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
U.S. Federal Agency Unveils Three Potential Osteoarthritis Treatments
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  • Apr 07, 2026

U.S. Federal Agency Unveils Three Potential Osteoarthritis Treatments

  • The New York Times
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
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
What to know about the battle over lawsuits alleging that Roundup weedkiller can cause cancer
  • Apr 03, 2026

What to know about the battle over lawsuits alleging that Roundup weedkiller can cause cancer

  • Toronto Star
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
US Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, a Disease Long Eliminated With Vaccines
  • Apr 02, 2026

US Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, a Disease Long Eliminated With Vaccines

  • KFF Health News
New research looks at patient outcomes after private surgery at Riverside Hospital
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  • Apr 02, 2026

New research looks at patient outcomes after private surgery at Riverside Hospital

  • Ottawa Citizen
Pfizer, BioNTech halt US COVID vaccine study after recruitment struggles
  • Apr 02, 2026

Pfizer, BioNTech halt US COVID vaccine study after recruitment struggles

  • Reuters
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
1 province is lowering colorectal cancer screening age and more could follow
  • Apr 01, 2026

1 province is lowering colorectal cancer screening age and more could follow

  • Global News
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
Summer air quality alerts will become routine in U.S. without action: Canadian study
  • Mar 31, 2026

Summer air quality alerts will become routine in U.S. without action: Canadian study

  • The Canadian Press
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
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
Big decline in syphilis seen after introduction of doxyPEP
  • Mar 31, 2026

Big decline in syphilis seen after introduction of doxyPEP

  • 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
Vaping likely to cause lung and oral cancer, Australian researchers find in new review of evidence
  • Mar 30, 2026

Vaping likely to cause lung and oral cancer, Australian researchers find in new review of evidence

  • The Guardian
Brain train game may help protect against dementia for up to 20 years
  • Mar 29, 2026

Brain train game may help protect against dementia for up to 20 years

  • NBC News
Gaps in rural B.C. air monitoring raise public health concerns as wildfire smoke risks grow
  • Mar 28, 2026

Gaps in rural B.C. air monitoring raise public health concerns as wildfire smoke risks grow

  • CBC News
AI wrote a scientific paper that passed peer review
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  • Mar 28, 2026

AI wrote a scientific paper that passed peer review

  • Scientific American
Meningitis kills a quarter million people a year, study estimates
  • Mar 27, 2026

Meningitis kills a quarter million people a year, study estimates

  • CTV News
Research points to how companies could make social media less addictive for teens
  • Mar 27, 2026

Research points to how companies could make social media less addictive for teens

  • npr
U.S. civil cases expose how social media addiction harms youth: Canadian experts
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  • Mar 27, 2026

U.S. civil cases expose how social media addiction harms youth: Canadian experts

  • National Post
The Human Cost of Failing to Name COVID Airborne
  • Mar 27, 2026

The Human Cost of Failing to Name COVID Airborne

  • The Tyee
Study challenges '5-second rule' for dropped surgical implants
  • Mar 27, 2026

Study challenges '5-second rule' for dropped surgical implants

  • CIDRAP
More kindergartners have a developmental vulnerability since pandemic, research shows
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  • Mar 26, 2026

More kindergartners have a developmental vulnerability since pandemic, research shows

  • The Globe and Mail
COVID vaccines during pregnancy protect newborns for 5 months, study finds
  • Mar 25, 2026

COVID vaccines during pregnancy protect newborns for 5 months, study finds

  • npr
Nearly half of Black women in Canada delay health care over fears of racism: Survey
  • Mar 25, 2026

Nearly half of Black women in Canada delay health care over fears of racism: Survey

  • Global News
  • Mar 25, 2026

Polyurethane coating reduces implant complications after mastectomy, cancer study finds

  • The Guardian
Small study finds promise in phage therapy for cystic fibrosis patients
  • Mar 25, 2026

Small study finds promise in phage therapy for cystic fibrosis patients

  • CIDRAP
Pfizer valneva lyme disease shot shows more than 70 efficacy late stage trial
  • Mar 24, 2026

Pfizer valneva lyme disease shot shows more than 70 efficacy late stage trial

  • Reuters
Extra 11 minutes' sleep each night can reduce heart attack risk, study finds
  • Mar 24, 2026

Extra 11 minutes' sleep each night can reduce heart attack risk, study finds

  • The Guardian

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