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Vaping as a method to quit smoking doesn't work well, Canadian doctor says
A Canadian smoking cessation doctor says vaping as a way to quit smoking doesn't seem to work, and most adults continue to smoke and vape — a concerning finding that comes amid the skyrocketing popularity of e-cigarettes among young people.
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Amina Zafar
Health ||
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It's time to break the taboo around pelvic floor health in Canada, say advocates
Radio -White Coat - Black Art |
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U.S. retains measles-elimination status despite worst outbreak in 25 years
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Sask. man with cerebral palsy says government social worker suggested divorce to restore disability payments
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Alicia Bridges
Canada -Saskatoon ||
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There's an E. coli outbreak in N.L., with province confirming 22 cases this week
The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health says the first cases were at Memorial University in St. John's, but there are cases in the central and western regions as well.
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Mike Moore
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador ||
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Colorectal cancer screening may not be best for all, new guideline says
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Amina Zafar
Health ||
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Markham boutique hotel for dementia patients built to give their caregivers a break
Philip Lee-Shanok
Canada -Toronto ||
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Trudeau says he would look at ways to improve medical assistance in dying law
Politics ||
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Ontario's 'outdated' prosthetics program shortchanging amputees, critics say
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Stu Mills
Canada -Ottawa ||
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Vaping-related lung damage in 17 patients resembled chemical burns, U.S. doctors say
Health ||
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Hep C treatment is better than ever, but many Sask. patients aren't using it
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Bridget Yard
Canada -Saskatoon ||
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Female surgeons in Ontario earn 24% less per hour than male peers, study finds
Health ||
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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
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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 |