Cataract is an age-related process and the most common cause of reversible blindness for which operation is the only treatment as no medication or eye drops can cure cataract. Cataract operation is c… [+6879 chars]
Advocates warn that stigma could pose a public health threat as a cluster of monkeypox cases stokes concern in the queer community. Health authorities are investigating more than two dozen confirmed… [+4756 chars]
Finland confirmed its first case of monkeypox on Friday, joining the long list of European countries affected by the disease. The patient is not hospitalized and is doing well. 219 cases have been i… [+1158 chars]
The coronavirus mutant that is now dominant in the United States is a member of the omicron family but scientists say it spreads faster than its omicron predecessors, is adept at escaping immunity an… [+4474 chars]
T cells, biology textbooks teach us, are the soldiers of the immune system, constantly on the ready to respond to a variety of threats, from viruses to tumors. However, without rest and maintenance T… [+2160 chars]
Associate Professor of Veterinary Entomology at The University of Manitoba Kateryn Rochon said tick season is a bit delayed this year, due to cooler temperatures. She said peak season is in June and… [+3825 chars]
THUNDER BAY – Three outbreaks of COVID-19 reported at the Hogarth Riverview Manor long-term care home have been declared over, while two areas of the facility remained in outbreak Friday. The Thunde… [+672 chars]
For nearly two years, as the COVID pandemic disrupted life around the globe, other infectious diseases were in retreat. Now, as the world rapidly dismantles the measures put in place to slow spread o… [+10018 chars]
Pangnirtung, a small hamlet on Baffin Island, is grappling with the largest tuberculosis outbreak in Nunavut since 2017, according to data the territorial government released on Thursday after refusi… [+6455 chars]
The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A in Alberta and Saskatchewan involving strawberries. Based on investigation findings to date, consumption of imported fr… [+1929 chars]
The Government of Nunavut is once again offering the Respiratory Syncytial Virus vaccines to infants with certain pre-existing health conditions. This comes as the territory announced in a news rel… [+1494 chars]
Newswise — A study published in The Lancet Oncology suggests that a targeted radiation therapy is equitable to the current standard of care for patients whose lung cancer has metastasized to the brai… [+2873 chars]
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