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  • Aug, Sun, 2024

Joe Biden declared healthy and ‘fit for duty’ after exam at Walter Reed hospital | Joe Biden

Doctors declared Joe Biden, 80, healthy and “fit for duty” on Thursday after a physical examination that included removing a lesion from his chest and declaring him free of symptoms of long Covid after his bout last year with the virus.

“The president remains fit for duty, and fully executes all of his responsibilities without any exemptions or accommodations,” White House physician Kevin O’Connor said in a summary of the health exam.

The exam was closely watched as Biden prepared for his expected run for a second term in 2024. The summary said Biden did not have any “long Covid”

  • Aug, Mon, 2024

Hundreds of thousands of Canadians get concussions each year — many don’t recover

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After Michelle Tobin-Forgrave fell and hit her head more than five years ago, she developed a constellation of symptoms that began to derail her day-to-day life.

The Miramichi, NB, resident knew she had a concussion — her second one — and expected to have a quick recovery, just like her first experience years earlier. But this round felt different.

Tobin-Forgrave went back to his job in

  • Aug, Mon, 2024

CRISPR gene-editing success for sickle cell raises new questions : Shots

In London to address a gene-editing summit last week, Victoria Gray took a break to visit Sir John Soane’s Museum. In 2019, Gray became the first patient to be treated for sickle cell disease using CRISPR, an experimental gene-editing technique. She was invited to talk about her experiences at the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing.

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In London to address a gene-editing summit last week, Victoria Gray took a break to visit Sir John Soane’s Museum. In 2019, Gray became the first patient to be treated for

  • Jul, Thu, 2023

WHO Director-General discusses priorities on traditional, complementary and integrative healthcare with civil society

Civil society organizations highlight the essential role of traditional, complementary and integrative health in addressing global health challenges, and opportunities for its integration into health systems

WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a group of WHO senior officials met with representatives of civil society on 3 July, to discuss their priorities on traditional, complementary and integrative medicine, in the lead up to the WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and 18 August 2023 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

The virtual dialogue was coordinated by the People’s Declaration for Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Healthcare, a worldwide civil society coalition of

  • Jun, Fri, 2023

Peer support for better men’s mental health at the core of the new BC study

A new study is looking to help men build social connections to better deal with mental health struggles and the stigma around them.

Paul Sharp and John Oliffe, both researchers and experts with UBC’s Men’s Health Research Program, are trying to find ways to help men through mental health struggles through the power of social connections.

The study will be funded by the social science and humanities research council, and take place over the next two years. Right now, the focus is on recruiting participants.

“Outdated societal norms and social expectations can cause men to limit their expression of emotions

  • Jun, Sun, 2023

Barack Obama Just Said The Quiet Part Out Loud About The Titan Sub

Former US president Barack Obama spoke about the Titan sub this week in Athens, Greece.

Former US president Barack Obama spoke about the Titan sub this week in Athens, Greece.

Former US president Barack Obama spoke about the Titan sub this week in Athens, Greece.

Barack Obama hit the nail on the head when he spoke about the “untenable” way the Titan submersible tragedy received more attention than the recent deaths of hundreds of refugees near Greece.

The former US president was speaking during a conference held by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation in Athens on Thursday, when he discussed the struggles which asylum seekers face around the world.

Obama called for people to think about

  • Jun, Sun, 2023

How to Cool Down Fast in Summer Heat

Ask Lewis: Hi, and welcome to Your Health, Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series!

Josh Fisherman: On this show, we highlight the latest vital health news, discoveries that affect your body and your mind.

Every episode, we dive into one topic. We discuss diseases, treatments, and some controversies.

Lewis: And we demystify the medical research in ways you can use to stay healthy.

I’m Asking Lewis.

Fisherman: I’m Josh Fisherman.

Lewis: We’re Scientific American‘s senior health editors.

Today we’re talking about the best way to beat the heat this summer. Your body has evolved a natural technique for cooling

  • Jun, Thu, 2023

Brantford launches the Healthy Aging Passport program

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Older adults in Brantford can pick up a passport that lets them travel through the city and participate in a variety of free activities, workshops and other events.

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The 2023 Healthy Aging Passport, part of the Brantford Healthy Aging Community Summer Project, is valid from June 1 to Sept. 15.

As part of Brantford’s Healthy Aging Plan, the city has partnered with a number of organizations, including Brant Skills Centre, Brantford Public Library, the Grand River Council on Aging, Community Legal Clinic, Modo Yoga Brant, Victorian Order of Nurses, and Onkwehonwe Games to offer fitness classes,