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Universal public coverage of essential drugs would improve health care, research suggests
Adding universal public coverage of the top prescription drugs would help Canadians take medications they need, new research suggests. More read comments
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MDs under pressure: U.S. Navy SEAL training adapted to help Canadian doctors fight stress
The responsibility of caring for sick patients in busy hospitals can cause stress that leads to burnout and depression among doctors, but training adapted from military practices aims to boost Canadian physicians' resiliency. More read comments
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Second Opinion 'Off-label' antidepressant use lacks evidence, and a link between math skills and your health
Second Opinion is a vital dose of the week's news in health and medicine from reporter Kelly Crowe and CBC Health. More
- MARKETPLACE What's in your chicken sandwich? DNA test shows Subway sandwiches could contain just 50% chicken
- Publicly funding dental care could help ease the fentanyl crisis, and more read comments
- 3D printer lets surgeons hold a child's heart before surgery starts
- Updated Efficacy of new anti-HIV drug could make some less likely to practise safe sex, public health officials warn
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OPIOID ADDICTION
'Such courage': How one First Nation is fighting opioid addiction
After surviving the oxycontin crisis, Eabametoong First Nation in northern Ontario braces for fentanyl
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Breakfast trends
Do we still need 3 square meals a day or is all-day breakfast the new normal?
Canadian eating habits are changing and restaurants are taking notice in hunt for growth
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LIFESPAN
Canadians born in 2030 forecast to live 4 years longer than previous generation
Women in Canada projected to live to 87, men to 84, but South Korean women lead world at 91
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ADHD
Children with ADHD have some smaller brain regions, study shows
Researchers suggest disorder should be considered a neurological condition and not simply a behavioural one
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Hearing loss
'Like a robot screaming in my ear:' composer spreads the word on sudden deafness
Timing is everything for recognizing and treating sudden sensorineural hearing loss
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Couples
Caring for your partner boosts mental health in future
Communicating with your romantic partner and offering genuine support goes a long way, couples therapists say
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Weight loss
Why willpower isn't enough to keep the pounds off
You may think that fighting fat is simply a question of self-discipline — but it's largely about biology
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Updated
Toronto Public Health concerned new anti-HIV drug could contribute to spread of other STIs
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Immersive VR
Could a VR walk in the woods relieve chronic pain?
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PILLS
Popular heartburn drugs could lead to kidney damage without warning: study
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Parenting
Parents' poor comprehension tied to more relapses in children with chronic illness
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Waiting room
Canadians wait longer to see doctor than international average
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In Depth
Epic court battle over private health care rages in B.C. courts
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LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
Burlington woman spent 6 days without lungs thanks to new, life-saving procedure
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Stigma
How taking fat shaming to heart backfires for health
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Power of laughter
Lawyer-turned-humorist helps raise $2M for research into rare lung disease
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Parkinson's
Dancing with Parkinson's research
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Stroke
New emergency brain procedure saving stroke patients
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PTSD
'It's still a nightmare': The case of jurors released with PTSD and little or no help after verdict
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Analysis
The year of the fentanyl crisis: How we got here
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Down syndrome
People with Down syndrome answer uncomfortable questions
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INTERACTIVE
Was removing one-third of this man's brain right thing to do?
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