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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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  Nicotine pouches scarce after federal ban restricts sales to pharmacy-only sales

  It’s been just over a week since the federal government banned nicotine pouches from being sold anywhere other than a pharmacy.

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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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  'Hopeless and helpless': Regina mother seeks help to treat rare spinal disease

  Mary Grace Rico is seeking help in getting treatment for a rare spinal condition.

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  Quebec to authorize advance requests for medical assistance in dying as of Oct. 30

  Quebec will authorize advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID) without waiting for Ottawa to amend its Criminal Code.

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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.