For decades, Sherri Topple’s world was overshadowed by the crushing weight of depression that no medication or therapy seemed to fix. It wasn’t until she tried ketamine therapy that she finally felt a sense of relief.  At her worst, the Nova Scotia woman says she could barely muster up the…

Price Carter is planning to die this summer. The 68-year-old has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He knows it will take his life eventually; before it does, he intends to die on his own terms with his family at his side. “I was told at the outset, ‘This is palliative…

Humber River Health is suing the consortium contracted to build and maintain its Toronto hospital for $100 million, alleging that negligent design and construction is creating health and safety problems for patients and staff. The lawsuit, filed in early April, alleges that a “sizable portion” of the hospital’s floors are not…

Edgewood, B.C. isn’t usually the sort of place that would be on the radar of high-ranking White House officials.  On the west shore of Lower Arrow Lake and surrounded by the Monashee Mountains, it’s a roughly 200-kilometre drive from Kelowna, B.C., on a winding road. An unincorporated community, the latest census…

James Smith woke up from a colonoscopy to be told devastating news. At 59, he was diagnosed with colon cancer. Doctors found a mass so large it completely blocked their view of the rest of his colon. Smith said he was shocked. “It was hard, it was a hard diagnosis,”…

Doctors in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) are warning that the maternity ward is on the verge of collapse amid a shortage of family physicians.  A joint statement from all nine members of the department issued Thursday said that “without immediate action from health authorities and government…

Diabetes Canada says it’s received a surge in reports from people who’ve seen ads for or bought products that use the charity’s logos without authorization. Since January, Diabetes Canada says it’s had over 300 calls to its 1-800 line and emails from people reporting misleading advertisements for diabetes products that…

The wide-ranging “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) report spearheaded by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited hundreds of studies, but a closer look by the news organization NOTUS found that some of those studies did not actually exist. Asked about the report’s problems on Thursday, White House…

Measles cases are surging across Canada, so it might not come as a surprise that nearly 70 per cent of Canadians surveyed recently agreed that childhood vaccinations should be mandatory. The Angus Reid Institute polled nearly 1,700 Canadian adults online between May 20 and May. 23, asking them if proof of…

As southern Alberta battles its worst measles outbreak in decades, some doctors are warning the virus is more rampant than the case counts show and they’re now struggling to keep up with demand. As of midday Wednesday,  628 cases had been confirmed in Alberta since the outbreaks began in March. The last…

Canada’s minister of agriculture says a group of B.C. ostriches will “not necessarily” be killed, despite an order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that they be culled due to concerns about the avian flu. On Wednesday, reporters in Ottawa asked Heath MacDonald, the minister of agriculture and agri-food, about…

Dorothy Lamont, 96, lives independently in her downtown Dartmouth home, still growing her own vegetables in her backyard every summer. But her biggest worry is not having a family doctor.

High-profile officials in the U.S. federal government, along with a prominent billionaire, are now weighing in on the fate of a flock of ostriches ordered killed on a farm in a remote part of the B.C. Interior. Former TV host Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is now the administrator for the…

Nova Scotia’s internal travel nurse program is off to a slow start, but officials say that’s by design. The program, promised by the Progressive Conservatives in the last provincial election and long called for by the Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union, launched earlier this spring. Although the goal is to have…

When Lily MacDonald first signed in to an online workout session for women with COPD, she was sure she wasn’t going to like it. She couldn’t imagine doing an effective workout at her kitchen table. “At first I thought, ‘How can I exercise, what am I going to do?'” said…

A month after the start of the high-profile sexual assault trial of five former junior hockey players in London, Ont., advocates against gender-based violence are using the proceedings to teach young men about consent and their responsibilities as role models for others.  “I think for young men and for hockey players,…

Kristyne Agabob and Lisa Brooks from the Looking Glass Foundation say that the rate of eating disorders has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic, and that Canadians under 35 have the highest risk of developing an eating disorder.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he has talked to Canadian health officials about sparing a flock of ostriches in British Columbia that have been ordered killed due to avian flu fears. In a statement posted to X, Kennedy says that he spoke with Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) president…

