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U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 34
Health ||
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Autism diagnosis procedure should be reformed to ease wait times and stress, society says
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Camille Bains
Canada -British Columbia ||
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School Violence
'I thought he was dead': CBC survey reveals 4 in 10 boys are physically assaulted at school
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David Common, Anu Singh and Caitlin Taylor
Canada ||
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2 of 3 polio viruses eradicated in 'historic' step, WHO says
Wild poliovirus type 3 is globally eradicated, chair of an independent commission of experts concludes. Only wild polio virus type 1 is still circulating.
Health |
Why Big Oil faces court cases that echo the litigation against Big Tobacco in the '90s
How much did the oil industry know about the impact of fossil fuel emissions on the climate? When did they know it? And what did they do with that knowledge? Those are the central questions in a series of court cases attempting to hold companies accountable for their role in climate change.
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Kelly Crowe
Technology & Science |
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After long-awaited recognition, serious research begins on chronic fatigue syndrome
A network of Canadian scientists is trying to make up for lost time in their search for a standard diagnostic test and treatment for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. About 580,000 Canadians live with the disease, yet there has been little research into ME/CFS until recently.
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Vik Adhopia
Health ||
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'They neglected me': Nunavut mother wants investigation after medical travel debacle
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Kate Kyle
Canada -North |
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FDA wants stronger warning on breast implants about risks
Health |
90,000 free naloxone kits distributed by Ontario pharmacies in under 2 years
Canada -Toronto ||
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New hope for ITP patients dashed by high drug cost
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Dr. Meera Dalal
Health ||
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1st local polio case reported in Zambia since 1995
Health |
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Rare childbirth complication kills well-known Sask. curler
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Bryan Eneas
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
School girls praised for stepping in to save a life
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Sandra Abma
Canada -Ottawa ||
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How Zantac went from world's best-selling drug to being pulled from store shelves
Health ||
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Option to freeze eggs at N.S. fertility clinic now open to all — for a price
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Carolyn Ray
Canada -Nova Scotia |
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U of M researchers head to West Africa to study how Ebola affects reproductive system
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Nicholas Frew
Canada -Manitoba ||
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B.C. man's death at trampoline park was an accident, coroner's report finds
Rhianna Schmunk
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Tories propose mandatory vaccinations for N.S. public school children
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Michael Gorman
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
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Blog
Episiotomy helpful in forceps births says Canadian study
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Lack of ambulances leaves Ottawa at 'level zero' in life-and-death situations
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Laura Osman
Canada -Ottawa ||
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'We have more work to do' on helping Mounties with PTSD: RCMP commissioner
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Eva Uguen-Csenge
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Should nurses be allowed to prescribe certain drugs? Ontario wants to know
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Shawn Jeffords
Canada -Toronto ||
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Drug companies in opioid epidemic settle with Ohio counties, avoiding 1st federal trial
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'Powerful piece of circumstantial evidence' that virus causes paralyzing illness in kids
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Second Opinion
Could a common treatment for joint pain do more harm than good?
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Adam Miller
Health ||
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'That's a crisis': P.E.I. senior spends 9 nights in ER waiting for long-term care bed
Sarah MacMillan
Canada -PEI ||
Point of View
Living with saving a life: How I saved my son from a life-threatening allergy
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Jean Paetkau
Canada -British Columbia |