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Invasion of the ticks: Watch their remarkably fast spread across Canada

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Muscle growth drug ‘could reduce loss of lean tissue’ when using slimming jabs

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More than 1,300 deaths a month in England due to long A&E waits, figures suggest

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Monday briefing: Are we any closer to a cure for cancer?

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SFU's new medical school gets $40 million gift, biggest in university's history

The Vancouver Sun

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Mission, B.C. ER services temporarily interrupted due to ‘staffing challenges’

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Richard Scolyer, cancer researcher and former Australian of the year, dies aged 59

20h ago

Record number of people waiting for NHS diagnostic tests in England

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Manitoba’s nurse-to-patient ratios must be set soon, union urges

Sun

The Guardian view on cancer treatments: new hope for patients now and in the future | Editorial

Sun

‘Significant breakthrough’: NHS hospitals adopt faster, more accurate bladder cancer test

Sun

N.S. long-term care strike could soon end after tentative deal reached: CUPE

Sun

B.C.'s rural Quadra Island raised $50,000 to recruit a new doctor, but the search goes on

The Vancouver Sun

Sun

Weekly diabetes jab shown to reduce blood-sugar levels and body weight

Sun

New study casts doubt on reliability of mental health diagnosis interviews

Sat

Quebec single mother welcomes triplets after years of fertility struggles

Sat

Removing ‘invisibility cloaks’ and safely skipping chemo: new weapons in war on cancer shared at US conference

Sat

Ebola spread in central Africa could match 2014 record outbreak, US health officials say

Sat

Doctor’s ‘grossly irresponsible prescribing’ played direct role in two deaths, Tasmanian coroner finds

Sat

Alberta man told to take taxi to ER despite emergency bleeding after knee surgery

Sat

Baby botulism outbreak: FDA still doesn't know cause—or how to prevent it

Fri

Former Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

Fri

AI just designed a ‘fundamental new vaccine’ for viruses, researchers say

Fri

What went right this week: the good news that matters

Fri

Kelowna construction worker faces fight beyond the job site

Fri

Australia news live: Julian Hill claims Labor has ‘won the debate’ on housing tax changes; homelessness soars in NSW

Thu

Family of girl left brain-damaged at birth accept £28m NHS payout

Thu

Three studies used by RFK Jr and allies to justify controversial vaccine policies changes facing new scrutiny

Thu

The race to combat Ebola: what vaccines and treatments are being developed and how long will it take?

Thu

Life-prolonging drug for advanced ovarian cancer gets go-ahead in England

Wed

NHS to tackle antisemitism after report finds Jewish staff and patients ‘routinely ostracised’

Wed

Hospitals in England ranking highly for empathy ‘have better patient outcomes’

Wed

Parents of girl killed by cardiac arrest get defibrillator installed in rural Alberta town

Wed

Flesh-eating screwworm infection detected in South Texas, USDA says

Wed

Australia politics live: bank expects home price reduction from budget to be more than twice government forecast

Wed

DRC Ebola outbreak could have begun as early as January, WHO chief says

Wed

Diphtheria outbreak: residents of remote NT community say health clinic has no hand sanitiser

Wed

Anti-abortion activists are trying to limit access in NSW – and they are just getting started

Wed

The doctor who mends broken brains: why there is room for hope after a stroke or head injury

Wed

Australians are spending less to consume more nicotine as illegal tobacco trade explodes

Wed

Thousands more UK black men to be invited for prostate cancer screening

Wed

GPs in England too ‘overloaded’ to help older people at risk of falling, say MPs

Tue

Toronto library, UHN offer mobile health clinic to reach most vulnerable

Tue

Weight-loss drugs may prevent thousands of knee replacements, study suggests

Tue

Politics live: Australia always preferred secondhand Aukus submarines, defence secretary says

Tue

Number of suspected Ebola cases falls by hundreds as testing ramps up

Tue

Doctors hail drug that spares bladder cancer patients ‘life-changing’ surgery

Tue

South West Water fined £1.85m over parasite outbreak in Devon

Tue

NDIS overhaul will ‘harm’ Australians with disabilities, government’s own committee warns

