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2022

• Can this surgery model help shorten wait times and provide better care?

• Diabetes risk twice as high for those who feel lonely: study

• Fetuses grimace over kale, but smile for carrots, small study finds

• What you can do to help mitigate shortages of fever and pain relievers

• Canada-wide shortage of liquid Children's Tylenol now also impacting chewables

• Access to contraceptives care unaffordable for rural, marginalized communities, doctor says

• 'Quick and easy' bone density test could help predict risk for dementia late in life, study finds

• More than just sunscreen: How to protect yourself from the sun this summer

• Where you live in Canada is an indicator for skin cancer risk, study finds

• A new molecule kills hard-to-treat cancers in tissue samples and mice, study shows

• 'Died of a broken heart': Can it really happen?

• Monkeypox outbreak: What is it and how does it spread?

• Cervical cancer screening: Hispanic sexual minorities may face the most barriers, U.S. study finds

• Tips for Canadian parents who may be worried about a baby formula shortage

• Concerned about Canada's baby formula supply? What you need to know

• Crisis pregnancy centres criticized for 'deceptive' practices

• Cancer in Canada: What the latest projections are

• Mental distress during pregnancy may impact toddler development, small study suggests

• Liver disease outbreak: What we know so far in Canada and globally

• Traffic noise linked to higher risk of heart attack, study says

• Male birth control options could expand with non-hormonal pill

• Beauty hack or risky trend? Why you shouldn’t use lip liner on your eyes

• Older adults process too much information, leading to cluttered memories: study

• Baby boys with more screen time associated with autism spectrum disorder, study suggests

• Breast milk donations in short supply in some parts of Canada

• Schizophrenia tied to brain cell development: study

2021

• 'I want you to be alive': Rapper Logic's 1-800-273-8255 song linked to fewer suicides, study suggests

• 'Providing a light': Anorexia patient and psychiatrist-in-training hopes to transform mental health care

• Ovary removal with hysterectomy before menopause raises mortality risk: study

• Dark leafy greens may be key to severe migraine relief, case study suggests

• Wearable device a potential lifesaver for opioid overdoses: study

• Using cannabis while pregnant can affect placenta, stress, anxiety, development in children: study

• CAR T-cell therapy: Canadian patient in landmark trial shares his story

• Canadian entrepreneur gifts $5 million to help create psychedelic research centre for mental health

• Does 'resurfacing' laser treatment for post-menopausal symptoms work?

• Injectable electrically conductive patch could help restore cardiac function after heart failure, study suggests

• Doctors warn cases of respiratory virus could surge as pandemic precautions reduced

• Racially profiled sickle cell disease patients say they face poor care

• Advocates push for mandatory reporting of severe adverse drug reactions, preventative solutions

• Experts push for national screening program of 'bubble boy' disease

• Gender bias against female surgeons fuelling surgical backlogs

• New lab-grown meat more like steak, better for environment, scientists say

• Burned-out? Stressed? Wearable sensor can measure cortisol hormone levels: study

• Small study finds fecal transplants can help cancer patients respond better to treatment

• Psychedelic drugs can help treat PTSD caused by racism, discrimination: researchers

• Living and dying with dignity: third chance to get assisted dying bill right

• Canada too slow at compiling mortality data, says former health minister

• MPs agree unanimously: Time to create a 9-8-8 suicide hotline number

• Four-month-old Boston De Castro needs half-Filipino, half-Caucasian stem cell donor to survive

• Is your child getting Zoom burnout? What is happening and how you can help

  • Online learning was a difficult choice for Donna Cheung and her husband. Their daughter Graysyn, an energetic and outgoing only child, was starting senior kindergarten at a new school -- but with underlying health conditions in the family, her doctor recommended virtual classes instead. Cheung’s daughter has been one of the lucky ones in many ways, she says, but even so, it hasn’t been easy. The virtual setting can be a challenge even for adults; now, some parents worry online burnout is already starting to settle in for their kids.

• Canadian baby with spinal muscular atrophy to get 'world's most expensive drug'

• How 'living liver' donations could fill a gender gap in transplantation

• 'It got worse and worse': Mother of Logan Williams, who died at 16 from a fentanyl overdose, shares her story

• Waiting period between introducing new foods to babies may be outdated advice, study say

• Limb-lengthening cosmetic surgery gaining popularity as patients aim to be taller

• Salmonella outbreak linked to U.S. hits five provinces, but source still unknown

• Deadly mix of fentanyl, heroin becoming drug of choice for some users amid pandemic

• Drug for painful bladder condition may damage retina in some patients, doctors warn

• Life-changing surgery helps woman with rare form of tinnitus

• Researchers create new plastic wrap that even fends off deadly superbugs

• How to avoid a massive holiday health care bill when OHIP out-of-country coverage ends

• Worried about lead in your water? Here are some steps you can take

• Study finds changes in brain wiring among young children who get more screen time

• Cold or flu? Debunking the myths and staying healthy

• Health Canada advises industry to stop selling certain firepots that use pourable fuels

• Two Canadians want next prime minister to push for ‘assistance in living’, not assisted dying

• Worrying rise in alcohol-related harm among women, CAMH says

• Paralyzed author writes about loss and grief in book written with his eyes

  • “We have all suffered loss … my losses have at certain points felt unbearable, and still I lost more.” This is one of the first lines in a memoir soon to be published by Ken Whyte's Sutherland House press, “Still Life” by Dr. Jeff Sutherland, who wrote the entire book with the only part of his body he can fully move and control: his eyes.. With CTV News' Medical Specialist Avis Favaro and Elizabeth St. Philip.

• Gene mutation helps some patients fight antibiotic-resistant staph infections: study

• Burn victims’ families push for ban on ethanol firepot burners

• You're never too old to start exercising, U.K. study shows

• Why more people are skipping soap and showering less

• Resetting your child's late summer nights and lazy mornings for back to school

• Canadians sound alarm on dangers of cheap plastic surgery abroad

• 'Alarming' surge in young adults, women visiting the ER due to alcohol: Ontario study

• CDC reports rise in diarrhea-causing parasite that can survive in chlorinated pools

• Are tired, stressed men overworking themselves to early graves?