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2026/02/17
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B.C. Cancer to integrate rehab and exercise into care at diagnosis
B.C. Cancer has started a Kelowna program led by Dr. Lauren Capozzi to add rehabilitation and structured exercise into patient care from the time of diagnosis, and the program has received about 100 referrals since beginning in September.
2026/02/17
London measles outbreak highlights parents who delayed children's vaccinations
A measles outbreak in north‑east London has included at least 34 laboratory‑confirmed cases and hospitalisations among unvaccinated children, while local MMR uptake is reported to be lower than national levels.
2026/02/17
Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson Dies at 84
Reverend Jesse Jackson died at age 84, his family said he passed peacefully in the early hours of Feb. 17; an official cause of death had not been released at the time of publication.
2026/02/17
Sierra Nevada red fox collared after a decade of searching
Biologists captured and fitted a Sierra Nevada red fox with a GPS collar near Mammoth Lakes in January 2026 after a decade of camera, scat and trapping work, following a 2010 camera-trap sighting that confirmed the species persisted.
2026/02/17
7 Foods a Nutritionist Recommends That May Help You Sleep Better.
A health writer reports that a clinical nutritionist lists seven pantry-friendly foods that may support sleep and highlights nutrients such as tryptophan, magnesium, vitamin D, and several B and C vitamins.
2026/02/17
Ocular Therapeutix's eye drug was more effective than Eylea in a late-stage trial
Ocular Therapeutix reported that its experimental drug Axpaxli helped a higher share of patients maintain vision at 36 weeks and one year than Regeneron's Eylea in a 344-patient late-stage trial, and the company said it will discuss the data with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
2026/02/17
California protects 1,400 mountain lions in Central and Southern regions
The California Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted on Feb. 12 to list mountain lions in the Central Coast and Southern California as threatened under the state's Endangered Species Act, extending protections to about 1,400 animals.
2026/02/17
ANIMAL CONNECTION: A rare reunion returns a found dog to his owner.
Teddy, a dog found near South Boundary and York Street on Feb. 11, was brought to the SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare and reunited with his owner; last year the shelter reunited about 11.5% of stray animals with their original families.
2026/02/17
Nancy Guthrie: TMZ outlines information it has received.
TMZ says it has received four emails from the same sender claiming to know who took Nancy Guthrie and where she is; authorities say the case is being treated as a criminal investigation with FBI assistance.
2026/02/17
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