A third of people hospitalized with Covid-19 have “abnormalities” in multiple organs months after getting infected
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New book argues MAID strays from original purpose
“We have moved away from people escaping painful death, to escaping painful life,” says Dr. Sephora Tang, an Ottawa psychiatrist
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Google AI tool predicts danger of genetic mutations
Researchers at Google DeepMind, the tech giant’s artificial intelligence arm, on Tuesday introduced a tool that predicts whether genetic mutations are likely to cause harm, a breakthrough that could help research into rare diseases. The findings are “another step in recognising the impact that AI is having in the natural sciences,” said Pushmeet Kohli, vice […]
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Dr. Alika Lafontaine, on his CMA presidency ‘sprint’
‘There’s an adage in heath care: You can have things fast, you can have them less expensive or you can have them high-quality, and you can only choose two.’
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Cancer surging among under-50s worldwide, study says
Cases of cancer among people aged 14 to 49 rose by nearly 80 per cent between 1990 to 2019
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Air pollution the greatest threat to human health, says study
Air pollution is more dangerous to health than smoking or alcohol. Yet the funding earmarked to address problem is relatively small
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US approves maternal vaccine to prevent RSV in infants
Vaccine approval enables pregnant women to protect infants from potentially life-threatening Respiratory Syncytial Virus
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UK underwear gets cancer warning labels
A UK supermarket chain has joined forces with the National Health Service to put labels on underwear about signs of breast and testicular cancer
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WHO holds first traditional medicine summit
In its first traditional medicine summit, the WHO said it is working to build evidence and data to inform uses of traditional medicines
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German govt okays plan to legalize recreational cannabis
Germany approved a draft law to legalize cannabis for recreational use, despite criticism from opposition politicians and judges