The Lancet

• Impact of extreme heat ‘underestimated’ on those 60 and older: Lancet study

  The impact of extreme heat on people 60 years of age or older has been 'underestimated' a new study published in The Lancet suggests.

  Environment

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• Osteoarthritis cases could reach 1 billion worldwide by 2050, study says

  The study, published in the journal The Lancet Rheumatology, found that between 1990 and 2020, cases of osteoarthritis rose from 256 million to 595 million globally.

  Health

  Aug 21, 2023
  
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• 1 in 8 adults end up with long COVID, new Dutch study finds

  A Dutch study released on Saturday reports that one in eight adults who are infected with coronavirus experience long-term symptoms often known as long COVID.

  Health

  Aug 6, 2022
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• Medical study says established heart drug good for strokes too

  Research published Wednesday shows that Tenecteplase, commonly used as a clot-buster for heart attacks, is also an effective treatment for acute ischemic stroke.

  Health

  Jun 29, 2022
• Over half of police-involved deaths in U.S. since 1980 not reported: study

  The study also said that Black Americans were 3.5 times more likely to die from police violence than white Americans.

  World

  Sep 30, 2021
• Physical discipline won’t improve children’s behaviour: U of M researcher

  A new study, co-authored at the University of Manitoba, shows that disciplining a child with physical punishment doesn't improve their behaviour.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2021
• Canada ‘not immune’ to health impacts of climate change, experts say

  The report was published on the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement and as the world continues to grapple with the novel coronavirus pandemic.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2020
• COVID-19 study linking hydroxychloroquine, death risk retracted from medical journal

  The authors said the company that provided the data, would not transfer the full dataset for an independent review and they "can no longer vouch for the veracity of the primary data sources."

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2020
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• COVID-19 travel restrictions based on misinformation, racism: health law scholars

  In a commentary published in The Lancet medical journal, 16 health law scholars argue that the restrictions on travellers who've been in China, the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, are driven by "fear, misinformation, racism and xenophobia," rather than science.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2020
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• Today’s babies won’t know life without climate change: report

  A baby born in Canada today will never know a time in which his or her health isn't at risk from a warming planet, an annual look at climate change and human health reported Wednesday.

  Health

  Nov 14, 2019