A woman who sought a surgical procedure to prevent pregnancy testified Wednesday that a Cape Breton gynecologist told her the choice should be up to her future husband and that “no other …
Mpox first made global headlines in 2022 when the virus suddenly exploded around the world, spreading rapidly through sexual networks into dozens of new countries outside Africa. The World Health …
With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Quebec’s immunization committee has released its recommendations on administering vaccines this fall. In a report published Monday, the committee recommends that the same groups …
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They can be as small as a grape or as large as a cantaloupe, and in some cases even bigger. Uterine fibroids — non-cancerous tumours that grow spontaneously inside the …
Elon Musk’s brain-implant start-up Neuralink Corp. forced an employee to work with monkeys that carried the Herpes B virus in conditions in which the animals scratched her bare skin, according …
Quebec’s College of Physicians is introducing new measures aimed at stopping the forced sterilization of Indigenous women, following a 2022 report that found more than 20 such cases in the province …
True or false? People who get periods can sync up their menstrual cycles with their friends. “True,” said Toronto resident Sarah Hall. “I think that’s false,” said Tovan Lew, another …
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Iga Swiatek played like the current No. 1 and the two-time defending champion at the French Open. No surprise there. That Naomi Osaka looked like the former No. 1 that …