1+ week, 3+ day ago   (281+ words) The ​U.S. Pentagon issued detailed guidance on Wednesday for a new, mandatory testosterone deficiency screening policy for active-duty and reserve service members age 30 and older, ‌a follow-up to a July announcement from U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (602+ words) Brenda Fricker, the reclusive "Pigeon Lady" of Home Alone 2 and Ireland's first actress to win an Oscar, for her maternal turn in My Left Foot, has died at the age of 81. The celebrated and prolific character actor died in Dublin…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (939+ words) Assisted deaths among people with mental disorders in the Netherlands have surged in recent years. Some Dutch psychiatrists say that's a red flag for Canada, but not everyone agrees. The debate surfaced during recent hearings of a federal committee tasked…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (280+ words) The federal government has launched a new advisory committee on preventive health care more than a year after pausing the work of a task force that had come under fire for failing to keep up with expert advice on cancer…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (95+ words) Implication of cures just around the corner unrealistic, cancer survivor and researcher say Media | Misunderstood cancer research Caption: It's important not to misrepresent scientific discoveries in the field of cancer research to patients, says Dr. Ben Neel, director of the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (130+ words) CBC Maternal deaths in Vancouver area on par with world’s poorest countries According to a new report, drug overdose and substance use is now the leading cause of maternal death in the Vancouver Coastal Health region. CBC’s Caroline…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (141+ words) CBC Drug-related overdose leading cause of maternal deaths: Vancouver Coastal Health A shocking new report from Vancouver Coastal Health has revealed drug-related overdose as the leading cause of maternal death in the health region. As CBC’s Yasmine Ghania reports, it…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (172+ words) While former Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu has previously expressed positions at odds with a number of her new party's policies, Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault said that 'when she joins us, she knows' the government's stance on issues like abortion and…...