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Dr. Deena Hinshaw, ousted from Alberta, moves to work with BC public health leaders

The former chief medical officer removed from her post in Alberta has taken a new job with BC’s public health leadership team, the westernmost province announced Wednesday.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, who became the face of Alberta’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will work as BC’s deputy provincial health officer on a six-month contract.

“To help strengthen BC’s preparedness and response to present and future public health emergencies, I am pleased to share new additions to our public health leadership team at the Office of the PHO,” BC Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry wrote in a statement.

As well as Hinshaw, BC has also hired Dr. Andrew Larder on “temporary assignment” for several months. Larder previously worked as a medical health officer for both Fraser and Interior Health.

“I feel very fortunate to work alongside such talented and dedicated public health experts and I know their expertise will

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Blue Jays free agency and trade tracker: Latest signings, news, rumours

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Ross Atkins and the rest of the Blue Jays front office have a busy winter ahead of them. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)

Ross Atkins and the rest of the Blue Jays front office have a busy winter ahead of them. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)

The Toronto Blue Jays returned to the playoffs in 2022 but were quickly brushed aside by the Seattle Mariners in two games in the American League Wild Card Series.

There were several positives to take from the season but the campaign was ultimately a disappointment given the expectations heaped upon the club in spring training.

With that in mind, Toronto’s roster has undergone a significant overhaul in recent months, with the likes of Teoscar Hernandez, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Gabriel Moreno and Ross Stripling no longer with the team. Chris Bassitt, Daulton Varsho, Brandon Belt, Kevin Kiermaier and Erik Swanson are among the new players added.

Even though the Blue Jays’ heavy lifting is done, there is still fine-tuning to do before the 2023 campaign begins. We’ll keep

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Girls’ mental health benefits from playing sports

A new Canadian study finds sport has a remarkable impact on mental health, particularly among girls.

For an all-female hockey association in Sydney, enrollment has been steadily increasing since they dropped the puck in their inaugural year in the fall of 2018.

“I’m not sure what the magic of it is, but we’ve grown from about three local girls’ hockey teams in 2014, 2015, to ’23,” said Christina Lamey, Female Blizzard Association president.

The association will soon be the first in Canada to have their own arena dedicated to female hockey teams when renovations to the CBU Canada Games complex are complete.

It’s an important project, and one that is having benefits from the ice as well.

“I think there’s some statistics that show that most women who are CEOs have a history in sports,” said Lamey.

According to a recent study, 78 per cent of girls who participate in

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6 Health Benefits of Gardening

If the grass looks a little greener this year, there’s a reason: During the pandemic, more than 18 million Americans took up gardening, according to the results of a 2021 survey from the National Gardening Association, and many of them stuck with it. “Now that many of us are still in fully remote or hybrid roles, the interest in gardening is still there,” says Rebecca Sears, resident gardening expert at Ferry-Morse, a company that has been selling seeds and gardening gear since the 19th century . “Seasoned and new gardeners alike want to continue developing their skills.”

This has advantages for more than just the landscape. Research has found that gardening can offer some unexpected perks for physical and mental well-being, including improved mood, increased strength, and even weight loss. If those sound like benefits you’d like to reap, read on to discover more.

How Gardening Benefits Health

“The combination

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Ever Heard Of Gucchi Mushrooms? Know How Healthy The World’s Most Expensive Fungus Is

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Gucchi mushrooms are spongy, have a honeycombed head and a savory flavor – they come from the Morchellaceae family of the Ascomycota. (Photo credit: someplacemanali/Instagram)

New Delhi: Mushrooms are unique – be it their flavour, texture, cooking techniques or the nutrition quotient. They stand out in every way – and also one of the best vegan sources of vitamin D. Button or shiitake, most people tend to love a touch of mushrooms in their meals – although some varieties are poisonous and must NEVER be ingested. But what if we told you that there is a unique variety of this food found exclusively in the foothills or Himalayas and is not just edible but also incredibly expensive – they are gucchi mushrooms. In a recent Instagram Story, Bigg Boss fame Rubina Dilaik was seen relishing a plate of these roasted mushrooms that are priced at a whopping Rs 18000 per
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Man, 109, Drives Car Every Day, Offers Tips For Healthy Long Life

At 109 years old, Vincent Dransfield still zipped around town in his car every day, buying lunch, running errands and shopping for groceries.

