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Lessons for the next pandemic: 

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We need better data  By Peter Smith, Andrew Curran and Letitia Davis From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health agencies around the world failed to collect the information we needed to truly understand the role of work and workplaces in the spread of the virus. We saw this failure in Canada, the United […]
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Frontlines

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Identifying severity of osteoarthritis  Watch for a new grading scale to measure the severity of osteoarthritis in patients. Called OA-COM (which stands for Osteoarthritis—Cartilage, Osteophytes, Menisci) it uses Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The OA-COM grading scale will allow research to be conducted within very early or late-stage osteoarthritis, and enable
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Caregivers matter too!

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A study of the international movement to value traditionally unpaid care roles Taking care of someone else is the difference between a society of sole operators and a community that nurtures each other. All societies that have survived have provided nurturing.  Many paid careers involve this gentle care of others, from the pilot who flies […]
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The employment quality of persons with disabilities: findings from a national survey

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Presented by Faraz Vahid Shahidi, Institute for Work & Health Tuesday, April 12, 2022 11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Register for the webinar here Persons with disabilities face persisting inequities in the labour market arising from stigma, discrimination, and other structural barriers to employment. It is widely accepted that greater integration into the labour market
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Could we treat spinal cord injuries with asparagus?

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Take a mind-blowing trip to the lab as TED Senior Fellow Andrew Pelling shares his research on how we could use fruits, vegetables and plants to regenerate damaged human tissues—and develop a potentially groundbreaking way to repair complex spinal cord injuries with asparagus. www.ted.com/talks/andrew_pelling_could_we_treat_spinal_cord_injuries_with_asparagus
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The physical activity paradox

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Emerging evidence points to negative health effects of physical work demands, suggesting the need for more warm-ups and work breaks for labourers. A growing body of research is showing an association between physically demanding work and detrimental health outcomes such as heart disease and early death. Some call this association the “physical activity paradox” because, on
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After Stroke

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After Stroke, a program of March of Dimes Canada, is MODC’s new Canadian model of care to support stroke survivors and caregivers after a stroke. March of Dimes Canada has enhanced and expanded our stroke related services to more communities throughout Canada and has launched the After Stroke website at www.afterstroke.ca.