Yale opioid study highlights the ethical tightrope researchers walk to study addiction using deception
TORONTO -- A Yale study that found Canadian clinics were faster than the U.S. to provide opioid treatment during the...
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U.S. FDA OKs Regeneron COVID-19 antibody as preventive in high-risk settings
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the emergency use authorization of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's COVID-19 antibody cocktail, enabling...
Canada is heading towards a ‘Delta-driven’ fourth wave, Tam says
OTTAWA -- Canada is headed towards a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, but how severe of a resurgence it’ll be...
Delta variant is so transmissible ‘the war has changed,’ U.S. CDC warns
The Delta coronavirus variant surging across the United States appears to cause more severe illness and spread as easily as...
Risk of COVID-19 transmission from cash particularly low: study
TORONTO -- Amid fears of transmitting COVID-19 via the handling of cash, some retailers across Canada enacted no-cash policies in...
Research looks for possible COVID tie to later Alzheimer’s
Researchers are trying to unravel why some COVID-19 survivors suffer “brain fog” and other problems that can last for months,...
Fentanyl, cannabis and meth use in Canada spiked during the pandemic, study shows
TORONTO -- The use of fentanyl, cannabis and methamphetamines spiked across cities in Canada during the early pandemic, according to...
AstraZeneca to seek U.S. approval of COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON -- AstraZeneca said Thursday that it intends to seek U.S. approval for its COVID-19 vaccine later this year, further...
Simone Biles makes mental health the talk of the Tokyo Games
TOKYO -- Brittney Griner has long been open about her ongoing battle with depression, an ailment that triggered suicidal thoughts...
Demand increasing: Canadian Blood Services watching supply as COVID-19 rules eased
CALGARY -- A return to a somewhat normal summer as COVID-19 restrictions are eased is putting a strain on Canada's...
