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We have compiled a list of of News and current affairs sites (English & Chinese) in Canada with special sections dedicated coverage on COVID-19 CBC News- COVID19 update (English)CTV News – live-updates on COVID19 (English)Global News …
A special Asian Heritage Month event: Post-Pandemic Chinese Canadians Forum was held on May 31st. It was an interactive forum for us to share our communities’ wise practices and resilient strategies during the pandemic, and to build …
The qualitative study on how PACER Training intervenes COVID19 Mental Health Stressors among health care providers is published. Congratulations to our PROTECH researchers! Since the pandemic, health care providers, a vital group experiencing …
Join us for an informative and interactive panel presentation moderated by Drs Chris Chan and Ken Fung. Panelists will discuss the impact of kidney disease on mental health of patients and family caregivers; treatment options including dialysis and …- The $2 million Health Canada initiative will help a handful of institutions better support students’ well-being. Demand for mental health services has long outstripped supply at Canadian universities, and COVID-19 has only made matters worse. …
Prompts and coping tips may improve mental health for people in minority groups Many people stayed at home to protect themselves from COVID-19 infection, but no one could avoid all of the biological, social, and psychological impacts of the …
Research credits restrictive, persistent public health measures and successful vaccination campaign A woman walks past a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Montreal in this photo taken April 6. New research published Monday in the Canadian Medical …- Long Covid affects patients physically and mentally, requiring an integrated approach to care. This second article in the series looks at how to support patients’ holistic needs Abstract Emerging understanding of long Covid shows it is a condition …
Mental health issues in children are linked to poorer educational outcomes. Alena Ozerova/Shutterstock Evidence has shown that the COVID pandemic has impacted women’s mental health more significantly than men’s mental health. For example, lockdowns …- Brain Capital conceptualizes brain health (e.g., the lack of mental illness and neurodegenerative disease) and brain skills (e.g., education) as essential to the knowledge economy. This concept is based on the assumption that our brains are our …
- A province-wide mask mandate that was first introduced in October 2020 has now been lifted in virtually all of the so-called “high-risk” settings where it had remained in place, including on public transit. But just because the mandate is no longer …
Larissa McKnight commutes to work on the TTC in Toronto on June 8. CHRISTOPHER KATSAROV/THE GLOBE AND MAIL Larissa McKnight wasn’t prepared for the horde as she walked toward work at Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square, still wearing her mask just after …- Much is still unknown about long COVID, but some pieces of the puzzle are starting to fall into place. A systematic review by Canadian researchers identified more than 100 symptoms associated with long COVID. Some of the most common include fatigue, …
