorldNo Comments
Health, News/Canada

Ontario, Quebec, large swathes of U.S. swelter under heat dome

Much of Ontario and southwestern Quebec will continue to bake in high temperatures on Monday and Tuesday as a heat dome lingers over the region.Environment Canada issued a heat warning for the area on Saturday, saying hot and humid conditions will likely continue until Wednesday.Ā The dangerously high temperatures are expected to affect communities from southwestern Ontario and north to Sudbury and Timmins.In Quebec, the hottest temperatures are expected to be felt from Montreal to Shawinigan and north to Abitibi.Environment Canada meteorologist Julien Pellerin saidĀ he expects Ontario and Quebec to hit their peak daytime highs on Monday and Tuesday with temperatures rising above 30 C, and the humidex making it feel more like 40 to 45 C, depending on the region."It won't last very long," he ...
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When the day came that my son no longer needed a heart monitor, everyone was happy but me
23Jun By Europe WorldNo Comments
Health, News/Canada/Edmonton

When the day came that my son no longer needed a heart monitor, everyone was happy but me

This First Person column is the experience of Natasha Chiam,Ā who lives in Edmonton. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, pleaseĀ see the FAQ.In the picture I don't even remember taking, my husband is standing at the entrance to a pediatric ICU patient room, his head resting on his arm as he leans against the frame of the doorwayĀ as if it were the only thing holding him up.Inside the room were at least 10 people, all doing their part to save our seven-year-old son who had just gone into cardiac arrest.Ā One of these people, the soft-spoken yet confident senior resident doctor, is up on the hospital bed doing chest compressions on our boy, his large gloved hands covering the whole span of my child's chest.I remember standing about five feet behind my husband. I can't recall w...
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