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Researchers are looking for ways to precisely predict which cancer patients can avoid unneeded treatment to cut down on harmful side effects and unnecessary costs.

The BC Centre for Disease Control has announced the first case of monkeypox in British Columbia, bringing the national total to almost 80 cases.

The latest “biotic” has made patients curious to know more.

It's not a cure. But this latest gain for targeted cancer therapy could open new treatment possibilities to thousands of patients with advanced breast cancer.

Dr. Kashif Pirzada, an emergency physician at Toronto's Humber River Hospital, said reliance on at-home rapid testing for COVID-19 is a major hurdle in data collection.

When asked the morning after the election whether he would ease the wage cap for healthcare workers, Ford said he would take inflation into consideration in negotiations once agreements lapse.

The study, led by researchers from the University of Ottawa and published on Monday, indicates more than half of transgender teens said they had seriously considered suicide in the 12 months preceding the survey.

Dr. Rajeev Sheoran had previously rejected a $625.000 settlement from B.C. Interior's Health Authority. Although he did not succeed in his civil suit, “his decision to proceed to trial instead of accepting the offer was not an unreasonable one,” the judge wrote in his decision.