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Sweating blood: bizarre disorder baffles doctors
Doctors in Italy recently treated a patient with a condition that caused her to sweat blood from her face and from the palms of her hands. There are those who question whether hematohidrosis exists, but a Canadian medical historian says it's extremely rare but legitimate. More
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Conservatives accuse Liberals of diabetes tax grab
Health groups joined forces on Sunday with the Conservative opposition to accuse the Liberal government of trying to raise tax revenue on the backs of vulnerable diabetics. More
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WHITE COAT BLACK ART | Are there risks in hot tub births?
A newborn nearly died following a hot tub birth. Dr. Brian Goldman assesses the risk and shares details of a new case report. More
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Featured Health
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Soothing touch eases the pain of social rejection, study finds
An in-person hug is much more effective than 'liking' a post or texting an emoji
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Video
Children with ADHD move twice as much when learning, brain tests show
Inattentiveness that children with ADHD show in the classroom is related to underdeveloped working memory
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Addiction
'You're trying to solve a drug problem with another drug': Vaccines for cocaine, heroin and opioid addictions
Most addiction vaccines in development are being tested only on animals
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Sleep
Women and heart disease: Female hormones protect against heart damage from body clock disruptions
For 1st time, scientists see how estrogen protects the female heart during sleep-wake cycle
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Obesity
'Working with one arm tied behind our back': Hospitals are ill-equipped to treat obese patients, experts say
470-pound patient told not to use hospital bathroom because he 'would break their toilet'
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Prosthetic devices
How a state-of-the-art prosthetic leg helped this amputee win a silver medal at the Invictus Games
Doctors told Étienne Aubé only 5% of people with his type of trauma are able to walk again
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Analysis
'I'm sorry to hear that': Why training Siri to be a therapist won't be easy
Privacy and understanding the nuances of language are just 2 of the concerns experts raise
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Fentanyl crisis
Life or death lessons: Schools are taking on the fentanyl crisis but drug curriculum a patchwork
B.C. 'far leads the country' in school programs
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Many new cancer drugs don't save lives
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LONG READ
How Elizabeth Wettlaufer became one of Canada's worst serial killers
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The plague is spreading rapidly in Madagascar, which already had highest number of cases worldwide
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CBC Investigates
A defibrillator was nearby when his heart stopped — not even 911 knew where it was
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CBC Investigates
Do-not-resuscitate requests rarely tracked in Canada
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LONGFORM
50 years on, mercury has deadly consequences for Grassy Narrows
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Seniors
Feeling at home: Staff trainers help LGBT seniors overcome fears in long-term care
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CANCER
Cancer lingo: How one person's thoughtful metaphor can be another's cliché
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BIOFILMS
Scientists find new way to attack tough lung infections
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THE POWER OF DANCE
Dancing towards the light: Nunavut youth use music to keep suicide at bay
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Superbug
'The enemy of my enemy is my friend:' Couple turns to viruses to beat back superbug
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1,300 Canadians have died with medical assistance since legalization — here's one man's story
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CBC Investigates
Private health or public risk? How Alberta helped a foundation offer citizens 'experimental' care
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