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Man killed by vape pen explosion, sending projectiles into his head and causing a fire, ...
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Incredible new blood test designed to detect 8 most common forms of cancer
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Victoria event space hires 'consent captain' to help prevent sexual assaults
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Barwin's babies: The remarkable story of a disgraced Ottawa fertility doctor and those who say ...
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'It felt like something had been taken from me': Family copes with fallout from Barwin ...
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New research centre a 'game changer' for neuromuscular disease patients
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'We need to continue having this conversation’: Slut or Nut’ documentary details difficulty of reporting ...
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Ontario NDP promise take-home cancer drug coverage ahead of election
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Homeopathy product containing rabid dog saliva is unauthorized for sale, Health Canada says
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Abortion pill Mifegymiso prescribed more than 4,000 times in 2017
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'Don't push so hard:' Doctors say fainting on the toilet can be avoided in some ...
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At 37, Shelly Abad Cruz discovered she was pregnant — and had cancer
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Ethicist foresees choosing your baby from dozens of embryos
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Vaginal hygiene products like sprays, wipes, creams linked to infections: study
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Sobering study says to limit alcohol to one drink a day — even if countries' ...
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'I want to use my voice to help others:' Manitoba politician reveals sex assault
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Health Canada approves 'Viagra for women’ pill, loosens restrictions on taking it with alcohol
Online tumult over breastfeeding photo challenges stigmas, highlights hurdles
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Republican lawmakers propose banning all abortions in Ohio - including in cases of rape, incest
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Women who exercise into their 50s are five times less likely to develop dementia, according ...
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Portable imaging system to help identify concussions using brain activity
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Daylight saving time starts Sunday, March 11: Why this monstrous burden continues
Scientists aim at joint injuries that can trigger arthritis
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Report: Women unnecessarily suffering from heart disease due to lack of research
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Our bodies may be treating fast food like an invading bacterial infection — and it ...
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Don't hold in that sneeze: doctors say the ‘dangerous manoeuvre’ could cause your throat to ...
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The mere scent of a man can drive a woman to drink more alcohol, according ...
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Women 2017 In Stories: Illegal, taboo and potentially deadly: Understanding the history of abortion in Ottawa
The Best Stories of 2017: A century ago, abortion was on trial in Canada’s capital, but as journalist Megan Gillis discovered, the subject was so taboo, words like ‘abortion’ and ‘baby’ were never mentioned in the newspapers of the time. -
Personal Tech Cellphone usage is the new smoking. It's time to follow France's example and stamp it ...
Diane Francis: Look around any eatery or cafeteria or dinner table. Screens separate humans from one another -
Music Scientists tune into brain to uncover music's healing power
WASHINGTON — Like a friendly Pied Piper, the violinist keeps up a toe-tapping beat as dancers weave through busy hospital hallways and into the chemotherapy unit, patients looking up in surprised delight. -
Local News Indigenous advocate seeking liver transplant airlifted to Toronto for assessment
Delilah Saunders has been airlifted from Ottawa General hospital to Toronto where she will be assessed at one of the largest liver transplant centres in North America. -
Science A woman burned a crescent on her retina because she looked at the solar eclipse ...
Like so many others, 26-year-old Nia Payne wanted to view of August’s historic solar eclipse but didn’t have a pair of protective glasses. -
National Flu cases showing up earlier than usual, could be harbinger of bad season: experts
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Waits for cancer biopsies not meeting targets: Auditor General
TORONTO — Long wait times for cancer biopsies, underuse of radiation therapy and millions of dollars paid to U. -
Women A woman with a transplanted uterus just gave birth — a first for the U.S.
The surgeries differ from other transplants in one major way: They're not intended to be permanent
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Local News Support group breaks isolation of women with lung cancer
Jill Hamer-Wilson has lived to see what seemed impossible nearly four years ago when she was diagnosed with lung cancer: Her eldest son has grown taller than her. -
Local News Medical residents' 'pop-up' clinics offer cancer screening for vulnerable women
Three dozen young doctors have spent the past week offering “pop-up” clinics to bring cancer screening to women who otherwise would not get it. -
Local News Fertility Match: Helping couples find egg donors and surrogates
Wanted: women willing to give their time and their bodies to help other women become mothers — for purely altruistic reasons. -
National Surrogates should get 'reasonable compensation,' fertility specialists say
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Women The best of Canadian women's hockey is in Ottawa Sunday — and they're not getting ...
Fans of good hockey are in for a treat this weekend. On Sunday afternoon in Kanata, the best female player in the world, Marie-Philip Poulin and her Les Canadiennes de Montreal will try to wrest the Clarkson Cup from the defending-champion Calgary Inferno, led by captain Brianne Jenner. -
Local News Obituary: Elizabeth Dessureault — Young mother 'changed the face of lung cancer'
“Anyone with lungs can get lung cancer,” Elizabeth Dessureault liked to say. “I’m hoping that by sharing my story with others that I’m able to change the face of lung cancer to show that a 26-year-old, non-smoking, new-mom-to-be can get lung cancer, then anybody can. -
Women Are 3-D mammograms the future of breast cancer detection?
Do 3D mammograms do a better job at finding deadly breast cancers than traditional mammograms? Ottawa researchers are hoping to reduce some of the controversy surrounding breast cancer screening by answering that question. -
Local News 'X marks the spot' as radioactive 'seeds' help surgeons target breast cancer tumours
A tiny radioactive seed the size of a grain of rice is helping doctors at The Ottawa Hospital better target breast tumours, cut wait times, cut costs and ease the minds of worried women facing cancer. -
Local News 2016 Run for the Cure raises $715,000 in Ottawa
More than 5,000 CIBC Run for the Cure runners and walkers (and more than a few pink ribbon-wearing dogs) raised more than $715,000 for breast cancer research on Sunday. -
Local News Rural women run higher risks in childbirth than urban counterparts: study
Women in rural Canada have twice the risk of some life-threatening complications when they give birth, compared to urban women, a new study suggests.