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  Boston researchers working on blood test for autism

  Getting a diagnosis for autism is not easy, with many children having to wait to see specially trained doctors and specialists who spend hours observing the child’s behaviour before rendering a verdict. But U.S. doctors are working on an experimental blood test they believe might help detect the disorder – even before symptoms begin.

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  Woman who was denied a liver transplant, after review highlighted alcohol use, has died

  Questions are being raised about the case of a 36-year-old Ontario woman who died of liver failure after she was rejected for a life-saving liver transplant after a medical review highlighted her prior alcohol use.

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  Ontario's first domestic case of human rabies since 1967 confirmed in Brant County

  An Ontario resident remains in hospital after testing positive for rabies.

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  Many people at risk never got their 2nd mpox vaccine dose, public health agencies say

  Public health agencies are encouraging people who received a first dose of mpox vaccine over the last two years to make sure they get a second dose.

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  WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak

  The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox, three weeks after WHO declared outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency.

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  Man dies after surgeon removed wrong organ at Florida hospital, lawyer says

  The lawyer of a woman whose husband died at a Florida hospital says the surgeon removed the wrong organ.

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  Measles a rising concern in Canada, following near-zero years during pandemic

  There were almost zero measles cases in Canada during the pandemic, but as travel restrictions eased, the country started seeing infections again. With vaccination rates down, some health officials are concerned.

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  Health Canada orders provinces to destroy old COVID-19 vaccines amid wait for new batch

  Ontario has been directed to withdraw and destroy all remaining supplies of last year's COVID-19 vaccines while it awaits delivery of an updated shot, which is only expected to arrive in October, the health ministry confirms.

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  Canadian researchers find signs of awareness in comatose patient, study says

  Researchers in London, Ont., say they were able to detect awareness in a comatose patient with a brain injury -- a finding they say 'opens the door' to providing better care with the hope of more accurately predicting critically injured patients' prognosis for recovery.

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  'I wouldn't be here': Ontario supervised consumption site users speak out on closures

  Reggie Garrett weeps as he speaks about the Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre, which houses the supervised consumption site he uses. It is one of 10 such sites slated for closure after the province announced new rules.