Health

Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback

Craig Fedirighi

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates ...

‘Sciatica was gone’: hospital performs robot-assisted spinal surgery in Canadian first

‘Sciatica was gone’: hospital performs robot-assisted spinal surgery in Canadian first

Albert Wagner

Dave Myen didn’t think much about being the first patient in Canada to receive a robot-assisted direct lateral spine surgery ...

Ontario doctors offer solutions to help address shortage of family physicians

Ontario doctors offer solutions to help address shortage of family physicians

Craig Fedirighi

For the third year in a row, there was a decline in the number of medical students who are seeking ...

‘Careful evaluation needed’: Seemingly contradictory studies of B.C.’s safer supply released

‘Careful evaluation needed’: Seemingly contradictory studies of B.C.’s safer supply released

James Odonell

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Peer-reviewed research is emerging about the possible impact of British Columbia’s safer supply ...

Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands

Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands

Craig Fedirighi

HELENA, Mont. — A federal jury on Monday said Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people ...

Naloxone-resistant street drug linked to 9 deaths in Eastern Canada seized in Alberta

Naloxone-resistant street drug linked to 9 deaths in Eastern Canada seized in Alberta

Craig Fedirighi

A street drug linked to nine deaths in Eastern Canada is showing up in Alberta, prompting RCMP to issue a ...

Unruly Gut Fungi Can Make Your Covid Worse

Unruly Gut Fungi Can Make Your Covid Worse

Albert Wagner

When the team infected mice with Candida albicans strains taken from the severely affected Covid patients, they discovered that the ...

As syphilis cases among US newborns soar, doctors group advises more screening during pregnancy

As syphilis cases among US newborns soar, doctors group advises more screening during pregnancy

Craig Fedirighi

With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group now recommends that all pregnant patients be screened three times ...