Despite hearing sound for the first time, the boy may never talk, as the brain’s window for acquiring speech closes around the age of five
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Beware teeth-fixing products touted by influencers, dentists warn
Influencers tout a whiter smile is possible with inexpensive, at-home products, but dentists say these solutions fall short of their promises
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Silver Alerts no silver bullet for missing seniors
Many provinces are taking steps to introduce alert systems for missing seniors. Experts are mixed on whether Silver Alerts are what’s needed
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Women’s health gap costs $1 trillion worldwide
Women spend a quarter more of their lives suffering from poor health than men, due to an unequal focus in medical research, diagnosis and treatment
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Tobacco use shrinking despite industry efforts
In 2022, about one in five adults around the world were smokers or consumed other tobacco products, compared to one in three in 2000
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UK-wide study reveals harm done by people not getting Covid jabs
Study shows nearly 20 per cent of covid hospitalisations or deaths during summer 2022 could have been avoided if Britons were vaccinated
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US woman who had miscarriage avoids charges
An emergency medical procedure faced delays because the woman’s pregnancy was on the cusp of Ohio’s then 22-week abortion limit
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High-tech glove stymies Parkinson’s disease tremors
GyroGear was one of the companies at the consumer show seeking to use tech to improve life for people with infirmities or disabilities
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Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of plastic bits
A new study found 10,000 to 370,000 particles per litre of water, 90 per cent of which were nanoplastics while the rest were microplastics
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Macron urges French people to work out in Olympic year
France has already met a target of having three million more people exercising regularly. It’s now aiming for another three million by 2027