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New Guideline to Promote Health Equity in Canada
16 recommendations to help people facing disadvantages and barriers to accessing health care.
Doctors say at-home screening for HPV could be an opportunity to ‘eliminate a cancer’
Take-home kits to screen for cervical cancer virus should be offered to reduce disparity, family doctors say in new guidelines. As Pap smears are phased out, HPV self-swabs called a safe, accurate measure.
Graphene oxide nanoflakes may help treat Alzheimer's disease
Researchers have shown that yeast cells that accumulate misfolded amyloid peptides can recover after being treated with graphene oxide nanoflakes.
Microfluidic Chip Rapidly Tests Bacteria for Antimicrobial Susceptibility
The chip generates results in less than 3.5 hours and helps treat bloodstream infections and sepsis quickly and accurately.
Understanding Gen Z’s Approach to Healthcare Helps Clinical Laboratories Learn How to Better Meet Their Needs
Healthcare providers of all types will benefit from acknowledging Gen Z’s preference for digital interactions, self-testing, and over-the-counter medications.
Zebrafish xenograft platform could help screen for glioblastoma treatments
Scientists have created a new zebrafish xenograft platform to screen for novel treatments for an aggressive brain tumor called glioblastoma.
Multiomic Analyses Identify New Pneumonia Biomarkers
Some nine sets of metagenomic and transcriptomic biomarkers outperformed existing clinical prediction models
AI model combines imaging and patient data to improve chest X-ray diagnosis
A new artificial intelligence (AI) model combines imaging information with clinical patient data to improve diagnostic performance on chest X-rays.
CIHR-funded study to examine impact of pandemic’s public health measures on opioid users and their supporters
A new Canadian Institutes of Health Research study will seek to understand the effects of pandemic public health measures on people who use opioids and their closest supporters, aiming to safeguard lives during future pandemics.
Insights into how smoking influences certain metabolites to increase type 2 diabetes risk
Research finds that cigarette smoking increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in part by affecting a variety of metabolites that circulate in the bloodstream.
