Childhood poverty articles
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It could take years to catch up on childhood vaccinations in Ontario post-pandemic
Ontario is still playing catch-up on routine vaccinations that many children missed during the pandemic and public health officials are warning that it could take years to solve the problem. “What we see around the world is when the vaccination rates drop, you have a resurgence of vaccine preventable disease,” Dr. Anna Banerji, a Toronto-based pediatric infectious disease specialist, told CTV News Toronto. “If someone had measles and they were with a group of unvaccinated kids, then for...
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‘Kinder’ treatment for childhood brain cancer to be offered by NHS in England
Dabrafenib with trametinib can halt growth of some tumours for more than three times as long as standard chemotherapy, study showsThe NHS is to offer children with brain tumours in England a groundbreaking new targeted drug therapy to tackle the disease – a development charities are hailing as the biggest breakthrough in decades.Gliomas are the most common type of brain cancer in children but experts say the standard treatment of chemotherapy can be brutal and gruelling, and also carries the...
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Rebel Wilson makes heartbreaking admission about her difficult childhood with late father
Rebel Wilson has made a heartbreaking admission about how her difficult childhood with her late father Warwick shaped her career.