Tashauna Reid
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Senior Reporter, CBC News Health Previously: @CBCEnt, Breaking News Host @cbcmorninglive, reporter in #yyz #yeg #yfc & @CBCTheNational
Toronto, Canada
Joined June 2009
Thank you @CBCTashauna for this. I’ve had moments of panic that I went on national TV to talk about “private women things”. However when 70% of women develop fibroids, impacting pain & fertility, BUT the medical world doesn’t know why, we need to speak up. https://t.co/uL03vI7BwV
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Uterine fibroids can cause debilitating symptoms and have major impacts on quality of life, but new technology being introduced at some Canadian hospitals is providing more treatment options that...
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Catching cancer early: The push to get more Black women to consider genetic testing for cancer https://t.co/KWRHqxIi1N
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Breast cancer tends to hit Black women at younger ages and be more aggressive, but they're underrepresented when it comes to genetic screening, say doctors launching an awareness campaign designed to...
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ICYMI... Remarkable reporting by my colleagues @CBCHealth. A glimpse inside an Ontario ICU during this Omicron wave. A look at the lives impacted and the health care workers giving their all to help.
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"For me, Andre will always be the person that champions. And I think he always wanted to champion the underserved voices. The people that were truly talented but did not have the platform to be recognized" - Joe Zee, Fashion Journalist & Producer https://t.co/LeXnyEmnm1
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His influence was 'everything': Canadians mourn loss of fashion titan André Leon Talley https://t.co/VBzyDsfbKp
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Health Canada approves Pfizer's COVID-19 therapeutic | CBC News
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Health Canada has approved Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral treatment for use in adults 18 and older, paving the way for the distribution of a potentially lifesaving drug at a time when the country's...
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Some symptoms of Omicron infection include fever, dry cough, runny nose, aches and pains, nausea and diarrhea. You may not lose your sense of taste or smell with this variant.
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The Omicron coronavirus variant is very transmissible, making it likely you or someone you know will catch it. Here's what to do if you think you have Omicron and when you might need to go to the...
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Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar in 1964 for his role in Lilies of the Field, has died at age 94.
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Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead...
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Starting Monday, all travellers will once again need to get a COVID-19 molecular test before returning to Canada. Canada is also dropping its travel ban on flights from 10 African countries.
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"This will likely be the hardest wave of the pandemic." Calls for Ontario circuit breaker as experts warn about Omicron’s threat https://t.co/GIdXd7fWBQ via @YouTube
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Federal government formally advises Canadians not to travel outside the country unless necessary. Says move is required due to rapid global growth of COVID-19, especially the Omicron variant.
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Canada's top doctor says cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant are expected to 'rapidly escalate' in coming days. Dr. Theresa Tam says at this rate, omicron is expected to be the dominant variant in much of the country in 2 weeks time.
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There’s a lot we don’t yet understand about #omicron, including its impact on hard-won immunity to #COVID19. Scientists worry it may chip away at vaccine-based protection — but we’re not expected to go back to “square one.” New from @adamsmiller and I: https://t.co/SX5msxTu4i
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The omicron variant, now reported in multiple Canadian provinces and a growing number of countries worldwide, could threaten hard-won immunity to the virus behind COVID-19. But there's hope the...
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Fireworks peppered the sky at midnight as Barbados officially became a republic, and the Caribbean island dropped Queen Elizabeth as its head of state.
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The U.S. and the U.K. have ramped up their efforts for COVID-19 booster shots amid concern about the omicron variant, but Canadian experts say existing public health measures will be just as important. https://t.co/CVkWhXEZJJ via @YouTube
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World Health Organization declares new variant of concern named omicron | CBC News
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COVID-19 vaccine for kids, booster shots key to preventing 5th wave https://t.co/yCXmO6ajUa via @YouTube
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