Drug companies protest when Health Canada withdraws their products for safety reasons
The level of evidence for withdrawing a drug does not appear to affect the pharma company's response. (Pixabay)For decades oil...
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Who’s in? Who’s out? The ethics of COVID-19 travel rules
People wait at O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa on Nov. 26, 2021, as many nations moved...
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Will omicron – the new coronavirus variant of concern – be more contagious than delta? A virus evolution expert explains what researchers know and what they don’t
The omicron variant possesses numerous mutations in the spike protein, the knob-like protrusions (in red) that allow the virus to...
Read moreWill omicron – the new coronavirus variant of concern – be more contagious than delta? A virus expert explains what researchers know and what they don’t
The omicron variant possesses numerous mutations in the spike protein, the knob-like protrusions (in red) that allow the virus to...
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COVID: will the UK vaccinate children under 12?
PattyPhoto/ShutterstockSome countries, such as the US and Israel, are now offering COVID vaccines to all children aged five and over....
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Why we’re using filmmaking to encourage vaccination by Black and Latino Angelenos
Strong narratives can help sway opinions. Jeremy Kagan, CC BY-SAPeople have recognized the power of storytelling for thousands of years....
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Heart disease risk from saturated fats may depend on what foods they come from – new research
Our health is affected by the combination of nutrients foods contain. New Africa/ ShutterstockHeart disease is a major cause of...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the B.1.1.529 lineage of Sars-CoV-2, thought to have emerged in southern Africa,...
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Why some people find it harder to be happy
Black SalmonThe self-help industry is booming, fuelled by research on positive psychology – the scientific study of what makes people...
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Mask wearing wasn’t disputed in previous crises – so why is it so hotly contested today?
Men wearing masks outside a military hospital in New York during the 1918 influenza pandemic. /ShutterstockAcross western countries, people are...
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