Michelle Bergen never imagined that a health scare three years ago would lead to social media stardom. On top of being a mother, wife and caregiver, Bergen, 51, has a demanding job as a businesswoma… [+7038 chars]
Two years after recovering from COVID-19, people of all ages have greater risk of brain challenges like dementia, psychosis, epilepsy and brain fog. Thats according to a study involving more than 1 … [+5484 chars]
Immunocompromized patients with hematologic cancers have experienced lower COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness. But a third dose of mRNA vaccine may significantly boost their antibody concentrations, a re… [+3709 chars]
By: Zhe Lu, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR); Abigaëlle Dalpé-Castilloux, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), and Magali Houde, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Ultraviolet (UV) abso… [+6815 chars]
At 15, C was hospitalized for a week, and at 18 for longer, after C took a bunch of pills, everything I could find. How would you believe its going to get better when youre growing into your adult b… [+1153 chars]
Although we have seen a lot of progress in HIV/AIDS over the past two decades, this year's update from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) struck a dismal tone. The update, releas… [+6299 chars]
In a recent study published in NEJM, researchers conducted a phase III clinical trial to test the effectiveness of three repurposed drugs - metformin, ivermectin, and fluvoxamine, in preventing progr… [+7076 chars]
The International CMV Public Health and Policy Conference is underway in Ottawa early this week. Keely and Steve McJannet with their three-year-old daughter Hazel, who was born with CMV, which can … [+6772 chars]
Trillions of symbiotic microbial organisms, collectively known as the human microbiome, live in and on the surface of the human body. Credit: What is Biotechnology? As many as one in ten people acro… [+5129 chars]
Cancer deaths could be prevented by controlling risk factors such as tobacco consumption, alcohol consumption, and high BMI, a new study by the British journal Lancet has concluded.Buy Now | Our best… [+1526 chars]
A clinical study in Kelowna is attempting to solve one of medicine’s greatest challenges. Ear infections, pneumonia, skin rashes, UTI’s, whooping cough, strep throat, dental infections, the list go… [+1800 chars]
Women with obesity and whose response to calorie-restricted diets is inadequate likely would benefit from including exercise training in their weight-loss regimens, data suggest. In a randomized con… [+7112 chars]
