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Like many medical researchers, George King has a personal connection to the disease that he has spent his career studying. He has been working to understand…

The Joslin Diabetes Center has a long history of being on the cutting edge of diabetes care and research. It was founded 117 years ago by…

Wearable tech could help cowboys spot sick animals sooner. Wearable fitness monitors are all the rage among humans right now, but they are also spreading among…

Scientists have very little idea what the environmental effects of an oil sands “dilbit” spill would be. The oil that flows in pipes away from Canada’s…

Canada needs to step up its game when responding to international disease outbreaks, says New Brunswick’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, who spent more than six…

Eating a bag of THC-laced gummy bears may seem like a safer way of taking your medical marijuana than smoking a joint, but how do you…