Ivermectin: misuse against COVID risks undermining its use for other diseases
rafapress/Shutterstock If you live in a western country, prior to the pandemic you probably hadn’t heard of the medicine ivermectin.
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Type of ultraviolet light most effective at killing coronavirus is also the safest to use around people
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Kids with obesity need acceptance from family and friends, not just better diet tips, to succeed at managing their weight
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COVID: how worried should we be about the new AY.4.2 lineage of the coronavirus?
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What causes ADHD and can it be cured?
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How regulatory agencies, not the courts, are imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth, an Ottawa family doctor who hosted several pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics, speaks in Ottawa in August 2021
An infectious disease expert explains new federal rules on ‘mix-and-match’ vaccine booster shots
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India’s COVID vaccine exports resume – but others must step up to vaccinate the world
The Indian embassy in Iran recently celebrated the arrival of 1 million doses of Covaxin, a COVID vaccine developed in
The future of work is hybrid – here’s an expert’s recommendations
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Parents were fine with sweeping school vaccination mandates five decades ago – but COVID-19 may be a different story
Children and parents lined up for polio vaccines outside a Syracuse, New York school in 1961. AP Photo The ongoing