In both mainstream and Indigenous communities across Canada, sport is neither inherently good nor bad. Rather, it is a tool that must be used responsibly.
The JN.1 variant has become dominant in Australia and around the world, causing large waves of infections. Here’s what we know about it so far – and why it’s so important.
It is possible to have surgery to replace the crystalline lens, the natural lens of the eye, with an implant — without having a cataract. But surgery has risks.
Adolescence is an age when people are particularly vulnerable to mental health problems.
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Australian road deaths have risen to levels not seen in nearly a decade. If the current trend continues, meeting the ‘Vision Zero’ target by 2050 appears impossible.
We tend to just think of viruses in terms of their damaging impacts on human health and lives. But viruses can also be used to benefit human health, agriculture and the environment.
Daoism, which emphasizes harmony with nature, can inform individuals on their relationship with the environment.
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A scholar of Daoist rituals explains how the indigenous tradition of China understands the human body as being part of the larger cosmos.
More emergency medicine residencies have gone unfilled in the past two years, especially in South Florida, Detroit and Philadelphia.
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A new study finds more emergency medicine residencies are available, but hundreds of the positions are going unfilled.
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is classified as a priority 1 critical pathogen by the World Health Organization.
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Don’t believe the hype about products claiming they can help you live longer. Here are five lifestyle changes to prioritise instead.
The experimental methods available today allow us to break the brain down into its elementary components in order to understand its functions and dysfunctions.
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Montréal is home to one of the world’s largest brain banks, the Douglas-Bell Canada Brain Bank, where discoveries about different neurological and psychiatric diseases are made.
In addition to saving costs for individuals and our health-care system, facilitating access to dental care would enhance the population’s oral health and potentially help in managing chronic diseases.
Fermented foods can be a good source of probiotics.
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Probiotics are great for your gut, but which sources contain the most beneficial bacteria? Newly developed sensors are helping scientists figure it out.
The benefits of creative writing are particularly important in countries where there’s a need to build a caring society and there are limited resources.
Pregnancy sickness is believed to affect 7 in 10 women.
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New research provides evidence for the first time that the primary chemical in Roundup is reaching people in nearby homes, and it isn’t just from the food they eat.
Ahead of Thursday’s release of the review into NDIS, the states have agreed to provide more and expanded services for people with disability in exchange for an extension of the GST top-up.