Tue

Weight-loss drugs can cut breast cancer risk by up to 30%, studies suggest

Tue

Moderna gets $50 million to develop mRNA Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo

Mon

Australia politics live: James Paterson says One Nation needs ‘increased scrutiny’; minimum wage rate set today

Mon

Doctors blast Trump for doubling down on vaccine policy modeled after Denmark

Mon

Cancer is now a story of the good, the bad and the ugly – but also hope | Devi Sridhar

Mon

‘I was getting ready to say goodbye’: cancer patient’s hope after smart drug success

Mon

Smart drug that strips cancer cells of ‘invisibility cloak’ can shrink tumours by 30%, trial shows

Mon

Ebola cases in Congo reach 282 as Brazil investigates 2 suspected cases

Mon

Shared NHS patient records could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, ministers claim

Sun

WHO calls for community cooperation to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC

May 31

Daily pill can double survival time for world’s deadliest cancer, trial shows

May 31

Cancer jab can eradicate entire tumours in patients, trial shows

May 30

Trial of multi-cancer blood test among 142,000 NHS patients fails to meet main aim

May 30

Environmentalists turn out in force to oppose Trump coal ash rollbacks

May 30

Late spring start, dry conditions to blame for intense Edmonton allergy season

May 30

Poor sleep linked to rising cancer risk in under-50s

May 29

Kenyan court blocks Trump admin from dumping Ebola-exposed Americans there

May 29

Groundbreaking genomic test could spare millions of breast cancer patients chemotherapy

May 29

‘Like Christmas’: woman’s relief after test finds she can skip chemotherapy

May 29

Analysis of Texas measles outbreak shows just how dangerous virus is

May 29

Ebola outbreak is ‘very complex,’ but ‘can be stopped’, WHO chief says

May 29

How Right-Wing Politics Make You Physically Ill

May 29

The rise of 'chair care': Canadian patients examined in ER waiting rooms, closets, washrooms amid bed shortage

May 29

Anger at decision not to extradite Canadian suicide kit supplier to face UK justice

May 29

These researchers would be in Africa fighting ebola—but Trump cut their funding

May 29

Tenderness and Rage: how groups affected by HIV found power, comfort and joy in Aids activism

May 29

Sunbed firm in hot seat over false claims that tanned skin protects against sunburn

May 29

Friday briefing: What do the cuts in aid mean for the fight against Ebola in the DRC?

May 29

What went right this week: the good news that matters

May 29

Australia news live: Asio warn politicians that EVs could be bugged; flood warnings after wild weather

May 28

US healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, study finds

May 28

Are Ebola travel restrictions necessary? PHAC, health experts disagree

May 28

Ebola restrictions may see over 24K travel documents suspended, Ottawa says

May 28

WHO head calls for ceasefire in Congo to help tackle Ebola outbreak

May 28

Bad cholesterol slashed 62% by single dose of gene-editing drug in small trial

May 28

Fewer men should get prostate cancer screening, committee recommends

May 28

US abortion restrictions are hindering access to miscarriage care, study finds

May 28

Australia sues 3M for record-breaking sum over Pfas ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam

May 28

New weight loss procedure at Royal Alexandra Hospital being hailed a ‘game-changer’

May 28

Australia politics live: Rishworth says jobseeker changes to address ‘varying quality’ of for-profit job providers

May 27

Trump admin to block Ebola-exposed Americans from US, move them to Kenya

May 27

US building Ebola quarantine center in Kenya for Americans amid outbreak

May 27

Can a New Drug Combo Prevent Death by Suicide?

May 27

Watch Immune System Cells Gobble Up Cancer Cells

May 27

Resident doctors in England to stage four-day strike in June

May 27

Climate crisis is accelerating antibiotic resistance across world, study says

May 26

Australia politics live: Quad countries ink deal to build surveillance network and Fiji port to counter China

May 26

Spanish government confirms new case of hantavirus linked to cruise ship

May 26

Image of ‘twin babies’ used by anti-abortion activist appears to show sugar gliders

May 26

Why Trump administration’s plan to attempt to destroy Pfas is ‘nonsenscial’

May 26

Trump to undergo annual physical after year of public attention to health issues

May 26