More cases of breast cancer are being diagnosed in Canadian women under age 50, leading to calls for greater awareness and access to screening. Doctors say early detection of breast cancer is critical for the best outcomes and survival rates. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for April 26, 2024.
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After trending downward for several months, COVID-19 is on the upswing in Alberta once again.The province's respiratory virus dashboard shows a number of key indicators, including case counts, hospitalization numbers and positivity rates, are ticking up."Many jurisdictions in Canada have seen a slight bump in late April in the number of COVID cases, the positivity rate and also in their wastewater monitoring," said Dr. Dan Gregson, an infectious diseases specialist in the Cumming School of Medic
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Princess Beatrice said her mom, Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York, is "doing really well" after battling breast cancer and melanoma in recent months.
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A man was charged with second-degree murder after he allegedly choked his wife to death at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence.
Everything you need to know about the spread of avian influenza, aka bird flu, in the U.S. and new precautions for farmworkers.
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Princess Beatrice shared the encouraging word during an interview filmed in New York City
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease — in people who inherit two copies of a worrisome gene. Scientists have long known a gene called APOE4 is one of many things that can increase people’s risk for Alzheimer's, including simply getting older. The vast majority of Alzheimer’s cases occur after age 65. But research published Monday suggests that for people who carry not one but two copies of the gene, it's more than a
In a highly unusual arrangement, the movie mogul was moved to a separate floor from where Rikers detainees are usually held, where he has access to his own phone, bathroom and television.
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Findings suggest people who have two copies of the APOE4 gene are likely to develop the neurological condition.
