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  Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke

  The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just that.

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  11 new cases of measles confirmed in New Brunswick, bringing total cases to 25

  New Brunswick health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated after 11 new cases of measles were confirmed in the province.

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  Health Canada approves Moderna's mRNA RSV vaccine, company says

  Health Canada has approved Moderna's mRNA vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus in adults age 60 and older, available next year.

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  'Big frustration': How a limited MAID window affects Alzheimer's patients

  A move by Quebec to allow a person with a serious and incurable illness like Alzheimer's to request MAID months or years before their condition leaves them unable to consent has been met with praise, confusion and criticism.

• Hundreds will lose access to safe consumption when some Toronto sites close: study

  Hundreds of people will lose access to supervised consumption sites in Toronto when the province closes five of them next year, which will likely mean more public drug use and more overdoses, a new study suggests.

• Time out: How to manage stress tied to the U.S. election results

  Following a particularly polarizing U.S. election that brought Donald Trump’s comeback to the presidency, some may be dealing with feelings of anxiety and stress, emotional wellness expert Michelle Jacob says.

• First-of-its-kind B.C. study looks at impacts of menopause

  A first-of-its-kind-study in B.C. is shedding much-needed light on how women are impacted by menopause – from the symptoms they suffer, to having their concerns dismissed by doctors, to paying out-of-pocket for effective treatments, to being fired from their jobs.

• Bird flu infections in dairy workers went undetected, new study shows

  Seven per cent of tested workers on U.S. dairy farms where cows were infected with bird flu caught the virus themselves, according to a new study.

• Sleepy during the day? You may be at higher risk for a pre-dementia syndrome, study finds

  If you find yourself sleepy during your daily activities in your older age, you may need to consider it more than an inconvenience — since the fatigue may indicate you’re at higher risk for developing a condition that can lead to dementia, a new study has found.

• U.K. identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa

  British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. Scientists said the risk to the public remains low.

• Saskatchewan health officials warn of typhoid fever exposure at pizza restaurant

  The Saskatchewan Health Authority says people who ate food from a pizza restaurant near Saskatoon last month may have been exposed to typhoid fever.

• U.K. doctor gets 31 years for poisoning mother's partner with fake COVID vaccine

  A British doctor who was disgruntled about his inheritance and tried to kill his mother's boyfriend by injecting him with a fake COVID-19 vaccine that was poison was sentenced Wednesday to 31 years in prison.