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N.B. Health Coalition pushes province to sign pharmacare deal
Healthcare campaigners in New Brunswick are pushing the province to join the federal government’s national pharmacare plan, which would provide free coverage for contraceptives and diabetes medications.…
N.B. RSCs concerned about province’s plans for organic waste
New Brunswick aims to have a province-wide program for diverting organic waste from landfills preventing related greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2028, according to…
China’s research hospitals push for prominence
The country’s output in quality health research is going from strength to strength, but can it overcome questions about the integrity of its publishing practices? Increasing…
Canis familiaris? Maybe Less Than You Think
We think of them as pets, but the vast majority of the world’s dogs live free-range in the environment. Understanding them could be key to helping…
Will your study change the world? This AI tool predicts the impact of your research
A tool called Funding the Frontier visualizes all the downstream impacts of funding — and predicts which studies will have the biggest societal impact. Scientific research…
The chatbots claiming to be Jesus: spreading gospel or heresy?
Jesus chatbots aren’t the only AI technologies seeping into religious practice. Some worshippers don’t agree with the use of them. The canonization of Carlo Acutis by…