The Current23:49Adulting 101: How Gen Z fell behind on basic life skills Aldhen Garcia, a first-year student at Toronto Metropolitan University, says he has a lot of life skills to learn. “I don’t know how to change a tire — I don’t have a car at all. I don’t know…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. As Canada’s measles outbreak continues to grow, the country is at risk of losing its…

“Do you want to go faster?”  Jayne Imeson already knew the answer she was going to get from her six-year-old son, Casey, sitting astride his new steed in a park in Central Saanich, B.C. He nodded with a smile. “Always faster — this kid loves his speed,” Imeson said. Casey’s usual ride…

Health P.E.I. has hired six senior managers on an interim basis through private employment agencies at costs ranging from $17,490 a month to $43,750 a month.  That information is contained in a series of contracts the province provided to CBC News. These managers are filling some of the most senior…

Public Health Ontario says 173 more people have been infected with measles in the province over the past week. That brings the number of measles cases to 1,795 since Ontario’s outbreak began last October. The health agency’s weekly measles report, released Thursday, says the virus continues to spread primarily among…

4 hours ago News Duration 5:05 After a landmark ruling by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in 2021, the provincial government must close large institutions that house hundreds of people with disabilities. The trouble is that for some, it’s home. Portia Clark has the story.

Emergency room doctors in Lethbridge are warning that ongoing staffing shortages could make growing wait times even longer. An open letter signed by 16 physicians says the Chinook Regional Hospital has struggled to recruit emergency department physicians and wait times are ballooning as a result. This isn’t the first time…

Members of the World Health Organization adopted an agreement on Tuesday intended to improve preparedness for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to COVID-19, but the absence of the U.S. cast doubt on the treaty’s effectiveness. After three years of negotiations, the legally binding pact was adopted by the…

The late-stage cancer diagnosis of former U.S. president Joe Biden has some medical professionals wondering how the disease was able to go undetected when his health had been under intense scrutiny near the end of his presidency. In a statement on Sunday, Biden’s office said the 82-year-old has been diagnosed…

The number of serious bedsores reportedly found in patients in Nova Scotia hospitals has risen, but the province says it is only because it is counting them differently. However, a patient safety advocate says that’s no comfort because they shouldn’t happen at all. The number of stage 3 and 4 bedsores reported…

On The Island7:32Texas nurse wants to move to Nanaimo BC is streamlining the process for US nurses to come work in BC. We hear from Rachael Smith-Taylor, who works as a registered nurse in Belton, Texas, but wants to move to Nanaimo.   A Texas-based nurse is hoping to relocate permanently…

Drugmaker Regeneron Pharmaceuticals will buy genetic testing firm 23andMe Holding for $256 million USD through a bankruptcy auction, the companies said on Monday. Regeneron said it will comply with 23andMe’s privacy policies and applicable laws with respect to the use of customer  data and that it is ready to detail its intended use of the…

Misinformation is making it hard for Canada to reach the vaccination levels needed to prevent the spread of measles, experts say as the country deals with the largest outbreak of the disease in almost three decades. Nationally, the country is dealing with the largest outbreak since the highly infectious disease was eradicated in 1998. Canada has…

Other People’s Problems40:41Welcome to Other People’s Problems – On Drugs Some Canadians who suffer from mental illness are turning to psychedelic therapy that utilizes cannabis instead of better-known psychedelics such as psilocybin. In psychedelic therapy — an emerging field, no matter the substance — patients use drugs that alter their…

This First Person article is the experience of Maggie Campbell, a wife and mom in P.E.I. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I could hear her heart beat thanks to an at-home fetal doppler. Our three sons gathered around us on the couch and…

The Dose23:43Why are my allergies getting worse? Most people with seasonal allergies have likely noticed an uncomfortable trend over the past few years. In parts of Canada, allergy season not only seems to be lasting longer, it seems to be more intense.  Experts like Dr. Anne Ellis, chair of the…

