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Topic: disinformationView all posts for the topic: disinformation

Tech platforms face ‘whack-a-mole’ situation in battling health misinformation

Published March 22, 2024

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Published by: CityNews / The Canadian Press
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By Tara Deschamps

When Dr. Garth Graham thinks about health misinformation on social media platforms, he envisions a garden. No matter how bountiful or verdant that garden is, even…

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Topic: long COVIDView all posts for the topic: long COVID

CAMH study confirms ongoing brain inflammation associated with long COVID

Published June 1, 2023

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A new Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) study found elevated levels of inflammation in the brains of patients who report persistent symptoms of long COVID.

Using advanced brain scanning with positron emission tomography (PET), the researchers found elevated levels of the protein TSPO, a brain marker of inflammation, in patients with onset of depression within several months after a COVID-19 infection.

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