Canadian scientists made life-saving contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Funding research is essential to meet future health challenges. (Shutterstock)This year, the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will be...
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Memory problems during the pandemic? It’s just your brain trying to distinguish one day from the next
People reported memory loss during the pandemic. (Shutterstock)Without a doubt, we are living through a historically significant period. The onset...
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The WHO has advised against the use of two antibody therapies against COVID – here’s what that means
Sotrovimab and casirivimab-imdevimab are no longer recommended for patients with COVID. ice_blue/ShutterstockNew guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly...
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School start times and screen time late in the evening exacerbate sleep deprivation in US teenagers
Less than 30% of teenagers are getting the sleep they need. Mayur Kakade/Moment via Getty ImagesWith the school year underway...
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Young people may be more likely to believe in conspiracy theories that deny COVID facts – here’s how to respond
GaudiLab/ShutterstockThe COVID pandemic has been a shock. Practically nobody alive today has previously encountered a virus so contagious that it...
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How improving COPD treatment in primary care could reduce demand on hospitals and emergency departments
Because of the difficulty in managing their care, patients with COPD have hospitalization rates 63 per cent higher than the...
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Stroke: young people can have them too – here’s how to know if you’re at risk and what to look out for
Hailey Bieber experienced a 'mini-stroke', aged 25. NINA PROMMER/ EPAAmerican rapper Kid Cudi shared recently that he suffered a stroke...
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Malaria vaccine: the road has been long and tortuous, but we’re getting there
A vaccine candidate, called R21, has been shown to be up to 80% effective at preventing malaria in young children,...
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Why the body positivity movement risks turning toxic
Singer Lizzo has voice her criticisms of the body positivity movement in the past. Peter Foley/ EPAYou define beauty yourself....
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E-cigarette maker Juul settled a lawsuit over its practice of targeting teens through social media, parties and models – here’s why the company is paying $438.5 million to dozens of states
A 2021 survey revealed that more than 2 million youths in the U.S. were using e-cigarettes. Aleksandr Yu/iStock via Getty...
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