There have been 37 reported measles cases in Saskatchewan from mid-March to mid-May this year, Saskatchewan’s chief medical officer said at a news conference Friday, compared to only two cases from 2015 to 2024. Dr. Saqib Shahab said cases have been confirmed in people from five months to 57 years old.  …

Pharmacists in Manitoba will soon be able to prescribe birth control, the province’s health minister revealed this week in an announcement that came as a pleasant surprise to the industry.  Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara told the legislature Wednesday that granting pharmacists the means to assess and prescribe contraceptives is a “very reasonable expansion of…

The jury in a British Columbia coroner’s inquest into the overdose death of a University of Victoria student has recommended a raft of measures for government, schools and B.C.’s emergency dispatch system. Key among the five-person jury’s recommendations released late Thursday morning were boosting education around safe drug use, making sure campus…

It’s been 25 years since the Walkerton, Ont., tainted water tragedy nearly killed her daughter, and Trudy Fraser still does not feel comfortable drinking tap water. “You lose that trust when you see people you know who got sick and passed away,” she said. “That’s why I still drink bottled…

The World Health Organization has reduced its management team by half and will have to scale back operations, its director-general said on Wednesday, four months after the United States announced it was leaving the agency and cutting funding. “To be blunt, we cannot do everything,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at…

The Dose26:51What do women need to know about hair loss? London, Ont.-resident Marcy Gallant began losing her hair when she was around five years old.  The alopecia advocate says she woke up one morning and noticed hair on her pillow. Her mother investigated and found a bald spot, and Gallant…

A B.C. ostrich farm says it is devastated by a federal court ruling Tuesday that upholds an order to have the nearly 400-bird flock killed due to the detection of avian flu, and hopes to continue to fight the case in court. The order to have the birds killed has attracted…

The province is making it easier and faster for nurses from the U.S. to get registered in B.C., in an effort to bring more health-care workers north.  During a news conference on Monday, Premier David Eby said “uncertainty” related to U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration creates an “opportunity” for the province…

First Nations leaders are urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to tackle a number key priorities in the first 100 days of Canada’s new Parliament. “All these priorities are in line with Prime Minister Carney’s stated priorities, namely: economic development, housing, infrastructure and continued progress on reconciliation,” Sen. Paul Prosper, who represents…

Ontario hospitals paid for-profit staffing agencies $9.2 billion over a decade, a finding that comes as one hospital aims to stop its use of temp services by September. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives commissioned Monday’s report, titled Hollowed Out: Ontario Public Hospitals and the Rise of Private Staffing Agencies.…

When Marie Grgic’s mother was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she said her father had to use his retirement funds to finance costs related to her treatment.  Cancer costs the average patient nearly $33,000, which includes out-of-pocket expenses and lost income, according to the Canadian Cancer Society.  “The cost of cancer…

This First Person column is the experience of Luke Galati, who lives in Toronto. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ.  The psychiatric ward is a place no one wants to be.  But it’s a place you might need to be at some point if…

A second family from Gaza has arrived in Manitoba to get “life-changing” medical care for their kindergarten-aged son they couldn’t access at home, as part of what Premier Wab Kinew called a “humanitarian corridor” to the province opened in response to the effects of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Kinew said the…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Despite a rule that requires sex and gender to be considered when funding medical research…

U.S. and European health regulators are warning the public of possible health risks linked to finasteride, a popular hair-loss drug.  The European Medicines Agency issued an alert on Thursday, stating it had confirmed suicidal thoughts as a side effect of finasteride tablets. The European regulator announced it would be implementing new measures…

The IWK is launching a new research unit aimed at helping patients with breast cancer across Nova Scotia. The idea came from Dr. Gregory Knapp, a surgical oncologist at the IWK and Victoria General Hospital who moved back to Halifax in 2020 after fellowships in New York and Calgary. Knapp said he…

An expert in emergency medicine testified at the Sidney McIntyre-Starko coroner’s inquest that software used by British Columbia 911 operators takes too long to recommend potentially life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).  Dr. Michael Kurz said the medical priority dispatch system (MPDS) that guides 911 call-takers in their over-the-phone response does not meet the “agreed-upon…

