It’s easy to say “thank you for your service” to an American veteran and move on a moment later. But what about true and meaningful connection that really lasts? For Veterans Day this year, a prominent company is hoping that Americans, no matter where they are or who they are, will go beyond the simple … Read more
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Canadian cancer researchers are part of global efforts to test targeted alpha therapy, a new form of treatment that some … Read more
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An opioid replacement program in downtown Fredericton will continue to operate at the River Stone Recovery Centre until March 2025 after it got a one-year extension from Health Canada, despite increased opposition to the clinic. River Stone Recover Centre is one of five federally funded sites offering opioid agonist therapy and the first in Atlantic Canada. Dr. Sara … Read more
The first presumed human case of avian influenza (H5N1, or bird flu) has been reported in Canada. Canada’s Health Minister Mark Holland confirmed the report in a post on X. “To date, there has been no evidence of person-to-person spread of the virus in any of the cases identified globally,” he wrote. “Based on current … Read more
Newswise — BOSTON (24 de octubre de 2024) – Alrededor del 10% de los estadounidenses creen que son alérgicos a la penicilina, y aproximadamente el 90% de esos pacientes en realidad no son alérgicos. Como resultado, a quienes tienen la etiqueta de alergia a la penicilina a menudo se les prescriben antibióticos más tóxicos, peligrosos … Read more
23andMe is laying off 40 per cent of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics division as the struggling genetic testing company attempts to slash costs. The latest restructuring efforts were announced by 23andMe on Monday. The company said it plans to wind down ongoing clinical trials “as quickly as practical” — … Read more
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Newswise — BOSTON (24 de octubre de 2024) – Con el aumento de la incidencia de alergias alimentarias en los niños en la última década, ha habido un aumento correspondiente en la necesidad de servicios de psicología profesional debido al aumento de la ansiedad. Un nuevo estudio que se presentará en la Reunión Científica Anual … Read more
Many technologies exist to assist people who are blind or have limited vision to manage daily life. But even without technology, people — regardless of whether they could see or not — can learn the ability to echolocate like bats and whales to see the world around them using sound. Scientists in the U.K. conducted an … Read more