Study is the first high-quality study to show that cannabis products can reduce pain; lower back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide
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When should patients with dementia be approved for MAID?
A new report highlights experts’ concerns over the factors leading patients with dementia to request and receive MAID
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U.K. scientists slow Huntington’s disease for first time
New gene therapy permanently introduces new functional DNA into a patient through an injection into their brain
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Trump ties autism risk to Tylenol as scientists urge caution
“Highly irresponsible and potentially dangerous to claim links between potential exposures and autism’: Coalition of Autism Societies
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Malnutrition causes unrecognized type of diabetes: experts
Researchers estimate that more than 25 million people have ‘type 5 diabetes’ as a result of malnutrition; exact link between malnutrition and this strand of diabetes remains unknown
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Editorial: Canada lags globally in protecting youth from social media, screens
If Canadians turned their attention from the U.S. to global peers, we’d see how far behind we are on protecting our children and youth
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WHO backs new U.S. focus on tackling chronic disease
The praise of the U.S. emphasis on preventing chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes comes as the country is leaving WHO
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Scientists train AI model to predict future illnesses
The Delphi-2M AI model can predict rates of more than a 1,000 diseases years into the future, but researchers say it is not yet ready for public use
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‘Not transparent’: Why are Ontario’s MAID reports not public?
With its broad and vague MAID laws, Canada should be prioritizing transparency around MAID cases, experts say
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One in six U.S. parents rejecting standard vaccine schedule: poll
Concerns about vaccine side effects and lack of confidence in health authorities to ensure safety were main reasons for vaccine hesitancy