Credit: Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels Researchers derived pragmatic models that accurately distinguish mild, moderate and severe pneumonia in children, based on evidence from a study performed in 73 emergency departments…
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Brain scans reveal what happens in the mind when insight strikes
Examples of the hidden picture puzzles in the black/white images on the lower panel; corresponding real-world pictures on the upper panel. Credit: Maxi Becker et al Have you ever been…
RSV vaccines and nirsevimab tied to reduced RSV-linked hospitalization
Maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination and nirsevimab were associated with a reduction in RSV-associated hospitalization rates among infants aged 0 to 7 months during the 2024–2025 RSV season, the…
Physical activity and organized sports participation may ward off childhood mental ill health
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Physical activity in early childhood, especially taking part in organized sports, may ward off several mental health disorders in later childhood and adolescence, suggests research published…
Is aged care failing LGBTI+ people?
Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Many older LGBTI+ people feel pressure to “straighten up” and “blend in,” concealing their identities to feel safe in aged care facilities, say researchers at…
What you need to know about the animal sedative turning up in opioid deaths
Naloxone (Narcan) won’t reverse the effects of animal tranquillizers. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The opioid crisis, increasingly driven by synthetic opioids, continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually…
Study finds no increased risk of gynecological cancer with testosterone use after five years
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Transmasculine and gender-diverse individuals who use testosterone are not at increased risk of gynecological cancer in the first years of hormone therapy. This is evident from…
To increase childhood vaccine uptake, researchers look to dental visits
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal data showed declining rates of childhood vaccinations as more and more people were avoiding non-emergency contact with…
New recommendations for regulating neurotechnology in Canada include protecting Indigenous rights
by Judy Illes, Bartha Knoppers, Jennifer Chandler, Ross Upshur and Vardit Ravitsky, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain With Canada’s federal election behind us, we can now focus on a…
Opioid prescribing standards changed practices in British Columbia, but with caveats
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In an effort to curb misuse of opioids and prevent overdose deaths, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia released a legally enforceable practice…
