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Health Members of the World Health Organization reached a landmark agreement on Wednesday on how to learn from COVID-19, which killed millions of people in 2020-22, and prepare the world for future pandemics. Deal aims to ensure fair access to drugs, vaccines globallyThomson Reuters · Posted: Apr 16, 2025 5:42Continue Reading

Health A new CDC report suggests autism diagnosis rates continue to rise in the U.S., sparking inflammatory rhetoric from government officials, while experts largely attribute the trend to improved screening and better understanding of the condition.  Experts and advocates attribute the continuing trend to better screening and awareness Kevin Maimann ·Continue Reading

Health Babies and children up to age four could be breathing in and absorbing plasticizer chemicals from their mattresses while they sleep, a Canadian study suggests. Since bedding, clothing act as barriers, researchers recommend frequent washing Amina Zafar · CBC News · Posted: Apr 15, 2025 5:40 PM EDT |Continue Reading

Brenndon Goodman was nine years old when a doctor told him he would be dead by 30 if he couldn’t get his weight under control. “You’re going through all the issues a normal nine-year-old goes through. On top of that, also being told you’re overweight, you’re an aberration. For me,Continue Reading

Health As measles outbreaks in Canada grow and spread between provinces, pediatricians are again recommending vaccinations while also bracing for serious complications, including a rare, long-term neurological disorder that can emerge six to 10 years after an initial measles infection. Measles not only a respiratory infection, say doctors who noteContinue Reading

Health The U.S. is launching a massive effort to determine the cause of autism, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy said Thursday, sparking concern among medical experts and advocates, who question the feasibility and focus of the research. Kennedy has pushed discredited theory that blames vaccinations U.S. Health and Human ServicesContinue Reading

Health A nurse practitioner whose research at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children is dedicated to helping children and teens manage pain has won a Gairdner Award. $100,000 prize given to Canadian mid-career investigators for ‘exceptional scientific research contributions’ Nicole Ireland · The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 11, 2025 6:19Continue Reading

A Canadian researcher has won a 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering the GLP-1 hormone used in diabetes and obesity medications — including Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro — that have changed the lives of millions of people around the world. Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist and a clinician-scientist at the University ofContinue Reading

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Many top scientists in the U.S. are now out of a job. Health Secretary RobertContinue Reading