Will Japanese encephalitis return this summer? What about other diseases mosquitoes spread?
Dec 05, 2023 05:37 am UTC| Health
The last two summers have been swarming with mosquitoes thanks to near constant rain and flooding brought on by La Niña. With the return of El Niño, and a hot, dry summer in store, whats the outlook for...
Dec 05, 2023 05:36 am UTC| Health
Endometriosis is a debilitating disease that affects an estimated one million Canadians. It involves the overgrowth of endometrial tissue (the tissue that lines the uterus), which typically sheds during menstruation and...
Dec 05, 2023 05:35 am UTC| Health
Joe Vipond, a Canadian emergency room physician who was a strong supporter of masking during the pandemic, said in a speech last year that the slow recognition that COVID-19 is spread by airborne transmission resulted in...
Chemours, DuPont, Corteva Reach $110 Million Settlement With Ohio Over Toxic 'Forever Chemicals'
Nov 30, 2023 08:31 am UTC| Business Health Law
Chemours, Dupont De Nemours, and Corteva have announced a $110 million settlement with the U.S. state of Ohio to resolve claims linked to toxic forever chemicals. This agreement aims to address concerns surrounding per-...
People who experienced childhood adversity had poorer COVID-19 outcomes, new study shows
Nov 30, 2023 00:43 am UTC| Health
Adults who faced adversity during childhood were significantly more likely to die from or be hospitalized because of COVID-19. Thats the key finding of my teams recent study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and...
Nov 28, 2023 23:15 pm UTC| Health
When things are going bad in the health system, we are reassured weve got one of the best health systems in the world. But were rarely told where we actually stand relative to others. A new report from the Organisation...
Appeals Court Hands 'Forever Chemicals' Manufacturers 3M, DuPont a Major Win
Nov 28, 2023 09:09 am UTC| Business Health Law
On Monday, a U.S. appeals court ruled in favor of 3M, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co, and other manufacturers of forever chemicals. The court rejected a lower courts ruling, allowing approximately 11.8 million Ohio...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects