Large study squashes anti-vaccine talking points about aluminum
  • Jul 15, 2025

Large study squashes anti-vaccine talking points about aluminum
Canadian hospitals seeing exponential increase in superbugs
  • Jul 15, 2025

Canadian hospitals seeing exponential increase in superbugs

  • CIDRAP
Could Bird Flu Spread between Humans? Here's What It Would Take
  • Jul 15, 2025

Could Bird Flu Spread between Humans? Here's What It Would Take

  • Scientific American
Psychosurgery is back. But these are not the ice-pick-through-the-eye-socket lobotomies of the past
  • Jul 15, 2025

Psychosurgery is back. But these are not the ice-pick-through-the-eye-socket lobotomies of the past

  • National Post
Poor air quality worsens pre-existing mental health challenges
  • Jul 15, 2025

Poor air quality worsens pre-existing mental health challenges

  • The Canadian Press
A million US veterans gave DNA for medical research. Now the data is in limbo
  • Jul 15, 2025

A million US veterans gave DNA for medical research. Now the data is in limbo
Climate change helps diversify, increase transmissibility of West Nile virus
  • Jul 15, 2025

Climate change helps diversify, increase transmissibility of West Nile virus

  • CIDRAP
Gender bias holds back female surgeons, study finds
  • Jul 15, 2025

Gender bias holds back female surgeons, study finds

  • Hospital News
Reports of young children accidentally eating nicotine pouches rose 763% in three years
  • Jul 14, 2025

Reports of young children accidentally eating nicotine pouches rose 763% in three years

  • STAT
GLP-1 drugs for addiction: Confidence grows in new treatment option
  • Jul 14, 2025

GLP-1 drugs for addiction: Confidence grows in new treatment option

  • STAT
Obesity rates in Canada increased faster during early-pandemic than in previous 11 years
  • Jul 14, 2025

Obesity rates in Canada increased faster during early-pandemic than in previous 11 years

  • The Canadian Press
Should your athletic teen be taking creatine? What parents need to know
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  • Jul 14, 2025

Should your athletic teen be taking creatine? What parents need to know

  • The Globe and Mail
Some gut microbes can absorb and help expel 'forever chemicals' from the body, research shows
  • Jul 13, 2025

Some gut microbes can absorb and help expel 'forever chemicals' from the body, research shows

  • The Guardian
Advice about syncing exercise to menstrual cycles is all over social media. Does it work?
  • Jul 13, 2025

Advice about syncing exercise to menstrual cycles is all over social media. Does it work?

  • CBC News
New data reveal impact of RSV on kids with chronic conditions, plus high adult exposure
  • Jul 12, 2025

New data reveal impact of RSV on kids with chronic conditions, plus high adult exposure

  • CIDRAP
Increased vaccine uptake in kids linked to reduced antibiotic prescriptions
  • Jul 12, 2025

Increased vaccine uptake in kids linked to reduced antibiotic prescriptions

  • CIDRAP
AI can tell how tired doctors are by looking at their notes
  • Jul 11, 2025

AI can tell how tired doctors are by looking at their notes

  • Canada Healthwatch
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  • Nick Tsergas
New blood test project aims to bring personalized cancer care to Hamilton
  • Jul 11, 2025

New blood test project aims to bring personalized cancer care to Hamilton

  • Hamilton Health Sciences
Premenstrual disorders may indicate a higher risk for heart disease, study finds
  • Jul 11, 2025

Premenstrual disorders may indicate a higher risk for heart disease, study finds

  • NBC News
Dalhouse gene therapy research leads to breakthorugh
  • Jul 11, 2025

Dalhouse gene therapy research leads to breakthorugh

  • CTV News
Cancer drug side effect: Grey hair turns black, study shows
  • Jul 11, 2025

Cancer drug side effect: Grey hair turns black, study shows

  • CTV News
Ottawa part of research initiative aiming to transform bipolar disorder care
  • Jul 11, 2025

Ottawa part of research initiative aiming to transform bipolar disorder care

  • Ottawa Citizen
Ont. man believes he has Lyme disease, Canadian doctors don't, so he's going to Mexico for treatment
  • Jul 10, 2025

Ont. man believes he has Lyme disease, Canadian doctors don't, so he's going to Mexico for treatment

  • CTV News
Children limiting own smartphone use to manage mental health, survey finds
  • Jul 10, 2025

Children limiting own smartphone use to manage mental health, survey finds

  • The Guardian
Nearly a third of U.S. teens have prediabetes, CDC says
  • Jul 09, 2025

Nearly a third of U.S. teens have prediabetes, CDC says

  • STAT
Use of 'doxy PEP' to reduce STIs appears to fuel some antibiotic resistance
  • Jul 09, 2025

Use of 'doxy PEP' to reduce STIs appears to fuel some antibiotic resistance

  • STAT
First-trimester antibiotic use for urinary tract infections tied to more congenital malformations
  • Jul 09, 2025

First-trimester antibiotic use for urinary tract infections tied to more congenital malformations

  • CIDRAP
Robot performs first realistic surgery without human help
  • Jul 09, 2025

Robot performs first realistic surgery without human help

  • CTV News
A 37,000-Year Chronicle of What Once Ailed Us
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  • Jul 09, 2025

A 37,000-Year Chronicle of What Once Ailed Us

  • The New York Times
Child walks again after experimental treatment for genetic condition
  • Jul 09, 2025

Child walks again after experimental treatment for genetic condition

  • STAT
Patients call for research into antidepressant withdrawal symptoms
  • Jul 09, 2025

Patients call for research into antidepressant withdrawal symptoms
Researchers identify four distinct types of autism
  • Jul 09, 2025

Researchers identify four distinct types of autism

  • Axios
Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates
  • Jul 09, 2025

Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates

  • Associated Press
Ottawa Hospital receives US$2.3-million in funding for bipolar disorder research
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  • Jul 08, 2025

Ottawa Hospital receives US$2.3-million in funding for bipolar disorder research

  • The Globe and Mail
Company says its experimental flu drug may protect better than flu vaccines according to trial data
  • Jul 08, 2025

Company says its experimental flu drug may protect better than flu vaccines according to trial data

  • CIDRAP
Canadian study highlights broader 'spillover' effect of antibiotic stewardship
  • Jul 08, 2025

Canadian study highlights broader 'spillover' effect of antibiotic stewardship

  • CIDRAP
For Advanced Prostate Cancer, This Drug Offers Hope. Also Risks
  • Jul 08, 2025

For Advanced Prostate Cancer, This Drug Offers Hope. Also Risks

  • The Tyee
Promising results from Phase 1 human trials of McMaster's inhaled COVID-19 vaccine
  • Jul 08, 2025

Promising results from Phase 1 human trials of McMaster's inhaled COVID-19 vaccine

  • Brighter World
Learning more about the long-term effects of COVID-19 infections
  • Jul 08, 2025

Learning more about the long-term effects of COVID-19 infections

  • CBC News
Frontline communities at serious health risks from LNG, growing body of scientific research shows
  • Jul 07, 2025

Frontline communities at serious health risks from LNG, growing body of scientific research shows

  • Vancouver Sun
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  • Ulrike Meyer, Tim Takaro
Study estimates 74% efficacy of shingles vaccine in patients over 50
  • Jul 07, 2025

Study estimates 74% efficacy of shingles vaccine in patients over 50

  • CIDRAP
How does your primary care stack up? We’re asking Canadians
  • Jul 06, 2025

How does your primary care stack up? We’re asking Canadians

  • Tara Kiran

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