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News in Review - November 2020 COVID-19: Social Inequities Exposed by the Pandemic
COVID-19 is exposing the social inequalities in our society. Socio-economic data being studied on the coronavirus pandemic is now revealing that the most at risk in our society are the poorest, living in densely populated communities, as well as low income residents and front line workers. Data is also showing those most at risk are from racialized communities. We look ...
- 2020
- 00:13:59
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/05/2020
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News in Review - October 2020 COVID-19 Update: What Have We Learned?
The coronavirus pandemic that spread across the world in early 2020 changed all our lives. In March, Canada closed its borders, shuttered all non-essential business and asked its citizens to stay home. For months we waited. Once the infection numbers dropped significantly, the country began to reopen cautiously. But COVID-19 is still here. And some countries are being forced to ...
- 2020
- 00:18:09
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/30/2020
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News in Review - October 2020 Care Homes and The Elderly: What COVID-19 Exposed
When COVID-19 came to Canada we saw a large number of deaths. Four out of five of those deaths were among the elderly housed in long term care homes. The situation in Ontario and Quebec was so serious that the government called in the Canadian military to assist in the worst-hit facilities. The military produced a report that shocked many. ...
- 2020
- 00:20:25
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/30/2020
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Li'l Doc Cystic fibrosis
Li'l Doc and Geeko explain how a virus that makes our mucous thick and sticky can also make our respiratory and digestive systems very weak.
- 2019
- 00:02:31
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/22/2020
Li'l Doc Paraplegia
Accompanied by her chameleon Geeko, Li'l Doc tells us how a spinal cord problem can prevent people from moving all or just the lower halves of their bodies.
- 2019
- 00:02:31
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/22/2020
Li'l Doc Whooping cough
Accompanied by her chameleon Geeko, Li'l Doc explains how harmful bacteria that invade our trachea and bronchial tubes can make us cough.
- 2019
- 00:02:31
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/22/2020
Li'l Doc Aerophagia
Why should you always eat slowly and chew your food carefully? Li'l Doc and Geeko describe the discomfort that can come from swallowing too much air!
- 2019
- 00:02:31
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/22/2020
Li'l Doc Pinworm infections
In this episode, Li'l Doc, accompanied by her chameleon Geeko, explains how the digestive system can contain the eggs of small worms that cause this illness.
- 2019
- 00:02:31
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/21/2020
Li'l Doc Tonsilitis
In this episode, Li'l Doc and Geeko explain how our immune system reacts to infectious diseases when our tonsils get sick and can no longer defend themselves.
- 2019
- 00:02:31
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/21/2020
Li'l Doc Tuberculosis
Li'l Doc and Geeko show us how the human body fights off contagious bacteria that affect our immune system.
- 2019
- 00:02:31
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/19/2020
Li'l Doc Hand, foot and mouth disease
Have you got a red rash on your hands, on the soles of your feet and around and in your mouth, but you don’t know why? Li'l Doc and Geeko explain the body’s reactions to this syndrome, which is caused by a harmful virus.
- 2019
- 00:02:31
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/19/2020
Li'l Doc Dengue fever
How can some mosquitoes make us sick when they bite us? Li'l Doc and Geeko have the answers!
- 2019
- 00:02:31
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/15/2020
Li'l Doc Pharyngitis
Want to know everything about sore throats? Li'l Doc and Geeko explain how the pharynx can be totally thrown out of kilter by a mere germ.
- 2019
- 00:02:31
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/15/2020
