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- 7/13/2023
Dip in gut microbiota diversity linked to chemo-related weight gain in breast cancer patients
Body fat composition also more altered in patients getting chemotherapy compared to hormone treatment. - 7/13/2023
QUIZ: Bacterial sexually transmitted infections
Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are rising in Canada. Test your knowledge of the top three bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) here. - 7/13/2023
Retirement? Heck no!
Dr. Alice Briggs turns 91 in August but this internal medicine specialist and allergist/immunologist has no intention of laying down her stethoscope anytime soon. - 7/13/2023
Soda sweetener aspartame now listed as possible cancer cause. But it’s still considered safe
Two different groups examined the issue. - 7/13/2023
Online, ‘unalive’ means death or suicide. Experts say it might help kids discuss those things
Litman, 46, teaches English as a second language to students in Jersey City. Her students don’t use—and perhaps have never even heard—English words like “suicide.” But they know “unalive.” - 7/12/2023
Tens of thousands of doctors in England start ‘longest’ strike in health system’s history
The British Medical Association, the doctors’ union, has asked for a 35% pay rise to bring junior doctors’ pay back to 2008 levels once inflation is taken into account. - 7/12/2023
First over-the-counter birth control pill gets U.S. FDA approval
The manufacturer, Ireland-based Perrigo, won’t start shipping the pill until early next year, and there will be no age restrictions on sales. - 7/12/2023
Did past health accords work? Ottawa is trying to make that question easier to answer
When it comes to fixing Canada’s ailing healthcare systems, governments have often failed to set that baseline—so it’s difficult to know how well the treatment has worked. - 7/12/2023
Plastic surgeon who livestreamed procedures on TikTok banned from practicing medicine in Ohio
The board said the doctor neglected her patients as she livestreamed parts of their procedures, spoke into a camera and answered viewer questions—all while the surgeries were taking place. - 7/12/2023
Public health agency investigates after Air France passenger sat in blood soaked area
‘My instinct was I can’t sit with this. I can’t smell this. I have to get it off and no one was helping me do it. So, I just did it myself,’ the passenger said.