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U.K. farmers are trying to breed a more climate-friendly sheep
Farmers in the United Kingdom are trying to breed a less gassy, more climate-friendly sheep — livestock burps are a significant source of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions — but there are tradeoffs in sheep health, meat production...
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What social media scrolling is doing to kids’ brains
With most children and teenagers spending hours a day on a smartphone, CBC’s Christine Birak breaks down what research shows about how using social media is changing kids’ behaviour, if it's rewiring their brains and what can be done...
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Google A.I. Could Help Healthcare Workers
How Google's artificial intelligence could help retain healthcare workers.
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Studies: Moms Negatively Affected by Having All Girls
A study found that having all daughters could impact a mother's satisfaction with life.
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Aspartame sweetener ‘possible carcinogen’ but safe in moderation
WHO says sweetener found in diet drinks and other food items is a possible cause of cancer but still safe to consume.
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New sleep study examines how brains function on less sleep
A new sleep study in the journal Neuroscience looked at how brain function is affected by sleeping for shorter times at night and suggested there was slightly lower cognitive function across the board for people who sleep less than six...
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Hormone therapy should be an option for more menopausal women: review
A new review of menopause research suggests doctors reconsider hormone therapy as a treatment option for healthy women under 60. Recent studies have shown that previous health concerns about such treatments were overstated.
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Conflict in eastern DR Congo forces thousands of schools to close
Conflict in the DRC’s volatile eastern region has disrupted schooling for 750,000 young Congolese, according to UNICEF.
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Ozempic for weight loss: What's known about the potential and the risks
Questions are swirling around the use of semaglutide, commonly sold under the brand name Ozempic, for weight loss. CBC’s Christine Birak explores the risks and benefits of off-label uses of the drug, which is traditionally used to treat...
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Most long COVID symptoms clear up within a year, new research suggests
New research out of Israel suggests most symptoms of long COVID clear up within a year, but some — like weakness and trouble breathing — are more likely to persist.
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Ozempic for weight loss: wonder drug or diet fad?
Questions are swirling around the use of semaglutide, commonly sold under the brand name Ozempic, for weight loss. CBC’s Christine Birak explores the risks and benefits of off-label uses of the drug, which is traditionally used to treat...
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Marketplace investigation reveals some CDI employees misleading students
A Marketplace investigation into CDI College has uncovered a pattern of misleading information and questionable tactics being used to recruit online students. Hundreds of bad reviews suggest some students are thousands of dollars in...
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Academic with ties to Canada arrested for espionage overseas
An academic who built his career in Canada has been arrested in Norway for espionage and is accused of being a secret Russian agent. Experts say there are likely others lurking in the halls of Canada’s universities.
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Toxic levels of 'forever chemicals' found in tap water and breast milk. How harmful are they?
There are calls for a crackdown on chemical pollution after potentially toxic levels of PFAS were found in tap water near France’s third-largest city.
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Toxic levels of 'forever chemicals' are being found in breast milk. How harmful are they?
There are calls for a crackdown on chemical pollution after potentially toxic levels of PFAS were found in tap water near France’s third-largest city.
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Trudeau discusses blood ban reversal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Health Canada has approved the Canadian Blood Service's request to end the policy that bars men who have sex with men from donating blood for three months.
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Quebec researchers study Long COVID among healthcare workers
A recent study out of Quebec looked at healthcare workers who are grappling with life-altering long COVID impacts — which could jeopardize their ability to work while putting strain on the healthcare system, researchers say.
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Quebec researchers study Long COVID among health-care workers
A recent study out of Quebec looked at health-care workers who are grappling with life-altering long COVID impacts — which could jeopardize their ability to work while putting strain on the health-care system, researchers say.
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'We are human too': Congolese student who fled Ukraine recounts racism
Videos shared on social showed black people being pushed off trains and animals being prioritised before people.
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Indigenous meetings with Pope open door to healing, says Native studies professor
The meetings of three Indigenous delegations with Pope Francis at the Vatican offer hope for a papal apology for the harms done by residential schools, but a significant amount of work still needs to be done, says Niigaan Sinclair, a...
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10,000 refugees a day from Ukraine arrive in German capital
Each day, approximately 10,000 people escaping the fighting in Ukraine have been arriving in the German capital, many coming by train through Poland.
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Cancer patient fights for access to psilocybin | Go Public
Janis Hughes of Winnipeg was given two years to live after a battle with breast cancer and was denied an exemption to access psilocybin, a compound found in fungi commonly known as magic mushrooms. Physicians and advocates say the...
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India's Punjab State election a test for Modi's party
Voters in Punjab, in northern India, are the latest to go to the polls in state assembly elections.
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What life is like for Canadians with long COVID-19
Andrew Chang talks to Candice Makhan and Adriana Patino about when they realized they had long COVID-19, what their symptoms were like and how it’s changed their lives. They’re joined by infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch to...