- Friday
- January 17th, 2020
GetFit
At the end of his 12-hour shift as a paramedic Mark Crighton goes "home" to a spare bedroom at a relative's house in Richmond, B.C. Crighton, 46, works in Vancouver, but lives in Parksville, B.C., and can travel up to six...
They came from across North America, paying $200 each to attend the ritzy event in Washington, D.C., hoping to snag selfies with some of the biggest names in the anti-vaccination movement. For the anti-vaccination activists gathered in the U.S. capital...
A new study published this week tells a darker story about one of Canada's key scientific discoveries — the development of the world's first approved Ebola vaccine. Dalhousie University law professor Matthew Herder used Canada's Access to Information Act to obtain hundreds...
BEIJING -- A second person has died from a new coronavirus that has caused an outbreak of pneumonia in central China, health authorities said. A 69-year-old man surnamed Xiong fell ill with the respiratory condition on Dec. 31, according to...
TORONTO -- Could going for a jog give a person the same working memory boost as a cup of coffee? According to a new study from Western University, the effects of exercise and caffeine on a person’s brain might be...
Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts revealed in a video released Thursday that she has alopecia and is now bald, saying that she wanted “to be free.” In the video, published on The Root, Ms. Pressley detailed her hair journey, from...
Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts revealed in a video released Thursday that she has alopecia and is now bald, saying that she wanted “to be free.” In the video, published on The Root, Ms. Pressley detailed her hair journey, from...
People who have trouble falling asleep may be at increased risk of developing cognitive problems or dementia than their counterparts who sleep well, a research review suggests. Researchers examined data on 51 previously published studies that followed middle-aged and older...
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM -- Not all patients who fall into a coma return, and when they do it can mark a moment of joy for their loved ones -- but their troubles are rarely over. Often, brain damage leaves them paralysed...
After she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, Carolyn Zicari was told that her access to medical assistance in dying could be revoked if the disease progressed to affect her mind and ability to consent. "That kind of put a panic...
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