He lives independently in his own house in Little Falls, New Jersey, where he has lived since 1945.

The centenarian requires no help navigating between the home’s main floor, his bedroom upstairs and the basement where he does his laundry, his family says.

Vincent Dransfield, 109, says he still drives his Hyundai every day.
Vincent Dransfield, 109, says he still drives his Hyundai every day.Courtesy Erica Lista

Dransfield was funny and flirtatious when a reporter called and asked how he felt at 109.

“How do I feel? Let’s go out to a dance somewhere. How about that? That’s how I feel,” Dransfield tells TODAY.com

“I’ve been very, very, very lucky in my lifetime. I feel perfect.

“He doesn’t get back aches. He doesn’t get the daily aches and pains that I, at 48, get. He doesn’t get

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Ariana Grande Addresses Body-Shaming Comments: ‘Be Gentle’

Ariana Grande is getting candid about her health.


The pop star, 29, took to TikTok on Tuesday to shed light on her mental health, addressing recent comments about her body in a rare, three-minute confessional.


“I don’t do this often. I don’t like it. I’m not good at it. But I just wanted to address your concerns about my body, and talk a little bit about what it means to be a person with a body and to be seen and to be paid such close attention to,” she began.





“There are many different ways to look healthy and beautiful. And personally, for me, the body that you’ve been comparing my current body to was the unhealthiest version of my body,” she continued. “I was on a lot of anti-depressants and drank on them and ate poorly and at the lowest point of my life when I looked the way

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Hospitals Intensify Efforts to Treat Long COVID in Kids and Teens | Healthiest Communities Health News

COVID-19, a puzzling virus in itself, has continued to vex doctors and patients with its sometimes serious, debilitating aftereffects. These persistent symptoms, labeled long COVID and affecting every demographic, are particularly worrying as the effects on children and teens are increasingly being recognized.

One challenge in treating the condition is that many people still question that COVID in general and long COVID in particular are real threats to children, said Dr. Amy Edwards, director of the Pediatric COVID Recovery Clinic and associate medical director for infection control at UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland. But kids do get COVID, she said. “Kids can even have severe COVID” with some dying. Not all of them had significant preexisting conditions, either; some “were perfectly healthy,” she noted. Yet there are still doctors who doubt that children can get long COVID, so Edwards said it is imperative to get the word

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A glass of wine per day won’t kill you, a new study says

A new Canadian study of 4.8 million people says a daily alcoholic drink isn’t likely to send anyone to an early grave, nor will it offer any of the health benefits touted by previous studies, even if it is organic red wine.

Low and moderate drinkers have similar mortality rates to those who abstain entirely, explain researchers from the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research. On the other hand, women who enjoy more than one standard drink per day are at least 20 per cent more likely to die prematurely than female non-drinkers.

“In this updated systematic review and meta-analysis, daily low or moderate alcohol intake was not significantly associated with all-cause mortality risk,” the study’s authors wrote, “while increased risk was evident at higher consumption levels, starting at lower levels for women than men.”

Published Friday in the medical journal JAMA Open Network, the study comes on the heels

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Mediterranean diet may lower dementia risk by a quarter, study suggests | Dementia

A Mediterranean diet of nuts, seafood, whole grains and vegetables can reduce the risk of dementia by almost a quarter, according to promising early research that could pave the way for new preventive treatments.

The data suggests eating lots of plant-based foods may have a “protective effect” against dementia, regardless of a person’s genetic risk, which the researchers said could form the basis for future public health strategies if further research confirms their findings.

Joint lead author of the study Dr Janice Ranson, a senior research fellow at the University of Exeter, said: “The findings from this large population-based study underscore the long-term brain health benefits of consuming a Mediterranean diet, which is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats.

“The protective effect of this diet against dementia was evident regardless of a person’s genetic risk, and so this is likely to be a beneficial lifestyle choice for

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