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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Diet giant Jenny Craig is reportedly shutting down its weight-loss centres and has warned its staff about mass layoffs. Reports from multiple outlets indicate that the California-based company, which operates nearly 500 storefronts in Canada and the U.S., will begin letting go staff as it hunts for

It was May 19, 1984 — the Edmonton Oilers were in the Stanley Cup final. Linda and Ian Fraser had tickets to attend the game — just not together. Their paths crossed exactly one week before the game. “It was May 12 that year, Ian and I met when I joined the Social Justice Commission,”

Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Dr. Vivek Murthy said in a report from his office. “We now

As Canada continues to grapple with a mental health issue exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new poll shows that a vast majority of Canadians want the government to provide universal access to systems such as therapy, medication and support groups. The survey released Monday by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) based on an

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots has opened up new possibilities for doctors and patients — but the technology also comes with the risk of misdiagnosis, data privacy issues and biases in decision-making. One of the most popular examples is ChatGPT, which can mimic human conversations and create personalized medical advice. In fact, it

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toy maker Mattel has introduced its first Barbie with Down syndrome in a bid to make its famous doll range more inclusive. In a statement on Tuesday, Mattel said it had worked with the National Down Syndrome Society in the United States to make the doll, which has a shorter frame and longer torso

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada is cracking down on junk food advertisements aimed at children by proposing to restrict television and digital media that promote unhealthy eating. The updated proposal, published Tuesday, will form the basis for draft regulations to amend the Food and Drug Regulations, according to Health Canada,

Judith Coates, a cancer survivor from Orillia, Ont., had her breast implant for six months before feelings of chest pain, blurry vision and breathing difficulty started to take hold of her health. She even started dropping things as she said she had numbness in her hands. In 2015, Coates had a textured silicone implant after

Prom is supposed to be special for every student, but one high school senior from Nashville, Tenn., was left out entirely when they were refused entry for wearing a suit rather than a dress. B Hayes, an 18-year-old, non-binary student at Nashville Christian School, said the school’s dress code disallowed them from wearing the all-black

After seven decades of work, 91-year-old Betty Glover is finally able to retire. The Oregon supermarket worker had to take matters into her own hands, setting up a GoFundMe fundraiser to raise the money that will allow her to rest. Glover, according to Oregon’s Rogue Valley Times, launched her online money-raising effort a couple of