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The ‘Cicada’ COVID variant reaches Taiwan: Why the BA.3.2 strain is surging globally

Global health authorities are closely tracking a sudden resurgence of the BA.3.2 COVID-19 lineage. Dubbed the "Cicada" variant, the highly mutated strain is currently...

Quebec CLSC overhaul: Legault shifts primary care to community hubs after Bill 2 collapse

The spectacular collapse of Quebec's attempt to mandate family doctor quotas has triggered a massive pivot in provincial healthcare. It is a fundamental shift....

UK bans screen time for infants and limits under-fives to one hour a day

A nationwide crisis in early childhood development has triggered an unprecedented government intervention in the UK. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Education Secretary Bridget...

Australia triggers emergency free flu shots as mutating H3N2 virus strains hospitals

Australia is battling its worst first-quarter influenza outbreak since the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 47,000 cases are already confirmed. Vaccination rates have simultaneously collapsed by...

Metformin brain discovery: Scientists shatter 60-year diabetes consensus with new Rap1 protein study

Shutterstock For six decades, doctors fighting the global Type 2 diabetes epidemic relied on a simple assumption. They believed metformin, the world's most prescribed diabetes...

Farmers and Natrel milk recalled across Canada: CFIA warns of glass in Agropur cartons

Agropur, Canada's largest dairy cooperative, has triggered a nationwide voluntary recall of multiple two-litre milk cartons after discovering glass might be inside the products....

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