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WATCH: We didn’t try the #hydrogenperoxide #earcleaning trend – An audiologist explains why 
Tiktokers are using hydrogen peroxide to clean their ears, but it can cause irritation and burns. Before putting anything into your ear, experts recommend talking to a healthcare provider.
Emma Jones
Healthy Living
Dec 21 2021
It’s best to speak to a doctor or audiologist about any discomfort in their ears. GETTY

As Told To: 'Being HIV-positive enabled me to find a real passion and life purpose'
Christian Hui, a Toronto-based HIV+ activist and social worker, shares his story of triumph over racism, xenophobia and homophobia.
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HIV/AIDS
Dec 21 2021
Why haven’t governments around the world come together to bring about an overall solution? Everyone in the world who is living with HIV should already have access to medication. GETTY

TikTok report on dangerous challenges results in a 4 step safety program for users
'What can we do to encourage them to be a bit more critical and take a step back?' says TikTok’s head of safety and public policy for Europe.
Emma Jones
Mental Health
Dec 21 2021
Simply telling teens to avoid TIkTok challenges altogether is not likely to be successful. GETTY

As Told To: 'HIV is everyone's business as long as it exists'
Jade Elektra (a.k.a. Alphonso King, Jr.) is a Toronto-based drag queen, musician, DJ, actor, writer and HIV+ activist, and has long been an advocate for people living with and affected by HIV.
As told to Sadaf Ahsan
HIV/AIDS
Dec 20 2021
Jade Elektra, also known as Alphonso King Jr, founded POZ-TO, now known as Mingle, a monthly social event and fundraiser created to fight stigma around those living as HIV+. SUPPLIED

Digital therapeutics and the social determinants of health are on divergent pathways. Can they be reconciled?
The best deterrent isn’t an emphasis on individual behaviour, but a change to public policy.
Healthy Debate
Healthy Living
Dec 20 2021
Increasingly sophisticated technology might make the data more “granular” and specific, but the broad trends are already known. GETTY

'Hope is like oxygen': How do we embrace the holidays in a time of loss and anxiety?
From a virulent variant, renewed restrictions and empty seats around tables, many of us are struggling to find joy and positivity in the season.
Sadaf Ahsan
Coronavirus
Dec 20 2021
This may be a season for altering expectations for what a 'perfect' holiday is. GETTY

SHIFT: Forget The Great Resignation, it's now The Big Quit, and it's not just our jobs we're ditching
Whether you are part of The Great Resignation or The Big Quit, experts say there's no time better than a crisis to make some serious life changes.
Lisa Machado
Dec 20 2021
What is it about a crisis that makes following our heart so much easier? GETTY

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More people will see family and go to parties than last year, but we're still not back to pre-pandemic levels, according to an Angus Reid poll.
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Breakenridge: For a government keen on avoiding lockdowns, why is Alberta's Omicron defence so apathetic?
With just over three months until Jason Kenney faces a ...
Rob Breakenridge
Health News
Dec 21 2021
Health Minister Jason Copping updates Alberta’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic during a news conference in Calgary on Wednesday, December 15, 2021.

COVID-19: B.C. pharmacies help fill vaccination gaps as many clinics close for holidays
Vancouver Coastal and Interior Health authorities take breaks, while Northern Health adds dates in schedules ‘subject to change’
Matt Scace
Health News
Dec 21 2021
Provincial health authorities like Vancouver Coastal, above, will give their COVID vaccine clinic workers a short break for the holidays.

'We’re at war with the virus': Quebec strengthens COVID-19 restrictions
Closed: schools, bars, casinos, theatres, gyms and spas. A work-from-home order is in effect across the province.
Jesse Feith
Health News
Dec 21 2021
People walk along Ste-Catherine St. in Montreal after Health Minister Christian Dubé announced further COVID-19 restrictions.

COVID-19: Your questions answered about masks, gathering safely, rapid tests and booster shots
Should we be using rapid tests in B.C.? What about N95 masks? And how can we gather safely? Infectious disease expert Dr. Brian Conway offers his advice.
Lisa Cordasco
Health News
Dec 21 2021
An N95 mask is the best but it's not for everyone because it is tighter and less comfortable than a surgical mask and if everyone wanted one, we wouldn’t have enough anyway. So it's best to always carry a mask and wear it properly.
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'I’ve been healed from the inside out': Tanya Bender shares how CBT changed her relationship with food
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Dec 17 2021
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Have A Healthier Holiday: Reframing Our Thoughts on Indulgence
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‘Enough Was Enough’: The Ugly Truth About Weight Stigma In Public Health
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