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Any Canadian who asks for HIV prevention drugs should get them, doctors say

Any Canadian who asks for HIV prevention drugs should get them, doctors say

For the first time since 2017, Canadian doctors have released updated clinical guidelines for antiretroviral medications used to prevent HIV.

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WHO conditionally recommends GLP-1 drugs for obesity

WHO conditionally recommends GLP-1 drugs for obesity

The first conditional recommendation by the organization advises the use of GLP-1 drugs by adults, except pregnant women, for long-term obesity treatment, while the second suggests interventions like a healthy diet and physical activity to be offered alongside the medicines.

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Former Eritrean refugees sponsor their own psychologist to fill health-care gap

Former Eritrean refugees sponsor their own psychologist to fill health-care gap

A group of Eritrean community members are banding together to try to bring a clinical psychologist from East Africa to Calgary, hoping to help the community access the kind of support that’s chronically difficult for many newcomers to get in the mainstream health-care system.

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  • 1 gün, 23 saat, 32 dakika
Reducing ultra-processed food intake requires rethinking our 'food environment,' experts say

Reducing ultra-processed food intake requires rethinking our 'food environment,' experts say

Experts say that an individual’s food environment is what plays a key role in determining how healthy they are, arguing that tackling issues like ultra-processed food consumption and obesity is more complicated than simply summoning the willpower to resist unhealthy foods.

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Flu vaccines take months to make. Here's what could speed it up

Flu vaccines take months to make. Here's what could speed it up

For decades, the flu virus in the shots you’re offered every fall has been grown in chicken eggs. Now, scientists are trying more modern methods of developing vaccines that they hope will be even more effective.

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  • 3 gün, 3 saat, 32 dakika
This paramedic had post-traumatic stress injuries. So he built a healthier workplace

This paramedic had post-traumatic stress injuries. So he built a healthier workplace

Across Canada, several union officials who represent paramedics have sounded the alarm on the burnout, stress, and post-traumatic stress injuries that many paramedics are dealing with due to working conditions. Miles Randell, an advanced care paramedic, is trying to do something different for frontline health-care workers who need a supportive work environment.

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  • 3 gün, 3 saat, 32 dakika
Surging measles cases could augur poorly for other diseases, World Health Organization says

Surging measles cases could augur poorly for other diseases, World Health Organization says

Measles deaths dropped 88 per cent over 24 years thanks to global immunization efforts but the number of cases surged in 2024, the World Health Organization says.

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