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Ontario is profiting from online betting, but at what cost to problem gambling?
In April 2022, Ontario became the first province in Canada to regulate online gambling and sports. T ...
‘Generational problem’: Youth still struggling in pandemic’s shadow
Like many other young people, Amelie feels that the COVID-19 pandemic—and its procession of lockdown ...
COVID’s origins reviewed: Lab leak or natural spillover?
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Vaccine misinformation: a lasting side effect from COVID
A fringe anti-vaccine movement took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to bring conspiracy theories ...
Keeping blood pressure under control is critical. There’s a new option for tough cases
Nothing doctors prescribed controlled Michael Garrity's dangerously high blood pressure—until they z ...
Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphas ...
Beyond hard hats: Mental struggles become the deadliest construction industry danger
Frank Wampol had a dark realization when he came across some alarming data a few years ago: More tha ...
US health dept providing Moderna $590 mn to speed mRNA bird flu vaccine
US health officials announced Friday they were awarding $590 million to Moderna to develop mRNA vacc ...
Global study: HIV patients face underestimated heart disease risks
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, posing a part ...
Rotavirus protein NSP4 manipulates calcium signaling, affecting disease outcomes
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have improved our understan ...
Mapping the mind: New framework links brainwaves to individual cognitive states
The complexity of the human brain—86 billion neurons strong with more than 100 trillion connections— ...