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Why ‘finding your purpose’ matters – and four ways to find yours
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Medical students lose their empathy – here’s what can be done about it
Empathy can save lives. Monkey Business Images/ShutterstockA lack of empathy in healthcare can be disastrous. In the UK, between 2005...
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Challenging the FDA’s authority isn’t new – the agency’s history shows what’s at stake when drug regulation is in limbo
In addition to evaluating new drug applications, the FDA also inspects drug manufacturing facilities. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration/FlickrPolitical...
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Mifepristone is under scrutiny in the courts, but it has been used safely and effectively around the world for decades
Mifepristone is used together with another pill, misoprostol, in medication abortions. AP Photo/Allen G. BreedA flurry of court rulings in...
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Why Justin Trudeau’s viral response to an anti-abortionist missed the mark
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau engages in an argument with an anti-abortionist at the University of Manitoba that garnered international attention....
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The impact of childhood and teenage anxiety disorders on later life – new research
fizkes/ShutterstockAnxiety rates have been rising in recent years among children and young people, with the situation partially exacerbated by the...
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UK plan to give vape kits to help smokers quit means swapping one health risk with another
The scheme would offer smokers vape starter kits to help them quit. ducu59us/ShutterstockThe UK government set out ambitious plans in...
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The scheme would offer smokers vape starter kits to help them quit. ducu59us/ShutterstockThe UK government set out ambitious plans in...
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Oral sex is now the leading risk factor for throat cancer
Over the past two decades, there has been a rapid increase in throat cancer in the west, to the extent...
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Canadian science pioneers’ role in the Human Genome Project shows why it’s crucial to fund research
The research and vision of Canadian scientists were key foundations of the Human Genome Project. Today, lack of funding threatens...
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