“One of the top reasons is delayed diagnosis… When you diagnose diabetes late, you treat it late, and it’s already more severe. This increases the likelihood of amputations. Because Black Canadians are more likely to develop diabetes at a younger age, they should be screened earlier at 30 or 35,” stated Dr. Azza Eissa, a family physician and researcher at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.
International Overdose Awareness Day serves as a moment to honor the memory of those lost to drug overdoses, support grieving families, and encourage individuals in recovery. This day...
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The Black Council of Windsor-Essex, alongside the family of Colin Grey, is urging police and other authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding Grey's recent death, which occurred shortly...
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Members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability are pressing Texas’ maternal mortality committee to explain its decision not to review pregnancy- and childbirth-related deaths from...
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In a retrospective cohort study published in The Lancet Oncology, Dr. Sean Miller of the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System and colleagues examined the efficacy and toxicity...
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The Toronto ombudsman, Kwame Addo, issued a report on Thursday criticizing the city's temporary policy that restricted refugees from accessing shelter beds, describing it as a form of...
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