Health and wellness

Dr. Mehul Sharma (L) and Dr. Stuart Turvey (R) helped discover the variant in the STAT6 gene which causes severe allergies, including food and drug allergies, ezcema and more.

B.C. researchers lead global discovery of gene variant behind severe, life-altering allergies

A variant in the STAT6 gene causes allergies, including food and drug allergies, eczema and more

 

FILE - A man walks by Pfizer headquarters, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in New York. Pfizer will spend about $43 billion to buy Seagen and broaden its reach into cancer treatments, the pharmaceutical giant said Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Pfizer buys Seagen for $43B, boosts access to cancer drugs

Pfizer is spending about $43 billion to reach deeper into new cancer…

 

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Mexico vows not to budge on US corn dispute

Mexico’s president vowed Tuesday not to back down in a dispute with…

 

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR WEIGHT WATCHERS - At a WW GOOD wellness festival powered by Weight Watchers "WW" on the Santa Monica Pier on August 11, 2018, Los Angeles residents engage in a movement and meditation series ("LIFTED") led by Celebrity Fitness Instructor Holly Rilinger. WW International, better known as WeightWatchers, is buying telehealth platform Sequence, giving its members access to a program that offers prescriptions to obesity medications. Shares of WW International Inc. jumped nearly 12% before the market open on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (Matt Sayles/AP Images for Weight Watchers)

WeightWatchers gets into prescription weight loss business

WeightWatchers soared Tuesday after the company said it was getting into the…

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR WEIGHT WATCHERS - At a WW GOOD wellness festival powered by Weight Watchers "WW" on the Santa Monica Pier on August 11, 2018, Los Angeles residents engage in a movement and meditation series ("LIFTED") led by Celebrity Fitness Instructor Holly Rilinger. WW International, better known as WeightWatchers, is buying telehealth platform Sequence, giving its members access to a program that offers prescriptions to obesity medications. Shares of WW International Inc. jumped nearly 12% before the market open on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (Matt Sayles/AP Images for Weight Watchers)
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Former Theranos exec seeks to avoid lengthy prison sentence

Former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani returned to federal court Friday in…

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Committee chair James Cordeiro has been a strong advocate for the facility. (File photo)

Regional district gets grant to prove need for withdrawal centre

Consultants to make business case for recovery facility

Committee chair James Cordeiro has been a strong advocate for the facility. (File photo)
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Celebs tout ice baths, but science on benefits is lukewarm

The coolest thing on social media these days may be celebrities and…

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Dr. Derek Exner, a cardiologist and heart rhythm specialist with Alberta Health Services, holds an example of the miniaturized pacemaker against a model where it would be installed in a human heart at the University of Calgary medical centre in Calgary. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

New miniaturized pacemaker a ‘game-changer’ amid testing in Calgary

‘It sits in the base of my heart and I don’t know that it’s there’

Dr. Derek Exner, a cardiologist and heart rhythm specialist with Alberta Health Services, holds an example of the miniaturized pacemaker against a model where it would be installed in a human heart at the University of Calgary medical centre in Calgary. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Jessica Peters is a reporter at the Abbotsford News.

COLUMN: Unplugging before bed actually works? What a horrible discovery

No TV before bedtime? Thanks, I hate it.

Jessica Peters is a reporter at the Abbotsford News.
A B.C. woman who had to have her heart replaced is sharing her story to draw attention to the impact heart disease has on women in Canada. In this file photo a surgery is performed in the operating room in Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children on November 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

B.C. woman whose heart stopped at 19 looks to spread awareness to others

Heart disease and strokes are the leading cause of premature death for women, but few know it

A B.C. woman who had to have her heart replaced is sharing her story to draw attention to the impact heart disease has on women in Canada. In this file photo a surgery is performed in the operating room in Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children on November 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Noah first visited the interim Terrace Foundry in 2020, and has since provided important feedback on designs for the new space. Visit tdcss.ca/foundry and donate now to help Noah and other local youth! Image courtesy Terrace Foundry

From ‘anxious mess’ to ‘unofficial welcoming committee’: One Terrace youth’s story

