Health Canada approves country’s 1st generic version of Ozempic – National
Health Canada has approved the first generic version of brand-name Ozempic. The department says Canada is the first G7 country to authorize generic semaglutide. The...
Month : April 2026
‘Blood filtering’ therapy could treat preeclampsia, early study hints
A blood-filtering technique could be a promising treatment for preeclampsia, a potentially deadly disorder of pregnancy that involves high blood pressure. The new therapy is...
1,900-year-old souvenir cup featuring Hadrian’s Wall and Roman forts discovered in Spain
A chance discovery of a broken bronze cup in Spain has revealed a 1,900-year-old depiction of Hadrian’s Wall and forts in England, a new study...
First-of-its-kind map of the mouse nose reveals surprises about the sense of smell
Scientists have created a comprehensive map of smell receptors in the mouse nose, revealing a few surprises about this fundamental sense. Smell receptors, or olfactory...
New AI astrophysics algorithms are 95% better at showing how the universe changes over time
A newly developed technique could teach AI algorithms to see the universe with unprecedented clarity — potentially exposing the cracks in our understanding of the...
The largest measles outbreak in the U.S. is over. Where does Canada stand? – National
The largest measles outbreak in the United States in more than 35 years has now ended, according to state health officials. Cases were first reported...
Canada’s health minister ‘looking into’ lifetime smoking ban after U.K. law – National
Health Minister Marjorie Michel said Wednesday that she is “looking into” the idea of banning future Canadian generations from purchasing cigarettes and toughening other tobacco...
‘Their greatest challenge since they stared down the asteroid’: Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are facing their biggest existential threat since the dino-killing asteroid
Birds have spread their wings the world over, but they first took flight at least 150 million years ago, during the dinosaur age. In his...
Drilling has begun at our sacred site Pe’ Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped.
Drilling has begun at Pe’ Sla, a sacred site in South Dakota, following the U.S. Forest Service’s decision to permit exploratory sites — despite the...
‘He began to cry, and almost fell to the floor’: The fluffy fossil that finally showed the world that birds are dinosaurs
In the 1970s, paleontologist John Ostrom revived the theory that modern birds are evolved from theropod dinosaurs, a group that includes Tyrannosaurus rex. But a...