The most comprehensive analysis of Indigenous Australians' genomes collected to date has revealed an "abundance" of DNA variations—some of which have never been reported anywhere else in the world—paving the way for new, ...
Dec 13, 2023
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In Indian Country, it is an accepted fact that white settlers distributed items, such as blankets contaminated with smallpox and other infectious diseases, aiming to reduce the population of Native people resisting their ...
Nov 15, 2023
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Foreign-trained physicians at Regina General Hospital have alleged that discriminatory practices by the hospital's "racist, and discriminatory leadership" have led to them being targeted and sidelined.
Nov 13, 2023
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A growing number of folks may have heard of the death-positive movement, death cafés or death-friendly communities—each of which are animated by the understanding that welcoming our own mortality could improve the quality ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Research on the trillions of microorganisms that make up a person's microbiome can lead to medical breakthroughs to treat diseases like inflammatory bowel syndrome and diabetes. According to Alyssa Bader, a Tsimshian Assistant ...
Oct 28, 2023
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By comparing the dreams of Western and non-Western populations, a study by the UNIGE and the University of Toronto shows that dreams can have a variable emotional function.
Oct 16, 2023
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Roughly 40% of older Black adults live with a disability, compared to only one-third of older adults overall.
Oct 4, 2023
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A comprehensive new guideline with 16 preventive care recommendations aims to promote health equity for people disadvantaged because of racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination.
Sep 25, 2023
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A UN anti-racism committee on Thursday urged rich countries—particularly Britain, Germany, Switzerland and the United States—to waive coronavirus vaccine patents and said they violated a guarantee against racial discrimination.
Aug 31, 2023
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Alarming levels of a major hypertension risk have been found among Indigenous people in Australia's Top End, in a first-of-its-kind study. Associate Professor Jun Yang has previously established that a hormonal condition ...
Aug 30, 2023
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