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Campaign aims to reduce stigma, discrimination of kids, youth with disabilities

TORONTO— Like any typical teen, Jadine Baldwin loves spending time on her cellphone and laptop, the latter the vehicle for …

Doctors must help remedy opioid crisis in Canada, CMA meeting told

QUEBEC — Canada’s opioid epidemic isn’t a single crisis but a complex set of overlapping crises that will take multiple …

Tobacco firm says new product will reduce smoking rate, critics skeptical of motives

TORONTO — One of the world’s largest tobacco companies is rolling out a smokeless cigarette in Canada that it contends …

Cases of HPV related oral cancers have risen significantly in Canada: study

TORONTO — The proportion of oral cancers caused by the human papillomavirus has risen significantly in Canada, say researchers, who …

Parental support can help kids anxious after Manchester concert bombing: experts

TORONTO — Watching media reports about the deadly suicide bombing at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, may have …

Almost 2 million Ontarians given opioids, despite calls to rein in prescribing: report

TORONTO – Almost two million Ontarians – or 14 per cent of the province’s population – filled prescriptions for opioids …

New opioid prescribing guidelines aim to cut use of potent narcotics

TORONTO – Updated opioid-prescribing guidelines released Monday encourage doctors to avoid giving the powerful narcotics as a first-line treatment to …

Baby boomers not included in task force guidelines for hepatitis C screening

TORONTO –The average Canadian adult does not need to be screened for infection with hepatitis C, a blood-borne virus that …

Canadian HIV/AIDS researcher Mark Wainberg remembered for groundbreaking work

Dr. Mark Wainberg was being remembered Wednesday by Canadian LGBT activists and fellow scientists as a groundbreaking HIV researcher and …

Toronto doctors identify new disease in children caused by defective gene

TORONTO — Daniel Nevins-Selvadurai’s case had doctors at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children baffled. At age three, he had developed …

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