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Colouring works in a similar way as mindfulness by helping people stay focused on the present moment. Jacob Lund/ ShutterstockWhen...
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Medical gaslighting: when conditions turn out not to be ‘all in the mind’
Gaslight, a psychological thriller starring Ingrid Bergman, was a box-office hit when it was released in 1944, but its time...
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Sickle cell disease can be deadly, and the persistent health inequities facing Black Americans worsen the problem
More than 93% of Americans hospitalized for sickle cell disease are Black. SeventyFour/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe pain from a...
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What Canadians need to know about West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne infection that can be life-threatening
During the late summer of 1999, New York City recorded an unusual number of cases of encephalitis (inflammation of the...
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Older Canadians’ savings are shaped by their long-term care preferences
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Surgery is facing its #MeToo moment – here’s what needs to be done now
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Read moreScotland’s legal go-ahead for safer drug consumption rooms is a gamechanger
On the basis of the information I have been provided, I would be prepared to publish a prosecution policy that...
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On the basis of the information I have been provided, I would be prepared to publish a prosecution policy that...
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Alzheimer’s disease is partly genetic − studying the genes that delay decline in some may lead to treatments for all
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