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Stem cell therapy offers a new hope to repair brain damage in newborns
Iryna Inshyna/ShutterstockA few hours after Tom (not his real name) was born, he became restless and did not want to...
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How rural Canada can attract and retain international health-care providers: Address discrimination, provide support
Common approaches used to encourage internationally educated health-care professionals to work in smaller communities often focus primarily on attraction, but...
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Stress can make you more selfish if you’re good at understanding others’ points of view
Targeted interventions that reduce stress levels may improve altruism among Canadians. (Christian Erfurt/Unsplash)If you’re feeling stressed right now, you’re not...
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Mental health: new study finds simply believing you can do something to improve it is linked with higher wellbeing
If you want to improve your mental health, start by believing you can. VectorMine/ ShutterstockThe number of people struggling with...
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Pig-human transplants may be a misguided attempt to address the organ shortage
Cross-species transplants require us to examine the relationships between humans and animals. (Shutterstock)At the end of 2021, 57-year old David...
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Menopause: HRT’s brain-protecting effect may be overstated
Hormone replacement therapy can help women manage menopause symptoms. Image Point Fr/ ShutterstockMany women expect hot flushes, dry skin and...
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Banning wild meat is not the solution to reducing future disease outbreaks
Happy Auer/ShutterstockThere have been widespread calls for a global ban on the sale and consumption of wild meat. Following the...
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China’s COVID crisis and the dilemma facing its leaders, by experts who have monitored it since the Wuhan outbreak
A Shanghai refuse worker shows the strain of the month-long COVID lockdown. ShutterstockMore than two years after a deadly strain...
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What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses? A medical toxicologist explains
Only a small amount of fentanyl is enough to be lethal. AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinBuying drugs on the street is a...
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Countries with lower-than-expected vaccination rates show unusually negative attitudes to vaccines on Twitter
Social media sites like Twitter have been a major source of both true and false information regarding COVID-19 vaccines. MicroStockHub/iStock...
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