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Tackling ageing may be best way to prevent multiple chronic conditions from developing in older people

January 14, 2022

Targeting the biological causes of ageing could be one method for better treating multimorbidity. oneinchpunch/ ShutterstockOver half of UK adults...

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Omicron: viral load can be at its highest at day five so cutting isolation period doesn’t make sense

January 14, 2022

Before omicron, people in the UK with COVID symptoms or a positive test had to self-isolate for ten days. But...

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The discovery of insulin: meet the feuding scientists who all lay a claim – podcast

January 14, 2022

200 units or 10cc of insulin from the 1930s manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis - USA. Walter Cicchetti...

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COVID-19 vaccine mandates would likely face legal hurdles in Canada

January 14, 2022

People gather in Kingston, Ont., to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and masking measures on Nov. 14, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars...

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Omicron may reach millions before vaccines do – but that doesn’t mean race to vaccinate the world is over

January 13, 2022

The pandemic is accelerating. It’s estimated that there could be 3 billion new infections globally over the next three months...

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The journey to a pig-heart transplant began 60 years ago

January 13, 2022

Surgeon at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, holding up the genetically modified heart that would be transplanted...

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Warehousing disabled people in long-term care homes needs to stop. Instead, nationalize home care.

January 13, 2022

Jonathan Marchand, a 43-year-old man living with muscular dystrophy, protested in a cage near the Québec legislature, in Québec City,...

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Texting for wellness: Using digital mental health tools for support in another COVID-19 winter

January 13, 2022

SaskWell is a texting-based service that connects users with established and evidence-based digital mental health tools, and offers weekly wellness tips and resources. (Shutterstock)The...

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COVID: why T cell vaccines could be the key to long-term immunity

January 13, 2022

Kateryna Kon/ShutterstockWith omicron having rapidly driven up COVID infections, attention is once again focusing on antibodies, and reasonably so. They...