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Toronto doctors urge vaccination amid spread of ‘killer’ disease

The city's public health unit and doctors are urging people to get vaccinated against a potentially fatal bacterial disease amid a rise…

2 days ago

How Does Bird Flu Spread in Cows? Experiment Yields Some ‘Good News.’

Ever since scientists discovered influenza infecting American cows earlier this year, they have been puzzling over how it spreads from…

2 days ago

Experts raise concerns over potential cyanide spread after Yukon mine failure

Some experts are warning of potential impacts of cyanide in the territory's waterways after a heap leach failure at Victoria Gold's…

5 days ago

Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that’s on the rise in Canada

Tick experts are warning Canadians to be on the lookout for symptoms of a tick-borne disease whose case counts have been…

7 days ago

Lyme disease might be more common, but this tick-borne disease is on the rise in Canada

Tick experts are warning Canadians to be on the lookout for symptoms of a tick-borne disease whose case counts have been…

1 week ago

Landfill search for women’s remains to begin late this fall, Manitoba officials say

WARNING: This story contains distressing details.The search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two victims of an admitted…

2 weeks ago

Heat waves linked to higher mortality rates, especially in cities with more renters

As heat warnings spread across North America this week, new Canadian research is shedding light on the health risks from…

2 weeks ago

The Spread of ‘Iron Hands’ in The 15th Century Forever Changed How We Do Medicine : ScienceAlert

The human body today has many replaceable parts, ranging from artificial hearts to myoelectric feet. What makes this possible is…

2 weeks ago

Monkeypox’s worldwide spread is a warning, researchers say

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of mpox virus (orange). Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. James Cook University researchers…

3 weeks ago

Rumors and body-shaming spread through a Vermont high school after students signed up for Fizz, an anonymous message board app for schools that has raised $40M+ (Julie Jargon/Wall Street Journal)

Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal: Rumors and body-shaming spread through a Vermont high school after students signed up for…

3 weeks ago

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