/channels/news_feeds/all/term/sasha%20bernatsky/rss en /channels/channels/news/experts-wildfires-373120 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>As wildfire season begins, Canada’s federal government has announced <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/news/2026/05/government-of-canada-funds-10-new-wildfire-firefighting-aircraft-and-two-firefighting-support-assets-to-boost-nationwide-response-capacity.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">the country’s first-ever federally funded reserve of firefighting aircraft</a> that will be used to support provinces and territories. Last year’s wildfire season was Canada’s second-worst on record; it prompted severe air quality alerts across much of the country. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/wildfire.jpg?itok=0A2yQB7T" width="160" height="93" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 27 May 2026 14:02:17 +0000 webfull 218373 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-potential-impact-wildfire-smoke-and-heat-peoples-immune-systems-365382 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>As wildfires and heatwaves become more frequent in Canada, a 91ºÚÁÏÍø researcher is investigating whether they play a role in triggering autoimmune diseases like lupus.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/wildfire_smoke.jpg?itok=rooQ9qqO" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">15 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 15 May 2025 12:57:15 +0000 webfull 209278 at /channels /channels/channels/news/covid-19-boosters-help-avoid-breakthrough-infections-immunocompromised-people-mcgill-led-study-finds-364517 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>New research findings provide solid evidence that annual COVID-19 vaccine booster doses continue to be advisable for certain immunocompromised people, researchers at 91ºÚÁÏÍø say.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/covid_19_vaccine_1200x800.jpg?itok=yhbBWqcm" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">31 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:26:36 +0000 webfull 208390 at /channels /channels/news/lupus-drugs-carry-no-significant-cancer-risk-224617 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), commonly known as lupus, is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks healthy tissue such as the skin, joints, kidneys and the brain, leading to inflammation and lesions. The disease affects about 1 in 2000 Canadians, particularly women. Previous research has suggested that lupus patients have an increased risk of developing cancer, particularly lymphoma.  Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that occurs when cells called lymphocytes, which usually help protect the body from infection and disease, begin growing and multiplying uncontrollably leading to tumor growth.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">25 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2013</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:42:03 +0000 webfull 94332 at /channels