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Mycoplasma genitalium: The prevalent, highly drug-resistant new STI nobody’s testing for

May 24, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

May 24, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Researchers have found the first evidence of sexually transmitted infection Mycoplasma genitalium in Canada. It’s highly prevalent, inordinately drug-resistant, and clinics aren’t testing for it — until recently there was no standardized test available.

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Tinder and Grindr aren’t making people promiscuous: They’re making STIs much tougher to track

May 23, 2016May 24, 2016amp Leave a comment

May 23, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Dating apps are an easy target when it comes to placing blame for the stratospheric rise in sexually transmitted infections.

But it’s not quite that simple.

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‘The war on STIs has failed’: Reinventing the way we tackle sexual disease

May 23, 2016May 24, 2016amp Leave a comment

May 23, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Ameeta Singh’s patients should know better.

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Canada is getting a trans rights bill

May 13, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

May 13, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is tabling a bill enshrining trans and gender-identity rights in Canadian law next week.

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Fort McMurray exodus: 1 mom, 2 daughters, 4 horses, 3 dogs and a cat make wildfire escape

May 5, 2016May 23, 2016amp Leave a comment

May 5, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

If Cora Dion only needed transport for two horses as she fled Fort McMurray with her twin 15-year-old daughters, three dogs and a cat, the family’s escape from Alberta’s worst wildfire in years would have been fairly straightforward.

But she had four horses. And a trailer for two.

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Feds eliminate extra access-to-info fees

May 5, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

May 5, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Canadians will no longer be asked to pay thousands of dollars to access public information from the federal government.

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Liberals pledge to implement all access-to-info promises ‘as quickly as possible’

April 28, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 28, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

The federal Liberals say they’ll bring in all the access-to-information promises in their election campaign as soon as possible — some as early as this winter.

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Canada’s info watchdog is getting less money than she was under the Tories

April 28, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 28, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

The Liberals plan to strengthen “as early as this year” the watchdog responsible for keeping government transparent and making public information public — but they’ve given her office less money than she’s gotten since 2009.

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How racist are we, really? The case for quantifying systemic bias

April 27, 2016May 1, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 27, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

t’s tough to tackle systemic racism when the people you’re talking to are outraged when you suggest it’s an issue.

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Would you want to know if your doctor got money from pharma companies?

April 25, 2016May 1, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 25, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Your doctor could be getting money from pharmaceutical companies and doesn’t have to tell you.

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