Great, Now We Have to Worry About Monkeypox?
Photo: Cuson (Shutterstock) Smallpox is the only disease we’ve ever managed to fully eradicate in humans; it hasn’t existed anywhere in the world since 1980. But its close relative, monkeypox, is still around. Monkeypox isn’t anywhere near as dangerous as smallpox, but a few recent outbreaks have public health officials worried. In recent weeks, there […]
SIDS Is Still a Tragic Mystery, Despite Claims the ‘Cause’ Has Been Found
Photo: Andrew Wong (Getty Images) Last week, numerous headlines and social media posts declared that scientists had finally found the “cause” of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Unfortunately, the reality is a bit more complicated. While the research could one day lead to important discoveries in predicting or treating this devastating syndrome, the findings aren’t […]
Bird Flu Discovered in Wild Turkeys for First Time Ever
Wildlife managers across the country are wondering what’s next after a deadly strain of bird flu was discovered in wild turkey flocks for the first time ever. “Highly pathogenic avian influenza” (HPAI), caused by a virus known as H5N1, has been sweeping the continent since it first hit Canadian shores back in December 2021. From […]
Robot-assisted surgery can cut blood clot risk and speed recovery, study finds
Patients having major abdominal operations should be offered the option of robotic surgery, doctors and scientists have said, after a world-first clinical trial found the procedures dramatically speed up recovery times, reduce complications and cut the risk of blood clots. In a first-of-its-kind three-year study, experts at University College London (UCL) and the University of […]
Why COVID is a key suspect in severe hepatitis cases in kids worldwide | CBC News
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly health and medical science newsletter. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Unexplained severe acute hepatitis cases among children continue to emerge in Canada and around the world, and while health officials desperately search for a cause of the mysterious illness, researchers are […]
Living In Wildfire Prone Areas Increases The Risk Of Brain Tumors And Lung Cancer
CAMARILLO, CA – MAY 3: A man on a rooftop looks at approaching flames as the Springs fire continues … [+] to grow on May 3, 2013 near Camarillo, California. The wildfire has spread to more than 18,000 acres on day two and is 20 percent contained. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Getty Images Being […]
Leading Hospitals for Cancer Care – North Delta Reporter
Cancer treatment is one of the most acute problems of modern medicine. Malignant neoplasms kill millions of people each year. The standard cancer treatment methods are surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. At the advanced stages of the disease, they are often palliative. Oncology is a challenge for many people as well as it is for […]
As temperatures soar, sun shines, a reminder to protect your skin
‘Melanoma is now the seventh most common cancer in Canada and the fourth most common among people ages 18 to 29,’ Save Your Skin Foundation founder tells council With sunny summer days on the horizon, a B.C. based not-for-profit is reminding Canadians to protect themselves and one another from skin cancers. Save Your Skin Foundation, […]
Study co-authored by UMass Chan researchers finds broad differences in SARS-CoV-2 infectiousness
Wide variation in the amount or infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 among people in early stages of COVID-19 may be an explanation for the phenomenon of “super spreaders,” according to a study by UMass Chan researchers and collaborators from several institutions that was recently published in Nature Microbiology . Laura Gibson, MD The research provides an in-depth […]
New Study Reveals The Reason Teens Seem to Tune Out Their Mom’s Voice
“Are you even listening to me?” It’s a question that discouraged parents often throw at their distracted teenagers, and the truthful answer is probably, “No.” It’s hard to really blame them. New research on adolescent brains suggests the reaction we have to certain voices naturally shifts with time, making our mother’s voice feel less valuable. […]