Cholera outbreak in Yemen accelerating again, WHO says

Cholera treatment in Yemen

Yemen's cholera outbreak is accelerating again, with roughly 10,000 suspected cases now reported per week, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization.



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Canadian among trio awarded Nobel Prize in Physics

nobel prize physics laureates

Donna Strickland, an associate professor at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, became the first woman in 55 years and the third ever to win the Nobel Prize in Physics, sharing it with a scientist from the U.S. and another from France for their work in laser physics.



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Will USMCA affect Canada's drug prices? Depends on what happens next, experts say

Vials for drugs

As the winners and losers of the new trilateral deal are being tallied up, one aspect of the trilateral trade agreement is prompting concern that it could drive up drug costs for Canadians.



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The secret to improving health care

Prescription pills in a bottle

In a health-care system with gaps, CMAJ article suggests using scientific evidence to decide which treatments to cover.



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Critics blast Ottawa's post-military jobs program for sidelining medical discharges

Military

The Liberal government's newly redesigned program to help soldiers make a smoother transition into the civilian workforce is not intended for those who have their military careers cut short for medical reasons, newly released federal documents reveal.



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Nobel Prizes still struggle with wide gender disparity

Nobel Prize Gender Gap

Nobel Prizes are the most prestigious awards on the planet but the aura of this year's announcements has been dulled by questions over why so few women have entered the pantheon, particularly in the sciences.



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Medicine award to kick off naming of new Nobel Prize winners

Nobel Prize Medal

This year's Nobel Prize recipients will be revealed starting Monday with the prize for medicine or physiology.



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