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Canada experiencing ‘alarming increase’ in syphilis cases, top doctor says

Canada experiencing ‘alarming increase’ in syphilis cas...

Canada is witnessing a troubling surge in syphilis cases, with numbers doubling ...

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Drug for cocaine addiction could help treat colorectal cancer, research shows

Drug for cocaine addiction could help treat colorectal ...

In a 'surprising' discovery, a drug used to treat cocaine addiction could be a s...

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Pharmacare deal would cover birth control, diabetes meds: sources

Pharmacare deal would cover birth control, diabetes med...

The Liberals and NDP have agreed to cover birth control through a single-payer p...

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‘Saving lives’: How AI is helping doctors better predict heart failure

‘Saving lives’: How AI is helping doctors better predic...

Amidst the surging rates of heart failure across Canada, experts say the urgency...

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Nearly 1 in 4 Canadians skipping pills, not renewing prescriptions due to cost: poll

Nearly 1 in 4 Canadians skipping pills, not renewing pr...

The poll, which surveyed 2,048 adults in Canada, show 22 per cent reported split...

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‘The American model’: Ontario doctor claims move to private care building steam

‘The American model’: Ontario doctor claims move to pri...

As the Ontario Medical Association continues to sound the alarm over a family do...

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Health Canada urged to approve HPV self-testing for cervical cancer 

Health Canada urged to approve HPV self-testing for cer...

The Canadian Cancer Society is calling on Health Canada to approve self-testing ...

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A woman dying of cancer, and the struggle to get treatment to reduce her pain

A woman dying of cancer, and the struggle to get treatm...

With a medical system plagued with long wait times, the Wasaga Beach, Ont., woma...

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Avian flu: More than 3M birds affected in Canada amid global outbreak

Avian flu: More than 3M birds affected in Canada amid g...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the ongoing response to the country's a...

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Lethbridge advocate reacts to MAiD expansion pause for mental illness cases

Lethbridge advocate reacts to MAiD expansion pause for ...

Following a joint parliamentary committee's decision, the federal government has...

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Province announces new psychiatric unit for Vernon Jubilee Hospital

Province announces new psychiatric unit for Vernon Jubi...

The new unit will provide 44 single-occupancy patient rooms, replacing 30 beds a...

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Mental health, substance-use zone opens at Peace Arch Hospital emergency department

Mental health, substance-use zone opens at Peace Arch H...

B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said it is an important facility for the area, a...

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Newo Yotina Friendship Centre, SHA launch new housing project in Regina

Newo Yotina Friendship Centre, SHA launch new housing p...

Newo Yotina Friendship Centre launched a long-term housing project for adult men...

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Barrie woman victimized by racist attack turns pain into purpose, opening a youth center

Barrie woman victimized by racist attack turns pain int...

Shanicka "Shak" Edwards says though she was shaken by the attack, her resolve wa...

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Therapist-turned-TikTok trailblazer advocates for BIPOC mental health

Therapist-turned-TikTok trailblazer advocates for BIPOC...

Trauma-based therapist Simone Saunders uses TikTok to advocate for mental health...

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Award-winning Calgary musician living in car amid mental health, financial challenges

Award-winning Calgary musician living in car amid menta...

With a career that spans decades as an award-winning guitar player, Oscar Lopez ...

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