There have been 136 deaths suspected to be linked to Ebola and about 543 suspected cases; it has killed more than 15,000 people in 50 years
Category: Health
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The common, treatable and often undetected cause of dementia
Most Canadians have a preventable risk factor for vascular damage to the brain, which often leads to dementia
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Canada’s psychedelic therapy gap widens as U.S. moves ahead
Canada’s cautious approach to psychedelic therapy persists as the U.S. accelerates research and funding
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‘Engineered for addiction’: WHO slams soaring nicotine pouch sales
UN health agency warns flavoured nicotine sachets are spreading rapidly among young people as regulators struggle to keep pace
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U.K. fines online suicide forum £950,000 for its links to 130 deaths
British regulator orders platform to remove harmful material or face a national block after investigators linked forum activity to suicides
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‘I applied to be pope’: Losing grip on reality while using ChatGPT
Users say conversations with AI chatbots fuelled delusions, paranoia and devastating mental health spirals
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Canada’s little known, little used female Viagra
Over a million Canadian women have low sexual desire. So why have so few heard of the drug designed to treat it?
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Editorial: Five lessons from covering the world’s top health-care system
We’ve spent weeks learning about the world’s best performing health-care system. Here are our key takeaways
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MAID curriculum criticized by experts who helped create it
Three members of a working group that created the ‘highly influential’ national MAID curriculum have resigned
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U.K.’s healthy life expectancy falls two years: study
Decline leaves Britons spending more years in poor health before retirement