The City of Casey and the Victorian Health and Human Services Building Authority (VHHSBA) have been working together to identify a proposed location for.
A ‘Family’ of Artists of the Downtown Eastside
For many in the neighbourhood, art has been a lifeline. Now a new collective is bringing their work to a wider audience.
Jen St. Denis is The Tyee’s Downtown Eastside reporter. Find her on Twitter @JenStDen. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative. SHARES Smokey Devil, also known as Smokey D, has documented the poisoned drug crisis in both his street art and on canvases.
Photo by Maggie MacPherson.
Wendy Stewart spends days working on each of her paintings of downtown Vancouver street scenes. Ken Foster works quickly, churning out paintings by the dozens.
Wealthy German high-tech hub doubles as anti-vaxxer base
FILE PHOTO: Coronavirus sceptics protest against government restrictions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bremen, Germany, December 5, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo reuters tickers
This content was published on February 9, 2021 - 13:25
February 9, 2021 - 13:25
By Thomas Escritt
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) - Christoph Hueck illustrates the challenge Germany faces in rolling out a mass vaccination campaign to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. A scientist living in a wealthy, high-tech region, he does not plan to have any of the shots on offer. I will not get vaccinated, Hueck, a molecular geneticist who authored a string of immunology papers before changing careers, told Reuters with a smile.
ANALYSIS | What now with vaccines? The most important thing is: don’t panic We speak to the experts who reassure us that, in the long run, the good news may outweigh the bad news 08 February 2021 - 20:36
What should happen to the million doses of Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine that arrived in SA last week for the vaccination of health care workers?
This is being debated in the corridors of labs and of power, after the results of a small study released on the weekend showed the AstraZeneca vaccine did not protect against mild to moderate Covid-19 caused by the dominant variant circulating in SA.
Published February 09. 2021 4:05PM
Two state lawmakers from southeastern Connecticut have introduced legislation that would require insurance companies to pay more of the cost of the special food needed by people diagnosed with phenylketonuria, or PKU.
The rare inherited disorder causes an amino acid called phenylalanine to build up in the body, according to the Mayo Clinic. PKU is caused by a defect in the gene that helps create the enzyme needed to break down phenylalanine. Without the enzyme, a dangerous buildup can develop when a person with PKU eats foods that contain protein or eats aspartame, an artificial sweetener. This can eventually lead to serious health problems. People with PKU babies, children and adults need to follow a diet that limits phenylalanine, which is found mostly in foods that contain protein.