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Vaping-related lung damage in 17 patients resembled chemical burns, U.S. doctors say
The lung injuries linked to vaping may be caused by exposure to toxic chemical fumes, U.S. doctors say in a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Hep C treatment is better than ever, but many Sask. patients aren't using it
Treatment for hepatitis C is easier, faster, and cheaper than it has ever been. But a specialized hep C nurse in Saskatchewan says a fraction of patients have been diagnosed and even fewer access the cure.
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Bridget Yard
Canada -Saskatoon ||
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App gives rural doctors 24/7 access to medical specialists
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Laura Sciarpelletti
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Vaccine delays, shortages possible across Canada as flu season approaches
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Eleanor Coopsammy
Canada -Manitoba ||
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Ryding-Regency raw beef, veal being recalled due to possible E. coli contamination
Health ||
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Mayor worries New Brunswick will cut rural hospital services
Cassidy Chisholm
Canada -New Brunswick ||
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'My mind was a dog untrained': P.E.I. woman finds hope with late-in-life ADHD diagnosis
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Sam Juric
Canada -PEI ||
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Panel on police suicides says officers need better mental health support
Canada -Ottawa ||
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Red meat study highlights challenges of extrapolating population-level research to individuals
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Amina Zafar
Health ||
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No 'significant risk' to children from chiropractic therapy, B.C. college says
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Bethany Lindsay
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Juul ends attempt to overturn San Francisco anti-vaping law
World |
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How risky is eating red meat? New studies provoke controversy
Canada -Hamilton ||
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Young caregivers put future careers at risk, study shows
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Josee St-Onge
Canada -Edmonton ||
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Drugmakers look to use Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy to settle U.S. opioid suits, WSJ reports
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'Understanding trauma': Program shows doctors the biases Indigenous women experience
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Daniela Germano
Canada -Thunder Bay |
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Keeping patients from falling through the cracks in Canada's health-care system
Health |
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Lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court seeks class action, damages against e-cigarette giant Juul
Canada -British Columbia |
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U of T students demand change in wake of suicide on campus
Muriel Draaisma
Canada -Toronto |
MUHC systems back up and running after major computer breakdown
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Jennifer Yoon
Canada -Montreal ||
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Parents whose daughter died by suicide call for compassion
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Rachel Cave
Canada -New Brunswick |
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Health Canada investigating ads for natural health product targeting anxious teens
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Katie Nicholson
Health |
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Scheer promises Tories would improve access to disability tax credit
Politics ||
Something Good
'You have given us the greatest gift': B.C. doctor thanked for life-saving cancer research
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Jason D'Souza
Canada -British Columbia |