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More than half of U.S. dog owners have vaccine hesitancy around their pets
About 37% of dog owners thought canine vaccination could make their dogs develop autism, despite the fact that there is no data behind that idea and that the link between vaccines and autism has been thoroughly researched and debunked in humans.
Your brain on food: Brain signals differ between lean vs. obese people
But losing weight doesn’t improve impaired signals.

QUIZ: How much do you know about prevention of deep vein thrombosis?

Test your knowledge of how to prevent deep vein thrombosis.
Calcium channel blockers may increase the risk of glaucoma

Calcium channel blockers may be an important modifiable risk factor for glaucoma, possibly through a mechanism that is not related to intraocular pressure.
What can we learn? The push and pull of sex in cancer survivors

Let's look at what we can learn from two very different patient cases.
Naloxone kits across Canada should have both nasal spray and injection options: panel

The new guidance, led by the BC Centre for Disease Control, aims to standardize take-home naloxone kits that are distributed through various sites, including pharmacies, community groups and emergency departments, to anyone who could respond to an overdose.
New drug from Quebec proves effective against COVID-19

The cocktail of antibodies soothes respiratory symptoms caused by COVID-19 during its acute phase.
How best to think about herpes

About one in six people have genital herpes, and most of them have no idea.
Officials say some patients showing ‘severe symptoms’ in Calgary daycare outbreak

Alberta Health Services says there are now 96 laboratory-confirmed cases due to the outbreak, which is up from 56 on Tuesday.
HIV: Have we solved the mystery of CD4 T-cell death?

Understanding the cells' self-destruction mechanism could lead to new therapeutic solutions for patients resistant to current antiretroviral treatments.