How Psychedelics Affect the Brain
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  • Apr 09, 2026

How Psychedelics Affect the Brain

  • The New York Times
The Fast-Changing Chemistry of New, Dangerous Drugs
  • Apr 08, 2026

The Fast-Changing Chemistry of New, Dangerous Drugs

  • The New York Times
Eating more plants linked to lower risk of dementia, even in older age
  • Apr 08, 2026

Eating more plants linked to lower risk of dementia, even in older age

  • CTV News
'Non-survivable': heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds
  • Apr 08, 2026

'Non-survivable': heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds

  • The Guardian
Bird Brain: New study finds birdwatching may boost brain health and slow cognitive aging
  • Apr 08, 2026

Bird Brain: New study finds birdwatching may boost brain health and slow cognitive aging

  • CTV News
Bangladesh launches measles vaccination drive as child death toll passes 100
  • Apr 08, 2026

Bangladesh launches measles vaccination drive as child death toll passes 100

  • The Guardian
Finasteride for Male Baldness is Rewriting the Rules of Male Beauty
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  • Apr 08, 2026

Finasteride for Male Baldness is Rewriting the Rules of Male Beauty

  • The New York Times
Largest-ever study of psychedelics could help advance their use in treating mental health disorders
  • Apr 07, 2026

Largest-ever study of psychedelics could help advance their use in treating mental health disorders
An expert shares how to reduce allergy symptoms this spring
  • Apr 07, 2026

An expert shares how to reduce allergy symptoms this spring

  • CTV News
Fighting cancer with ... gold?!?!
  • Apr 07, 2026

Fighting cancer with ... gold?!?!
Abortion pills would be safe even over-the-counter, a new study says
  • Apr 07, 2026

Abortion pills would be safe even over-the-counter, a new study says

  • npr
Scientists identify 'neural fingerprint' of psychedelic drugs in the brain
  • Apr 07, 2026

Scientists identify 'neural fingerprint' of psychedelic drugs in the brain

  • The Guardian
Is a new weight-loss drug making people fall out of love?
  • Apr 07, 2026

Is a new weight-loss drug making people fall out of love?

  • The Guardian
Medical supplies stuck as Iran war snarls shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
  • Apr 07, 2026

Medical supplies stuck as Iran war snarls shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

  • npr
Medical tourism to Mexico grows as B.C. residents languish on local specialist wait lists
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  • Apr 07, 2026

Medical tourism to Mexico grows as B.C. residents languish on local specialist wait lists

  • Vancouver Sun
If you cap insulin at $35 a month, people with type 2 diabetes stick to treatment, study finds
  • Apr 07, 2026

If you cap insulin at $35 a month, people with type 2 diabetes stick to treatment, study finds

  • STAT
Menopause products are having a hot minute. But doctors urge women to be wary of the marketing surge
  • Apr 06, 2026

Menopause products are having a hot minute. But doctors urge women to be wary of the marketing surge

  • Associated Press
Shingles can hit younger than you think. The vaccine can prevent excruciating pain
  • Apr 06, 2026

Shingles can hit younger than you think. The vaccine can prevent excruciating pain

  • npr
Diet, exercise can reverse Type 2 diabetes, Montreal Heart Institute study suggests
  • Apr 05, 2026

Diet, exercise can reverse Type 2 diabetes, Montreal Heart Institute study suggests

  • CTV News
Loss of animal insulin in Canada highlights how patients can be left behind
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  • Apr 04, 2026

Loss of animal insulin in Canada highlights how patients can be left behind

  • The Globe and Mail
Surge of generic weight-loss drugs triggers price war in India
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  • Apr 04, 2026

Surge of generic weight-loss drugs triggers price war in India

  • The Globe and Mail
Why the Iran war has renewed calls for a sovereign medical supply chain
  • Apr 04, 2026

Why the Iran war has renewed calls for a sovereign medical supply chain

  • Times Colonist
Congo says its mpox outbreak is over after 2 years and more than 2,200 suspected deaths
  • Apr 03, 2026

Congo says its mpox outbreak is over after 2 years and more than 2,200 suspected deaths

  • The Canadian Press
Common antidepressant may help adults with long COVID: study
  • Apr 03, 2026

Common antidepressant may help adults with long COVID: study

  • Global News
High-dose flu vaccine tied to lower Alzheimer's risk in older adults
  • Apr 03, 2026

High-dose flu vaccine tied to lower Alzheimer's risk in older adults

  • CIDRAP
Describing vaccines in terms of freedom can lead some hesitant older adults to accept COVID shots, study finds
  • Apr 03, 2026

Describing vaccines in terms of freedom can lead some hesitant older adults to accept COVID shots, study finds

  • CIDRAP
Why reducing air pollution deaths isn't just about reducing air pollution
  • Apr 03, 2026

Why reducing air pollution deaths isn't just about reducing air pollution

  • The Guardian
Medical misinformation wins when patients can't see their doctors
  • Apr 02, 2026

Medical misinformation wins when patients can't see their doctors

  • STAT
Berlin sees rapid rise in locally acquired mpox clade 1b cases
  • Apr 02, 2026

Berlin sees rapid rise in locally acquired mpox clade 1b cases

  • CIDRAP
Measles outbreak kills at least 15 in Bangladesh
  • Apr 02, 2026

Measles outbreak kills at least 15 in Bangladesh

  • NBC News
Hallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature. What can be done?
  • Apr 02, 2026

Hallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature. What can be done?

  • Nature
Eli Lilly Will Buy a Narcolepsy Drug Developer for $6.3 Billion
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  • Apr 01, 2026

Eli Lilly Will Buy a Narcolepsy Drug Developer for $6.3 Billion

  • The New York Times
Can Science Predict When a Study Won't Hold Up?
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  • Apr 01, 2026

Can Science Predict When a Study Won't Hold Up?

  • The New York Times
NHS England to offer weight-loss drugs to 1.2m people to reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes
  • Apr 01, 2026

NHS England to offer weight-loss drugs to 1.2m people to reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes

  • The Guardian
Addressing potential medical device supply and shipping issues during the conflict in the Middle East
  • Apr 01, 2026

Addressing potential medical device supply and shipping issues during the conflict in the Middle East

  • Government of Canada
One man, his dog, and ChatGPT: Australia's AI vaccine saga
  • Apr 01, 2026

One man, his dog, and ChatGPT: Australia's AI vaccine saga

  • Canadian Affairs
Study suggests elevated shingles risk in younger adults with chronic conditions
  • Mar 31, 2026

Study suggests elevated shingles risk in younger adults with chronic conditions

  • CIDRAP
First graduates from India-Canada nursing program expected to begin work in the fall
  • Mar 31, 2026

First graduates from India-Canada nursing program expected to begin work in the fall

  • CTV News
Big decline in syphilis seen after introduction of doxyPEP
  • Mar 31, 2026

Big decline in syphilis seen after introduction of doxyPEP

  • CIDRAP
Tpoxx should no longer be used to treat mpox, European drug regulators say
  • Mar 31, 2026

Tpoxx should no longer be used to treat mpox, European drug regulators say

  • CIDRAP
Common antidepressant can treat long COVID fatigue symptoms: study
  • Mar 31, 2026

Common antidepressant can treat long COVID fatigue symptoms: study

  • CTV News
Antidepressant relieves fatigue in people with long COVID, study finds
  • Mar 31, 2026

Antidepressant relieves fatigue in people with long COVID, study finds

  • CIDRAP

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