The parasite known as Ichthyophonus hoferi is one of the major threats devastating chinook salmon populations in Yukon, and it's impacting the lives of those who rely on them. Elizabeth Macdonald explains the parasite's effect on the salmon population.
If you live to 100, is it because of genetics or your lifestyle? In this week’s “Dr. Sanjay Gupta On Call,” Dr. Gupta explains what matters most when it comes to longevity.
A mum has decided to give birth to her baby with a rare terminal illness despite doctors' warnings he likely won't survive more than a day. Madysen Wilcox, 29 and her husband Darrin, 34, were shocked to hear third baby had alobar holoprosencephaly - a brain disorder - at their 18 week scan. They were told the condition was fatal - and in the unlikely scenario he survived to birth, his life would be very short. And after initially deciding to terminate the pregnancy they changed their mind. Against the odds, Madysen will give birth to her son, Charlie, on Friday (4/10) via a scheduled induction. With just 1 in 10,000 cases making it to birth, he is unlikely to survive much longer. But the couple from Smithfield, Utah, are going ahead after praying for answers.
Melania Trump, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, proudly professes her support for abortion and a woman’s right to choose in her forthcoming memoir, according to The Guardian.Several of Melania’s strongest pro-choice excerpts were published by the newspaper, which obtained a copy of the book, on Wednesday.“Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body? A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her
A family of five pedestrians was struck by a driver in an Etobicoke crosswalk on Wednesday, leaving a 39-year-old woman in critical condition while a man and their three children were also injured.The collision happened around 6:10 p.m. at the corner of Islington Avenue and Finchley Road, police said in a news release Thursday.The driver, a 77-year-old woman, was westbound on Finchley when she made a left turn to go southbound on Islington, according to police. The family was in the crosswalk, h
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A salmonella outbreak linked to geckos has left one person dead and three others hospitalized. The Public Health Agency of Canada said at least 25 people have been infected across seven provinces. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Oct. 2, 2024.
Ernesto Tagle III “passed out” while riding 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind' on Saturday, Sept. 21
Hillary Wichlin's mom moved in with her to take care of the 31-year-old after she gave birth. Her mom prepares nourishing food and holds the baby.
Comments come as Trump runningmate JD Vance made false claims about abortion stance during vice presidential denate
It’s hard to take the GOP presidential nominee at his word when he has such a long history of extreme comments on abortion care.
It has a 4.5-star rating and reviewers say it's "a saviour."
If you have a dog, you may have noticed they love to rest just as much as they love to play. But how many total hours of sleep are they getting?
Eli Lilly is pouring another $4.5 billion into expanding manufacturing and development as the drugmaker rakes in billions from new product sales. The diabetes treatment maker said Wednesday that it will build a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development a few miles from its Indianapolis headquarters. The company said its Lilly Medicine Foundry will allow it to both research new ways of making drugs and build up manufacturing for clinical trials.
The federal government's decision to not provide Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine this respiratory virus season raises health equity concerns, experts and advocates say, as some Canadians look to the U.S. to get the shot.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have met with a teenage photographer with a rare and aggressive form of cancer after inviting her to take pictures at Windsor Castle. Kate, who recently announced she had completed chemotherapy treatment after being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, was pictured hugging 16-year-old Liz Hatton from Harrogate.
Nearly 8 in 10 Americans go through the day in a sleepy fog that interferes with their jobs, their moods and their relationships.
Iron supplements aren’t the only solution
British royals have historically kept their medical lives private, but King Charles seems to be breaking the mold.
CORTELEONA E GENZONE, Italy (AP) — One of Giovanni Airoli’s sows tested positive for African swine fever in late August. Within a week, all 6,200 sows, piglets and fattening pigs on his farm south of Milan were slaughtered under strict protocols to halt the disease threatening Italy’s 20 billion euro prosciutto, cured sausage and pork industry.
