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- 1/6/2023
A kiss is just a kiss—or is it?
Dr. Gary Kinney explores the origin and usefulness of puckering up in the modern day. - 1/6/2023
Is bariatric surgery the best way to manage obesity?
As Dr. Noorali Bharwani notes, long-term success still hinges on healthy eating and exercise. - 1/6/2023
One of the largest-ever collections of Chinese medicinal artifacts isn't where you might expect to find it
Once an apothecary and general store, the Kam Wah Chung museum in John Day, Ore. looks much like it did in the 1940s. - 1/6/2023
Alberta rolls out program aimed at cutting wait times for specialists
The province's Facilitated Access to Specialized Treatment program is intended to streamline the referral process for physicians and help patients see a specialist sooner. - 1/6/2023
B.C. boosts coverage of four drugs, including diabetes med in Hollywood weight fad
Adrian Dix says the drug sold under the brand name Ozempic will become available to more patients in B.C. with Type 2 diabetes, although the expansion falls short of regular benefit coverage. - 1/6/2023
Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto says most systems back after ransomware attack
On Saturday, LockBit, a ransomware group the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has called one of the world's most active and destructive, issued a brief apology and offered SickKids a free decryptor to unlock its data. - 1/6/2023
POLL: Would you encourage your kids to become doctors?
With the benefit of hindsight and experience, would you encourage your own kids (or other young people in your life) to become doctors? - 1/6/2023
Kids prescribed antibiotics but not fed breast milk at triple risk of asthma: study
Researchers said they identified the breast milk sugars that offer better protection, which could potentially be used to supplement formula for infants. - 1/6/2023
PEI's lack of allergist causing complications for Islanders
As the only Canadian province without an allergist, Islanders like Montague's Meike Noonan was told to wait until she experienced severe allergic reactions before she can see a specialist. - 1/6/2023
QUIZ: Have you got your frostbite facts down cold?
It’s c-c-cold out there! Warm your brain with a few questions on one of the True North’s many winter risks—frostbite—and the latest made-in-Canada treatment protocol.