N.L. chief medical examiner has begun tracking gambling as a risk factor in suicides
  • Mar 19, 2026

N.L. chief medical examiner has begun tracking gambling as a risk factor in suicides

Molecule in python blood could pave way for new obesity drugs, scientists say
  • Mar 19, 2026

Molecule in python blood could pave way for new obesity drugs, scientists say

Instagram worse for mental health than WhatsApp, global study finds
  • Mar 19, 2026

Instagram worse for mental health than WhatsApp, global study finds

More than 150,000 uncounted U.S. COVID deaths occurred early in the pandemic, study finds
  • Mar 18, 2026

More than 150,000 uncounted U.S. COVID deaths occurred early in the pandemic, study finds

Federal government announces $20 million in research and development funding for genomics
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  • Mar 18, 2026

Federal government announces $20 million in research and development funding for genomics

How you walk reveals to others how you are feeling, researchers say
  • Mar 18, 2026

How you walk reveals to others how you are feeling, researchers say

Premature menopause is linked to 40% increase in heart disease risk
  • Mar 18, 2026

Premature menopause is linked to 40% increase in heart disease risk

Rising self-harm rates in several countries, including Canada, are the 'tip of the iceberg': say experts
  • Mar 18, 2026

Rising self-harm rates in several countries, including Canada, are the 'tip of the iceberg': say experts

'Strong evidence' of lowered dementia risk: the benefits of shingles vaccination
  • Mar 18, 2026

'Strong evidence' of lowered dementia risk: the benefits of shingles vaccination

Two major Ontario hospital labs bought research dogs from U.S. breeder with troubled past
  • Mar 17, 2026

Two major Ontario hospital labs bought research dogs from U.S. breeder with troubled past

To address racism in health care, we need to collect data on race
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  • Mar 17, 2026

To address racism in health care, we need to collect data on race

Antibiotic use linked to 'persistent' gut microbiome changes
  • Mar 16, 2026

Antibiotic use linked to 'persistent' gut microbiome changes

Scientists Get a Glimpse of How New Pandemics Are Made
  • Mar 16, 2026

Scientists Get a Glimpse of How New Pandemics Are Made

Life-threatening complications overlooked in weeks after childbirth, researchers say
  • Mar 16, 2026

Life-threatening complications overlooked in weeks after childbirth, researchers say

Doctors call for independent assessment of health impacts from oil and gas industry
  • Mar 15, 2026

Doctors call for independent assessment of health impacts from oil and gas industry

Trump policies set to increase rates of lung disease and death, study finds
  • Mar 14, 2026

Trump policies set to increase rates of lung disease and death, study finds

Blood-thinning drug Eliquis likely safer for patients with deep blood clots, study suggests
  • Mar 14, 2026

Blood-thinning drug Eliquis likely safer for patients with deep blood clots, study suggests

Earlier Cholesterol Testing Can Reduce Heart Attacks and Strokes, New Guideline Says
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  • Mar 14, 2026

Earlier Cholesterol Testing Can Reduce Heart Attacks and Strokes, New Guideline Says

Peanut allergy prevention grounded in science
  • Mar 14, 2026

Peanut allergy prevention grounded in science

Out of the blue? How the colour of light could be used to treat mental illness
  • Mar 13, 2026

Out of the blue? How the colour of light could be used to treat mental illness

Vaccine-carrying mosquitoes developed to immunise bats against rabies and Nipah
  • Mar 12, 2026

Vaccine-carrying mosquitoes developed to immunise bats against rabies and Nipah

Alberta overdose prevention site closure didn't result in more deaths, study finds - Edmonton
  • Mar 12, 2026

Alberta overdose prevention site closure didn't result in more deaths, study finds - Edmonton

Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in the U.S.
  • Mar 12, 2026

Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in the U.S.

First-in-Canada clinical trial to evaluate a mobile app for early detection of aortic stenosis - Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
  • Mar 12, 2026

First-in-Canada clinical trial to evaluate a mobile app for early detection of aortic stenosis - Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

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