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As Canada Explores Carbon Capture, Experts Warn of Health Risks
A little over three years ago, a menacing fog crept into the valley surrounding the small village of…
Canada to Phase Out Pap Test For More Accurate HPV Detection Test
Most provincial health-care systems are switching or studying switching to a new test that detects high-risk strains of…
These 7 Foods Will Help You Live Longer, Healthier And Happier
The diet of the world’s Blue Zones, areas where people have the most centenarians (those who live healthily…
U.S. to Produce More Covid-19 Tests for Free Distribution as Cases Rise
The Biden administration is providing US$600 million in funding to produce more at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting…
Covid-19 Deaths, Hospitalizations Increase as U.S. Heads Into Fall
New coronavirus shots have been authorized for people 6 months and older in the hopes of increasing protection…
U.S. Sees Threefold Increase In Gender-Affirming Surgeries in 3 Years
The number of Americans undergoing gender-affirming surgery is on the rise, new research reveals, almost tripling between 2016…
Nursing Retention Toolkit: Improving The Working Lives of Nurses in Canada
Background Nursing is the largest group of regulated health professionals in Canada, representing 48.2% of the regulated health…
New Licensing System Gives Health Workers Freedom to Work Throughout Much of Canada
Canadian health ministers have green-lit a new cross-Canada licensing system for health-care workers that will allow doctors or…
Study Shows No Mitotane Needed for Patients With Low Risk of Recurrence of Adrenocortical Carcinoma
In 2007, the teams of Massimo Terzolo and Martin Fassnacht published a study in the New England Journal…
Study Shows AI Scans Could Detect Parkinson’s Years Before Clinical Presentation
A new study led by Siegfried Wagner and Pearse Keane of Moorfields Eye Hospital and the University College…