Many cases of type 2 diabetes may be preventable — and that changes the public health story For years, type 2 diabetes was often framed mainly as a disease to manage once it appeared. Diagnosis, blood sugar control, medication, complications — all of...
Continue readingWhy BMI alone does not tell the full story about obesity-related health risk Few medical numbers are as widely recognised as BMI. It appears in clinic charts, health apps, news stories and public-health campaigns because it is easy to calculate, inex...
Continue readingNew comparisons among ALK-targeted therapies could sharpen treatment decisions in lung cancer In ALK-positive lung cancer, the rise of targeted therapy has changed more than prognosis. It has also changed the kind of decisions oncologists have to mak...
Continue readingLow-dose buprenorphine may help extend ketamine’s benefits for suicidal ideation, study suggests When someone is in acute suicidal crisis, speed matters. One reason ketamine has drawn so much attention in psychiatry is its ability to reduce suicidal...
Continue readingWarming temperatures may create more room for vector-borne diseases in Canada Climate change is usually discussed through its most visible consequences: heatwaves, wildfires, floods and smoke-filled skies. But some of its health effects are quieter,...
Continue readingSurgical patients with mental health conditions who get music therapy are often the most medically complex Music therapy is often described as a supportive hospital intervention — less invasive, more human, and potentially helpful for easing anxiety,...
Continue readingWhy income and wealth do not erase Black maternal health disparities in the United States When people think about pregnancy risk, the usual assumption is straightforward: more money, better insurance, better neighbourhoods and better access to care s...
Continue readingHow an ageing gut may help fuel chronic inflammation and raise disease risk For a long time, ageing was treated as a vague, almost passive process — something that simply wore the body down with time. But modern biology has been steadily replacing th...
Continue readingTreatment response in high-risk bladder cancer is becoming easier to predict For years, one of the central dilemmas in high-risk bladder cancer has come after the biggest intervention is already over. A patient undergoes radical surgery, the visible...
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