Phase out of coal powered electricity big win for Canadian health: Calgary doctor

Dr. Joe Vipond

A Calgary doctor is applauding the federal government's decision to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2030, saying it will have a "substantial impact" on human health.



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Step inside the operating room as surgeons use new laser method to attack B.C. woman's brain tumour

Carling Muir

Twenty-seven Canadians a day are diagnosed with a brain tumour. Often, the prognosis isn't good, but a new technique that targets tumours deep inside the brain that are too dangerous to remove surgically might offer some hope.



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Ottawa bringing in stricter limits on medical marijuana for veterans

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Veterans Affairs is dramatically scaling back the quantity of medical marijuana it will cover. Minister Kent Hehr is making the announcement at 11:45 a.m. ET. CBCnews.ca will carry it live.



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Zika outbreak: Babies exposed to virus developed microcephaly after birth, study finds

Zika microcephaly

Zika birth defect may only become clear months after birth



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How did 3-month-old Makibi Timilak die? Coroner's inquest begins today

makibi timilak amauti

A Cape Dorset, Nunavut, family hopes to find some answers this week about how their three-month-old son died as an inquest into the death of Makibi Timilak starts in the community Tuesday.



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Ignore the hype about epidurals — we still don't know what causes postpartum depression

Child Birth

No one knows what causes postpartum depression. And no one knows what can prevent it. So please, stop misleading women into thinking that getting an epidural will save them



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Toronto doctor screening for poverty using postal codes to make patients' lives better

Dr. Kimberly Wintemute

Diabetes, heart disease, mental illness and trauma — at first glance, these conditions might not appear to have much in common, but a Toronto doctor says one key trait often lies beneath them: poverty.



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