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This old civic centre just became a medical school, and it slapsCulture

This old civic centre just became a medical school, and it slaps

Diamond Schmitt has transformed the former Bramalea Civic Centre into TMU's new School of Medicine, complete with warm wood-clad elements, bold blue accents, and an integrated public primary care clinic.

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By 2040, summer heat could send twice as many Americans to the hospital - and we're not readyWellness

By 2040, summer heat could send twice as many Americans to the hospital - and we're not ready

A new climate study finds that by 2040, rising urban temperatures could double the number of Americans hospitalized for heat-related illness - and the timeline is closer than it feels.

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Genetic testing is still being treated like a rare artifact when it should be your doctor's first moveWellness

Genetic testing is still being treated like a rare artifact when it should be your doctor's first move

Genetic testing has long been treated as a last resort, reserved for the end of exhausting diagnostic journeys. But as technology advances and costs drop, keeping genomic sequencing on a pedestal is starting to look less like caution and more like negligence.

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Someone finally made an AI notetaker for doctor visits, and honestly, where has this been all our livesTech

Someone finally made an AI notetaker for doctor visits, and honestly, where has this been all our lives

Kin Health raised $9M for an app that records your doctor visits and returns an AI summary with next steps you can share with family. It is the meeting notetaker, but for your health - and it might actually be kind of brilliant.

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