Rashes can be thought of as a dysfunctional community of skin cells. Your skin harbors dozens of distinct cell types, including those that form blood vessels,...
Medicare finalized its decision to restrict its coverage of Aduhelm, Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s disease drug, on April 8, 2022. The decision means only patients who have...
In late March 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a second booster shot of COVID-19 vaccines for vulnerable populations in the U.S., a move...
Cannabis has been used by humans for thousands of years and is one of the most popular drugs today. With effects such as feelings of joy...
We’ve all heard those people who say “running gives you a high” or “exercise is addictive,” but for many of us, it’s hard to love exercise....
OTTAWA — Health Canada has approved AstraZeneca’s antibody combination to prevent symptomatic COVID−19 infection in immunocompromised people. The drug, named Evusheld, is intended for people who...
Around one in 10 Canadians has kidney disease and millions more are at risk. According to the Kidney Foundation of Canada, the number of people living...
MANILA – An increase in dengue cases has been seen in Zamboanga Peninsula, Cagayan Valley, Western Visayas, and Davao regions, a health official said Tuesday. In an...
For decades, growth charts have been used by paediatricians as reference tools. The charts allow health professionals to plot and measure a child’s height and weight...
We’ve all heard of the psychotherapy couch, and the dynamic between a client and their human therapist. But perhaps less well known is the increasingly popular...