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Single dads rate their physical and mental health low
Single dads are twice as likely to report poor physical and mental health as fathers with partners, according to a new study from a group of Toronto-area researchers. More
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Common 'silent strokes' go undetected, raise concerns about dementia and full-blown strokes
About seven per cent of people in their 50s have silent strokes, and among people aged 80-plus, about one-quarter have unknowingly been affected. Researchers estimate that for every symptomatic stroke, there are up to 10 silent strokes. More
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Analysis Fentanyl drug crisis 'spreading like a cancer' across Canada, expert says
The rise in fentanyl deaths in Canada in 2016 is part of an "unprecedented drug safety and public health crisis" that has been in the making for 20 years, says a Toronto doctor who specializes in pharmacology. More video
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Stroke
New emergency brain procedure saving stroke patients
Doctors able to pull clot from brain of patients while they're having a stroke
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Dr. Brian Goldman
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Analysis
Sugar's on the food label, but you'll have to guess how much has been 'added'
Lobbying by food industry means Canada food labels won't list 'added sugar'
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Failure to rescue
Software helps save lives by alerting doctors to crisis before a 'Code Blue' is called
Hamilton hospital uses digital early warning system to assess patients' vital signs and summon rapid help
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SKIN-TO-SKIN CARE
Kangaroo care for preemies shows profound power of touch
It makes sense how mother or father's touch has profound effects lasting into adulthood, pediatrician says
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Analysis
The patent trap? Open science advocates want CRISPR technology to be free
Should a U.S. university be allowed to privatize gene-editing technology?
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Mental health
Medical students face 'alarmingly high' rate of depression, study finds
JAMA study found more than one-quarter of medical students are depressed and 11% have suicidal thoughts
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Opioid epidemic
'People are dying': Life-saving opioid antidote hard to find
Naloxone 'should be wherever you think somebody might overdose,' such as high schools, nightclubs, doctor says
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Blood and plasma
Canadian Blood Services says paid plasma clinics are harming voluntary donations
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Cancer
First Nations adult cancer survival shows major gap
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Discipline
3 common timeout mistakes by parents and how to do it better
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'3-parent baby'
Human embryo repair experiment swaps out faulty mitochondrial DNA
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Indigenous health
Canada 'falls short' in treating First Nations patients, says country's 1st female Indigenous surgeon
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Analysis
Fraser Institute's wait-time survey: Does it still count if most doctors ignored it?
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Video
How the powerful opioid fentanyl kills
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Down syndrome
People with Down syndrome answer uncomfortable questions
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Brain tumour
New laser method could help neurosurgeons get at hard-to-reach tumours
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Stoicism
Indigenous children, stoic about their pain, are drawn out with art
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Road safety
Speed kills: How to curb a 'terrible form of violence'
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Drug $$$
Get ready to pay more for private drug plans
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POISONING
Move extra-strength acetaminophen behind the counter to prevent overdoses, mom urges
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First Nations deaths
One father's quest for answers: 'My son did not die in vain'
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INTERACTIVE
Was removing one-third of this man's brain right thing to do?
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