Up To Speed7:53The science behind step counts Your Fitbit tells you to aim for it. Your mom touts it as age-old wisdom. Your doctor might even say it’s what’s best …
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Mixing your long plane ride with alcohol could be a dangerous cocktail for your heart, new research out Monday suggests. The small trial found that healthy volunteers experienced a greater …
The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy has been available in Canada since early May, but anybody hoping to use it will have to shell out about $400 a month. One advocate says …
The Alberta government says it’s taking steps to improve the health of women and children by following through on a promise to spend $26 million on research and expanding a newborn …
At one point, Elaine Dawe’s sense of loneliness enveloped her life. “I was sad all the time. I was lonely. I didn’t want to get dressed. I went for a …
White Coat Black Art26:30Ozempic: The good, the bad and the future Despite widely publicized reports of rare but severe side effects, obesity doctors say Ozempic and drugs like it have the …
A promising new gene-editing therapy targets heart attack and has shown significant promise in lowering dangerously high cholesterol levels in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). FH is a genetic disorder …
Topline As weed usage skyrockets in the U.S., adults who overuse cannabis are 60% more likely to experience heart failure, strokes, or heart attacks compared to adults of the same …