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In an editorial published in the CMAJ on Monday, editor-in-chief Kirsten Patrick said it’s important for medical journals to stand up for science and condemn the erosion of public health surveillance and data collection south of the border.

Questions on the topic are circulating on social media and in the Black community following a proposed U.S. federal rule—still in limbo after multiple delays—to ban the carcinogen formaldehyde in hair-straightening chemicals.

Results suggest the body uses lipids in myelin as fuel during 42-kilometre run, indicating a new type of brain plasticity.

Depression is thought to disrupt the brain's reward circuits associated with food, which could explain why patients with major depressive disorder develop a strong attraction to certain foods.

The study examined how Pavlovian cues influence compulsive avoidance in  adults and youths with OCD.

When kids consume caffeine, they don’t necessarily consume it on a regular basis, or in consistent quantities like adults often do.

With work-from-home and limited socializing, high heels dropped out of favour during the pandemic, leading to fewer injuries. But is this shift here to stay?

The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on March 17, found that naloxone kits placed at public transit locations had the ‘greatest coverage’ and efficiency for potentially reversing drug overdoses.