Medical emergencies will happen in deep space. Here's how Canada is getting ready

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When astronauts fly to the moon or Mars, how we will take care of medical issues so far from home?

Finalists in a Canadian Space Agency and Impact Canada tech challenge aim to pivot medical knowledge from working with remote communities — like Indigenous groups in Canada's far north — to help astronauts in deep space.