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Nursing students warn time lost to teacher work stoppage could hurt patients
York University nursing students are concerned they're being thrown into hospitals lacking crucial skills after losing up to 100 clinical hours due to the strike, and they're worried that will adversely affect the patients they'll care for.
New Canadian Medical Association head calls for debate on decriminalizing opioids
The new president of the Canadian Medical Association wants to see politicians debate the pros and cons of decriminalizing opioids, despite the federal government saying it is not interested in such a move.
Smoking linked to higher dementia risk
Smoking is well known for its many negative health consequences, but its impact on the brain is relatively less studied.
What happens when your neighbours smoke up, and it could kill you?
Want life insurance? You may want to track your fitness, says John Hancock
Passengers bleed from ears, noses after Indian flight loses cabin pressure
Low-carb diet better when it includes more vegetables, nuts
N.S. woman choosing to die earlier than she wants due to 'extreme' assisted-dying law
Hearts, brains and bones: McGill medical museum brings visitors 'a little closer to death'
Nova Scotia to allow 'X' as sex option on birth certificates
Belleisle Farms brand coleslaw recalled due to Listeria
Your used smartphone could be helpful for blind people
More than 8,000 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada since 2016
A child dies every 5 seconds, and most are preventable deaths: UN
California sues maker of Humira for alleged kickbacks to doctors
B.C.-based grower approved to export marijuana to U.S. for clinical trial
Mom and daughter share 4-year nursing program together, still not sick of each other
Canada's artificial trans fats ban comes into effect — with a phase-out period
'I feel betrayed by my company': Subway operator barred while using medicinal cannabis
Opinion
The dangers of not vaccinating are horrifying and graphic. Government warnings must show that
Healthy seniors taking baby Aspirin may be doing more harm than good
'People are going to die': A city ravaged by the opioid crisis waits anxiously for overdose prevention site
Dr. Goldman's blog
Household cleaners may trigger childhood obesity
Mental health crisis grips Puerto Rico as rebuilding efforts stumble a year after hurricane
