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Wildfire smoke is back – fires burning across Canada are already triggering US air quality alerts in the Midwest and Plains
Dozens of wildfires are burning across Canada in May 2024 and sending unhealthy smoke blowing into the northern U.S. again....
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A promising new study could lead to a reduction in symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
People with ALS gradually lose the ability to perform voluntary movements due to a loss of communication between the nervous...
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How big food companies can do more to create healthier food environments
Healthy eating is challenging in our current food environment in Canada. When delicious, attractive, unhealthy foods are promoted, priced, and...
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Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis − a neurobiologist explains how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted
Since Amy Winehouse's death in 2011, professionals have learned a great deal more about alcohol use disorder. Kevin Mazur/WireImage via...
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How cannabis and psilocybin might help some of the 50 million Americans who are experiencing chronic pain
Cannabis -- also known as marijuana -- is an ancient medicinal plant with promising new medical applications. Nancy Honey/Image Source...
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How to find more information about a drug that your doctor prescribed
You may want to know more about a new prescription drug, such as how quickly the drug was approved by...
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The health-care crisis won’t be solved without addressing the elephant in the room: Staff workload
Resiliency training and other popular staff retention approaches will not solve the problem of desperately overworked staff. (Shutterstock)Excess workload has...
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Arizona’s now-repealed abortion ban serves as a cautionary tale for reproductive health care across the US
Abortion rights supporters gather outside the Arizona Capitol building in Phoenix. AP Photo/Matt YorkWhen the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on...
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Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it
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Pharmacare’s design could further fragment and politicize Canada’s health system
Over the last several decades, prescription drugs have become critical to preventing, managing and treating health conditions, yet Canada’s health-care...
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