Transgender youth are significantly more likely to consider suicide and attempt it compared to their cisgender peers, new research shows. In a large population-based study, investigators found the i… [+5229 chars]
Chronic wasting disease, a deadly neurological infectious disease that affects deer, elk and moose, is spreading across North America. Most recently detected in North Carolina in March 2022, CWD has … [+8154 chars]
Health Department warns anyone scratched or bitten by a dog or fox to get immediate medical treatmentA fox that was killed by a dog in Kugaaruk recently has tested positive for rabies, Nunavuts Healt… [+1061 chars]
When Dr. Nesli Basgoz met her patient for the first time in May, he had been admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital with symptoms that were quite common for many infectious diseases -- fever, ras… [+8238 chars]
As global outbreaks of monkeypox made headlines, Dr. Antoine Cloutier-Blais's Montreal clinic began seeing patients with unusual and often painful bodily lesions. By early June, the family physician… [+6405 chars]
A recent article from the Technical University of Munich published in PNAS reached national newspapers in severalcountries worldwide. The team showed that aerosol emissions increase exponentially wit… [+15641 chars]
Health Department warns anyone scratched or bitten by a dog or fox to get immediate medical treatmentA fox that was killed by a dog in Kugaaruk recently has tested positive for rabies, Nunavuts Healt… [+1061 chars]
A new lab-designed molecule that exploits a weakness in cells can kill a wide range of cancers that are difficult to treat, according to a new U.S. study conducted on human cancer tissue and in human… [+4373 chars]
In Canada, authorities in the Eastern Townships of Quebec are warning residents and visitors of an increase in Lyme disease cases. The Public Health Department of Estrie confirms that 387 cases of Ly… [+1457 chars]
Studies have associated the following signs of COVID seen in nails: 1. Horizontal grooves over fingernails and toenails 2. White lines on all fingernails 3. Orange discolorations at the end of n… [+242 chars]
Currently detected cases of monkeypox do not necessarily show the usual symptoms, which can lead to a difficult diagnosis, alerted the American health authorities on Friday, stressing that identifyin… [+1859 chars]
When looking at the state of COVID-19 in the United States, Mansoor Amiji, distinguished professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Northeastern, invites you to think from the perspect… [+5037 chars]