Birth control: what to expect if you choose to come off it
Your period will return quickly after you stop the pill. antoniodiaz/ ShutterstockDeciding to stop using your regular birth control is...
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Dementia metaphors help describe the condition, but can also perpetuate stigma and hinder treatment
Stereotypes and common misconceptions about dementia often emerge in the metaphors used to explain and understand it. (Shutterstock)Half a million...
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Dementia: the quality of your night’s sleep can affect symptoms the next day – new research
It hasn't been known until now to what extent your night's sleep affects short-term dementia symptoms. 1113990/ Pixabay, CC BYWe’ve...
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Hepatitis spike in children linked to dogs – but the evidence is weak
Nina Buday/ShutterstockThe recent spike in cases of sudden, severe hepatitis in children around the world has been widely reported. Recently,...
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Just how accurate are rapid antigen tests? Two testing experts explain the latest data
Once in short supply, rapid antigen tests are now available throughout the U.S. Boy_Anupong/Moment via Getty ImagesAs of May 2022,...
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Canada’s premiers are missing a real chance to fix our ailing health-care system
Nurses tend to a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit at the Bluewater Health Hospital in Sarnia, Ont., in...
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Antibiotics can lead to life-threatening fungal infection because of disruption to the gut microbiome – new study
pirke/ShutterstockFungal infections kill around the same number of people each year as tuberculosis. They mostly take hold in people who...
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Why a US task force is recommending anxiety screening in kids 8 and older
Anxiety is the most common mental health problem affecting U.S. children. Brian A. Jackson/iStock via Getty ImagesThe U.S. Preventive Services...
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Medical societies and health-care companies may be too close for comfort
Very few medical societies have public policies about how to deal with their interactions with companies. (Shutterstock)There are three different...
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Laboratory mice are usually distressed and overweight, calling into question research findings
Stressful housing conditions affect the physiology of lab mice. (Shutterstock)Over 120 million laboratory rats and mice are used worldwide each...
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