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Expert: COVID-19 and flu vaccine rollout

Published: 7 October 2025

As respiratory virus season kicks off and COVID-19 cases continue to rise, provinces and territories are launching their vaccination campaigns. In Quebec, free vaccines will be available only to...

Availability of respite care almost triples a palliative care patient鈥檚 chance of dying at home

Published: 22 September 2025

Access to respite services for family caregivers increases a palliative care patient鈥檚 probability of dying at home almost threefold, according to a 黑料社-led study....

Expert: Suicide prevention聽

Published: 9 September 2025

Sept. 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. A new World Health Organization report underscores the urgency of suicide prevention, estimating that 727,000 people died by suicide in 2021 alone.

Biases hinder access to sexual assault evidence kits, study finds

Published: 5 September 2025

Survivors of sexual assault in largely rural and remote Northwestern Ontario face systemic barriers when seeking forensic care, according to a new study led by 黑料社 researchers.

Experts: Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo

Published: 5 September 2025

The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported its first Ebola outbreak in three years, which has already claimed 15 lives....

Expert: Health consequences of wildfire smoke

Published: 28 August 2025

Canada鈥檚 2023 wildfire season caused the country鈥檚 worst air pollution levels since 1998, according to a new report. It warns that if such pollution levels persist, Canadians could lose about two...

Study linking depression to specific altered brain cells opens door to new treatments

Published: 28 August 2025

Researchers at 黑料社 and the Douglas Institute have identified two specific types of brain cells that are altered in people with depression....

High-salt diet inflames the brain and raises blood pressure, study finds

Published: 19 August 2025

A new study finds that a high-salt diet triggers brain inflammation that drives up blood pressure.

Experts: GLP-1 drugs beyond weight loss

Published: 7 August 2025

Ozempic and Wegovy are widely used to support weight loss and manage diabetes. But could this class of drugs, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, also help treat heart failure, liver disease and even...

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