SHIFT: Joining a clinical trial was the best decision I ever made
13 years ago I signed up for a clinical trial with only one hope: to survive.
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SHIFT: Why do cancer patients have to jump through hoops to get life-saving medication?
Why does someone with cancer in B.C not have to worry about paying out-of-pocket for life-saving treatments, but someone with the same cancer in Ontario does?
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SHIFT: When it comes to what to say to someone who is grieving, there are ...
Sometimes the most helpful thing to say someone who is grieving, whether it be the loss of a loved one, their health or a job, is nothing at all.
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SHIFT: What do you do when your friends stop listening?
After her friends decide that it's time she stops grieving, a reader turns to writing to heal.
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SHIFT: What happens to patients in a war?
One Ukraine patient had to leave the hospital with just the clothes he was wearing and no immune system. He reached out for advice on how to stay healthy while homeless.
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Does Megan Thee Stallion's 'hot girl summer' have anything to do with body-positivity?
Some call the rapper's 'hot girl summer' a movement supporting feminism, but others say it's just another way to make the rest of us feel less-than.
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SHIFT: COVID showed us we have reason to be very afraid of ending up in ...
To age at home is the new financial goal for many Canadians after the pandemic revealed the horrendous conditions in many long-term care and retirement facilities.
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SHIFT: The threat of nuclear war has always existed, but something about the invasion of ...
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SHIFT: The death of Canadian artist Matthew Wong reminds us that success doesn't equal happiness
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SHIFT: Life can be short, so why is living in the present so hard?
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SHIFT: How hope lives on despite a rodent-filled shelter, physical pain and a few cans ...
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SHIFT: 'Imagine women waiting for years while their cancer grows just because of some rule'
A new study has identified flaws in data used to develop breast screening criteria, a mistake that experts say may have caused the deaths of more than 400 Canadian women annually.
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SHIFT: Powerlessness is exhausting
Empathy fatigue has most commonly been tied to healthcare workers and first responders but experts say that it can affect anyone.
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The day I became a patient
Disease awareness days, like World CML Day, are stark reminders of how important access to treatment is.
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SHIFT: Is your partner's ex killing the romantic vibe?
Ex-partners sharing the same abode is becoming more common for parenting and financial reasons, but it complicates new relationships.
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SHIFT: Does fall have a feeling?
Anxiety brought on by autumn is a thing, and the only way to get through is to take care of yourself.
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SHIFT: Why can't we be more like geese?
What do Canadian geese, a secondhand bike and a funeral have to do with resilience and moving on?
Lisa MachadoSeptember 7 -
SHIFT: My dog hates my mother
What do you do when your pandemic puppy gets a little wild?
Lisa MachadoAugust 30
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