September 6, 2023 Cancer/Oncology Cancer cases have increased globally among young adults over past 3 decades: study. Various hypotheses proposed to explain this observation.
September 5, 2023 Epidemiology Early lab tests suggest new COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 may be less contagious and less immune-evasive than feared
August 23, 2023 Cardiovascular Diesase Aspirin can help reduce risk of second heart attack, but study finds less than half of eligible adults take it
August 21, 2023 Epidemiology Listeria noted in poorly sanitized ice cream machine in Tacoma Washington. Three deaths and three other hospitalized.
August 9, 2023 Epidemiology Canada will likely see rise in COVID cases by late August: infectious disease expert.
July 17, 2023 Epidemiology Flu season in Australia may be a harbinger of what we see in our region come the fall and winter in Canada
June 27, 2023 Cancer/Oncology Study suggests that forest fire smoke exposure is associated with increased risk of tumours. More evaluation required to determine how frequency, dosing, and duration of exposure relates to this outcome amongst other confounding factors.
June 15, 2023 Cancer/Oncology Risk of dying of breast cancer within 5 years has dropped from 15 per cent in the 1990s to five per cent: study