When a tick bite no longer means a trip to the emergency room

In 2021, Nova Scotia began allowing pharmacists to prescribe preventive treatment for Lyme disease after high-risk tick bites. Researchers found that emergency department visits for tick bites dropped by roughly 50% after ...

What are we dying from?

Cardiovascular diseases now account for a third of deaths in adults over 40 in a rural South African population.

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