The sex of your cells matters when it comes to heart disease

Most mammals, including humans, have two sex chromosomes, X and Y. One sex chromosome is usually inherited from each parent, and they pair up as either...

Political polarization is affecting mental health, and patients want therapists who share their views

As a psychiatrist, I’ve never talked so much about politics with my patients as I have in the past two years. It was surprising, though, when...

Clarifying the CDC’s COVID-19 quarantine and isolation guidelines – an infectious disease doc looks at the latest research

In December 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines for how long people should isolate following a COVID-19 infection. The agency...

Surprise – your kids may be nervous about ditching the mask

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new COVID-19 guidelines on Feb. 25, 2022, to help inform people’s individual decisions about wearing masks. The new...

Pandemic triggers 25% rise in global prevalence of anxiety: WHO

Pandemic triggers 25% rise in global prevalence of anxiety: WHO

GENEVA – The global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25 percent in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, with young people the...

Future infectious diseases: Recent history shows we can never again be complacent about pathogens

As we move into the third year of the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, it’s important to ask what we have learned and what we have...

Why Canada hasn’t been getting the new antibiotics we need to fight drug-resistant ‘superbugs’

More than one-quarter of infections in Canada fail to clear up when people are treated with standard antibiotics. This failure occurs because of a phenomenon called...

Vegetarian, pescatarian or low meat diets may reduce cancer risk – new research

A growing number of people are choosing to eat less meat. There are many reasons people may choose to make this shift, but health is often...

Transgender youth on puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones have lower rates of depression and suicidal thoughts, a new study finds

Recent studies estimate that 1.8% to 2.7% – or approximately 750,000 to 1.1 million – adolescents in the U.S. identify as transgender or nonbinary. Many of...