March 6, 2023 ยท 7:29 AM From NPR: The average life expectancy for Americans is shortened by over seven months [in 2021]according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That decrease follows an already big decline of 1.8 years in 2020. As a result, the expected life span of someone born
Toronto resident Rhonda Miller knows how difficult it can be to afford the basic necessities. The 52-year-old lives in an apartment with her daughter and two granddaughters, who are nine and six. Rising rents and food prices mean Miller has to sometimes choose between paying her bills or buying groceries. “I leave the bills until
Health officials are fighting to convince people that one of the latest Tik Tok trends — adding borax to their drinking water to reduce inflammation and ease joint pain — is dangerous and can kill. Photo by Chemicalinterest/Wikimedia Commons July 22 (UPI) — Health officials are fighting to convince people that one of the latest
Nova Scotia’s two health authorities plan to drop COVID-19 masking requirements in some areas of their facilities this week, though masks will still be required in high-risk spaces. Nova Scotia Health and the IWK Health Center are changing their guidelines beginning Monday. Nova Scotia Health spokesperson Jennifer Lewandowski said in a statement that this was
Nearly a year ago, families and vulnerable individuals in our area had the rug cruelly pulled out from under their lives. On a bright summer day the Commonwealth Health System informed this community that First Hospital in Kingston would be closing in just under three months time. The impending closure of inpatient mental health facilities
A federal judge has found Washington state in contempt and ordered it to pay more than $100 million in fines for failing to provide timely psychiatric services to mentally ill people who are forced to wait in jails for weeks or months. [–> In her order released late Friday, U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman said
During inspections from June 26 to July 2, Ranch Fresh in Newmarket and H2 KTV in Markham were charged by York Region inspectors Restaurants in Newmarket and Markham were charged with public health violations by York Region inspectors last week. Ranch Fresh at 695 Stonehaven Ave., building C, in Newmarket was charged June 30 for
Kids Help Phone says it’s turning to artificial intelligence to help respond to the “enormous need” as more and more young people reach out for mental health help and support. “Young people are changing fast and technology is changing faster,” said Michael Cole, senior vice-president and chief information officer for Kids Help Phone. The helpline
Let me be very clear. I do not like beets. I’ve spent over fifty years disliking beets. I’ve tried them boiled (gag-inducing), roasted (almost tolerable, but no), raw (the additional chewing required just prolongs the misery), and picked (where’s the bathroom?). To me, beets taste like garden dirt laced with a little bit of sugar.