(Simone Spichack/ Being Patient) – – Time is of the essence when it comes to Alzheimer’s — early diagnosis provides more time to intervene and slow its progress. Current technology is expensive and time-consuming, but a number of faster tests are in the pipeline. Some of those leverage artificial intelligence, …
(Emily Henderson/ News Medical Net) — Researchers have identified a series of symptoms associated with pancreatic cancer, including two previously unrecognized symptoms – feeling thirsty and having dark urine – in a study presented today (Monday) at the NCRI Festival.
The study has confirmed a further 21 signs of pancreatic …
(Cathy Senay/ CBC News) — The Quebec government has tabled a new bill that aims to improve front-line services by forcing family doctors to declare their hours and take appointments through a new online system.
Bill 11 would make family doctors put their working schedule in a central appointment booking system, which would …
(Selena Ross/ CTV News) — A new law that allows Quebec families one round of publicly covered in vitro fertilization treatment will take effect just next week, the province announced Wednesday, while announcing the details of the law.
After weeks and even years of anticipation, after the last such coverage ended in 2015, …
(Matthew Perron/ CTV News) — Britain granted conditional authorization on Thursday to the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19 so far. It also is the first country to OK the treatment from drugmaker Merck, although it wasn’t immediately clear how quickly the pill would be available.
The pill was licensed …
(Nick Zagorski/ Psychiatric News) — While effective COVID-19 vaccines continue to be approved and distributed worldwide, these injections are only one step of a multistep process to control the devastation caused by the pandemic. Even with millions of people receiving COVID-19 vaccines, the virus will continue to …
(Brandie Weikle/ CBC News) — Sadie Vipond was just seven years old when she first experienced the negative effects of extreme weather, the kind expected to happen more often with climate change.
Her Calgary neighbourhood was evacuated because of severe flooding in 2013, the most destructive in Alberta’s history. …
(Melissa Couto Zouber/ CTV News) — As little as 15 minutes a day of brisk walking could help many women who struggle with postpartum depression, a study from a Canadian university says, though some severe cases may still require traditional medical care.
The study from Western University, published Wednesday by the Journal …
The research, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology , found that age-related macular degeneration, …