Foundry Terrace is fundraising for a new building to better serve area youth

  • Jan 23, 2023
Noah first visited the interim Terrace Foundry in 2020, and has since provided important feedback on designs for the new space. Visit tdcss.ca/foundry and donate now to help Noah and other local youth! Image courtesy Terrace Foundry
A new UBC speaker series aims to answer questions around what people can do to live long, happy lives. (Credit: Pixabay/Pasja1000)

UBC promises to go beyond eating well and exercising in healthy aging speaker series

First lecture kicks off Jan. 23, with a discussion around daily stressors

A new UBC speaker series aims to answer questions around what people can do to live long, happy lives. (Credit: Pixabay/Pasja1000)
Stuart Westie has been tracking his fitness and environmental impact each year since 2011, and his efforts add up. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

B.C. senior tracks his shrinking environmental impact for over a decade

Stuart Westie started monitoring physical activity for health, then pivoted to environmental reasons

Stuart Westie has been tracking his fitness and environmental impact each year since 2011, and his efforts add up. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
TDCSS is currently fundraising to build a new space for Foundry Terrace, where there will be more room for services like drop-in counselling, group activities, and more. Visit https://tdcss.ca/foundry to donate.

Free, accessible walk-in youth counselling in Terrace — no appointment necessary

Counselling is one of many free services at Foundry Terrace. Support this important work!

  • Jan 9, 2023
TDCSS is currently fundraising to build a new space for Foundry Terrace, where there will be more room for services like drop-in counselling, group activities, and more. Visit https://tdcss.ca/foundry to donate.
Paige Alexcee, a Peer Support Worker at Foundry Terrace.

How Peer Support empowers Terrace youth — and why we need more

New Foundry Terrace building will put youth at the forefront, literally, and offer expanded services

  • Dec 19, 2022
Paige Alexcee, a Peer Support Worker at Foundry Terrace.
Left to right: Aaron Callaghan, John Klie, Chris Simms, Kris Boland and Terry Gillespie. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)

Who grew it best? Terrace top officials wrap up Movember

Have your say: Pick your favourite ‘Mo Bro’ for a chance to win

Left to right: Aaron Callaghan, John Klie, Chris Simms, Kris Boland and Terry Gillespie. (Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Terrace Standard)
An innovative five-storey building in downtown Terrace will have housing for seniors and a wellness centre for youth. (Supplied illustration)

Grant propels downtown Terrace project over the starting line

Five-storey building to include a youth wellness centre and seniors housing

An innovative five-storey building in downtown Terrace will have housing for seniors and a wellness centre for youth. (Supplied illustration)
Charlotte lives with chronic lung disease. Her wish was to go to her favourite theme park – a dream made true by Make-A-Wish Canada and generous donors when she was three-years-old.

‘Magic truly does exist:’ Creating lasting memories for children facing serious illness

Thanks to generous donors, Make-A-Wish Canada granted nearly 1,000 life-changing wishes last year

  • Dec 5, 2022
Charlotte lives with chronic lung disease. Her wish was to go to her favourite theme park – a dream made true by Make-A-Wish Canada and generous donors when she was three-years-old.
Foundry Terrace uses a care model called Integrated Youth Services, where a young person goes to one place and service providers (including physicians, nurses, counsellors, peer support workers and many others) collaborate to provide free care. Visit https://tdcss.ca/foundry to donate.

Amidst the family doctor shortage, an innovative solution for Terrace youth

Foundry’s virtual and in-person care from youth-specific providers helps improve outcomes

  • Dec 5, 2022
Foundry Terrace uses a care model called Integrated Youth Services, where a young person goes to one place and service providers (including physicians, nurses, counsellors, peer support workers and many others) collaborate to provide free care. Visit https://tdcss.ca/foundry to donate.
cə̓q̓cq̓am (Thunder) Ryan Oliverius of Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) and Shayla Raine, a nehiyaw iskwew from Louis Bull Tribe, have created a docu-series together called Decolonizing Wellness. (Submitted photo)

B.C. documentary series explores couple’s journey to decolonize wellness

Couple experiments with cutting out phones and TV, meditating in nature and making hand drums

  • Dec 1, 2022
cə̓q̓cq̓am (Thunder) Ryan Oliverius of Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) and Shayla Raine, a nehiyaw iskwew from Louis Bull Tribe, have created a docu-series together called Decolonizing Wellness. (Submitted photo)
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