Experts urged the government to act quickly to protect children from online harms, while youth asked for their voices to be heard
Category: Health
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Four out of every 10 cancer cases are preventable: WHO
Tobacco was responsible for 15 per cent of new cancer cases in 2022, with other risk factors including alcohol and obesity
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Opposition to assisted suicide for mental illness grows
The inability to predict whether mentally ill individuals will improve makes assisted suicide inappropriate: international organizations
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How to assess microplastics in our bodies? Scientists have a plan
Several studies in recent years have warned about the dangers of microplastics in the body. But scientists question some of the research
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Older Canadians’ ‘optimism about aging’ slips: survey
Positive views on aging hit their lowest levels since older Canadians started being asked about it. Experts point to possible explanations
Posted inDrugs
How Portugal’s dissuasion commissions discourage drug use
Portugal decriminalized drugs. But it also set up commissions to discourage people from using drugs. Here’s how they work
Posted inTech
Snapchat settles to avoid social media addiction trial
The Snapchat social media addiction lawsuit may shape how courts handle similar cases against major tech platforms
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B.C. court tackles Catholic hospitals’ objections to MAID
Do Catholic hospitals violate their patients’ constitutional rights by requiring them to be transferred elsewhere to receive MAID?
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Editorial: What doomed drug decriminalization in B.C.
If you look at what decriminalization can and should look like, it is easy to understand why B.C.’s pilot project failed
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‘Are You Dead?’: Chinese app for people living alone goes viral
People living alone account for one-fifth of Chinese households, due partly to declining marriage rates and increased seniors population