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National vaccine registry needed amid measles resurgence, Canada's outgoing top doctor says
As Dr. Theresa Tam retires from her role as Canada’s chief public health officer, she says there’s an urgent need for a national vaccine registry to help prevent and manage crises like the resurgence of measles that the country is now facing.
From 'greenwashing' to 'green hushing' — companies complain new law stifles environmental efforts
Some corporate leaders say new anti-greenwashing legislation has had the unintended effect of dissuading companies from taking climate action. But environmental organizations and others say that's a cop out.
How long can you live with advanced prostate cancer? This man's still sailing and skiing 14 years later
Many people with advanced prostate cancer are living much longer due to new treatments, leading prostate cancer doctors say. Though not often a cure, these innovations are turning a disease once considered a death sentence into a chronic illness that can be managed for years in some patients.
They were lost at sea for 52 hours. Here's what it was like
After their ship caught fire and sank off the coast of Newfoundland, seven fishermen were plucked from the north Atlantic ocean alive and well. Months later, they reveal what it was like being stuck in a tiny life-raft for 52 hours as their friends and family prepared for the worst back on land.
Flaunting fur might be back, thanks in part to vintage buyers and sustainable shoppers
People who work in the fur trade or the wider fashion world say there’s been a recent uptick in interest in wearing real fur — both new and vintage. But animal welfare organizations say it’s a last gasp from a dying industry.
From salt in food to transfer payments: Here's what Ottawa has power over when it comes to your health
The election April 28 presents an opportunity to have a say on certain aspects of health care the federal government controls, and to hold lawmakers — and would-be lawmakers — to account, health policy experts say.
Want to be sedated (for surgery)? Anesthesia assistants could help shorten wait times
One solution to a critical shortage of anesthesiologists in Canada could lie with increasing the ranks of anesthesia assistants, advocates say.
Gisèle Pelicot's daughter alleges her father, the convicted rapist, abused her, too
The explosive mass rape trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 other French men may have come to an end Dec. 19, but for his daughter, Caroline Darian, the story was nowhere near over. She shares what the ordeal has been like for her mother and herself in a new memoir, I’ll Never Call Him Dad Again.
Old-school networking still key to landing a job, recruitment experts say
In a world where online job applications appear to be the norm, it still takes in-person networking to reveal a significant portion of the opportunities in the "hidden job market."
Palliative care doesn't mean a patient is at death's door. Here's why
Palliative care has an image problem. Dr. Samantha Winemaker, who has specialized in this field of medicine for 20 years, says most people incorrectly assume the practice is some kind of “Grim Reaper service.” But it's actually about living your best life, she says.