Experts say alcohol’s health risks are downplayed in Canada due to outdated science and widespread public misinformation
Category: Health
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‘The clock is ticking’: Report calls out media’s flawed coverage of MAID
Researchers studied nearly 370 news articles about MAID for mental illness. Most did not include perspectives from people with mental illnesses
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World-first IVF trial reduces risk of babies inheriting diseases
Procedure reduced the amount of mutated mitochondrial DNA from 77 to 100 per cent
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Trump pulls U.S. from World Health pandemic reforms
Trump says that the reforms threaten America’s sovereignty; vaccine skeptics in Britain and Australia have also raised concerns
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Slovenian parliament votes to legalize assisted dying
Bill does not allow for assisted dying when people are suffering because of a mental illness; critics say it opens door to “culture of death”
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U.S. health experts reassess hormone replacement therapy risks
Several of the named panelists have ties to companies offering menopause treatments or who belong to an advocacy group which receives funding from pharmaceutical companies
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Sweden cuts red tape for changing legal gender
All that is needed is a medical certificate stating that a person’s gender identity does not align with the one indicated on their birth certificate
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‘Greening out’: Experts call for THC limits in cannabis products
Experts warn surging THC levels are fuelling growing health risks — and say stronger regulation is urgently needed
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Emergency vaccines slash deaths by 60%: study
‘For the first time, we are able to comprehensively quantify the benefit, in human and economic terms, of deploying vaccines against outbreaks’
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Does Ottawa’s dental care discriminate against couples?
Dental care is the latest social benefit to look at family income when determining eligibility. Is this fair?