Health Topstories
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SECOND OPINION Should we let the crowd fund Canadian science if no one else will?
In hunting down and exposing old industry trial data, Toronto family doctor Nav Persaud was participating in an international scientific initiative called RIAT — restoring invisible and abandoned trials. More
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Broken teeth and bruises: dentists in unique position to spot domestic abuse
A prosecutor and advocate for domestic violence education says dentists are in a unique position to help victims. She wants more training for the profession to better use that opportunity. More
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Blog Do you want your physician to ask about your sexuality?
Health professionals in the U.K. are supposed to ask every adult patient their sexual orientation. Some say the policy is meant to improve health-care access for LGBT patients, but others say it's invasive. More
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DRUG TRANSPARENCY
Morning sickness drug Diclectin doesn't work, confidential industry documents reviewed by doctor show
Drug fell short of company's own threshold for effectiveness, analysis reveals
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LONELINESS
U.K. names minister to tackle 'silent epidemic' of loneliness
More than 9 million in U.K. often or always feel lonely, commission report says
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SECOND OPINION
Fruit flies can taste calcium: Does that mean humans can?
Also, what can comics teach us about health?
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OPIOIDS
Opioid crisis strikes 'close to home' for many, poll says
1 in 5 Canadian adults says they have been prescribed opioids in the past 5 years
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FLU
Flu vaccine may have low effectiveness against dominant strain
H3N2, associated with more severe illness among some, causing majority of flu cases
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SECOND OPINION
New contender for world's most expensive drug costs $850,000 US
And a dust-up over whether WHO is paying enough attention to the aging population
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Dr. Brian Goldman
Is your child being bullied at school?
Canadian study says severe childhood bullying linked to suicidal risk for teens
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SHINGLES
New vaccine for 'hideous' shingles illness should be free for seniors, advocates argue
A new vaccine available this month in Canada is expected to be the best new defence against shingles
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E. coli
E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce apparently over, Ottawa says
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Video
Assisted dying: What happens when doctors disagree on what the law says?
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People with facial differences see their stories reflected in Wonder
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Video
HIV in Canada: Why haven’t we beaten HIV/AIDS?
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GROWING SKIN
Boy with rare disease gets most of skin replaced through gene therapy
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OPIOID CRISIS
2,000% rise in street drug samples testing positive for fentanyl
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FOOD
'Gluten free' label to be removed from Cheerios in Canada
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IN-UTERO SURGERY
Surgeons repair spina bifida in fetus for 1st time in Canada, hospitals say
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Carbon
Bad news: Eating local, organic won't shrink your carbon footprint
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HEP C CURE
Hepatitis C could be eliminated in Canada, but drug prices, screening barriers stand in the way
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Innovation
Q & A | Teens search for way to improve magnetic resonance images
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LONG READ
How Elizabeth Wettlaufer became one of Canada's worst serial killers
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CBC Investigates
Wire-bristle BBQ brush incident reports more than double
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Living in a greener neighbourhood could lower risk of early death: study
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second opinion
Many new cancer drugs don't save lives
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