The foundation of the new long-term care facility in Chester, N.S., is nearly complete, a milestone in a development the community has wanted for nearly two decades. The new Shoreham Village will replace the aging building next door, which — at 50 years old — is outdated and would have needed significant…

Health Minister Sylvia Jones and Premier Doug Ford defended on Wednesday the province’s approach to the measles outbreak as new infections increase sharply and criticism mounts. Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, told Radio-Canada in an interview earlier this week that the latest data shows there have been…

It’s hard to believe opioid deaths are dropping when you’re walking on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where B.C.’s drug crisis is most visible. Open drug use is still common and on a dry day, you can count on seeing dozens of people unconscious on the sidewalk. But the numbers don’t lie: overdose…

The CAQ government has come up with $85 million to make upgrades to the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital. The first phase of renovations would modernize the hospital’s parking lot, but opposition parties are questioning the government’s plan.

JAMP Pharma Corp. says it is recalling one lot of its pregabalin pain medication because some bottles labelled to contain 50-milligram capsules may contain 150-milligram capsules instead. The mislabelled product could lead to patients receiving a much larger dose than prescribed, which could result in an overdose and “pose serious, potentially fatal health…

The Alberta government says it is taking new steps to rein in the province’s measles outbreaks as case counts surge to the highest levels since 1987. The province reported an additional 55 cases on Monday, pushing the total since the outbreaks began in March to 265. The last time the province saw…

A northern couple who have been together for a decade were happy to learn they were the perfect match for kidney donation. Crystal Morin-Marinuk and her husband Darwin Morin have been together for 10 years. They have been dealing with trials and tribulations around Darwin’s health since the beginning. “When…

The McGill University Health Centre’s Surgical Performance Enhancement and Robotics Centre is hoping to “contribute to the shaping of the future of surgery” with the use of cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence.

The Current23:33Grey divorce: Why more Canadians are separating later in life When Marnie Wraith looked at her relationship and asked herself if good enough was enough for her, she knew she needed a change. “I needed a recalibration of my life based just on my needs,” she told The Current…

55:49What questions do you have about making friends as an adult? For adults, making new friends can be an uphill battle.  Gone are the default spaces like school, extracurricular clubs or teams, student residence halls and other spots kids, teens and young adults naturally connect and make friends.  Adulthood puts…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Doctors are urging public health officials in Ontario and Alberta to step up vaccination and…

Several years ago, Molly Carlson enjoyed posting “perfectly captured and edited pictures” to her Instagram account. Faking, she says, almost a perfect life. But Carlson developed a binge-eating disorder before Canada’s 2016 Olympic diving trials while struggling with anxiety and body dysmorphia disorder, a condition that constantly had her thinking…

Two unions representing workers at Halifax hospital sites say parking problems for employees are so acute that it will become a staffing retention issue if solutions aren’t found soon. The Houston government made good on an election campaign promise Thursday by implementing a new free parking program at health-care sites in Nova…

The measles outbreak continues to spread across the province, with cases climbing in Elgin and Oxford counties.  Southwestern Public Health is reporting 65 additional cases on Thursday, bringing the total to 451 for the region since Oct. 30. “This sharp rise in cases may be concerning to the community. However, the…

In the wake of the Vancouver festival tragedy that left 11 dead, several injured, and people around the world grieving, B.C.’s premier said there will be a review of the province’s mental health legislation to ensure it’s working the way it’s intended. The premier has also announced that Friday, May…

Strong winds knocked the power out at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, leaving the intensive care unit and surgery block in the dark for over an hour. The facility’s backup generators weren’t functioning properly.

People flourish when all major aspects of their life are good, but a new global study suggests that isn’t the case for young adults in many high-income countries. That surprised the study’s co-lead. Based on previous research in the field, Tyler VanderWeele of Harvard University says he was expecting middle-aged people to report to…

A class action lawsuit against Canada for failing to provide adequate housing on First Nations land is being heard in Federal Court this week in Winnipeg. St. Theresa Point First Nation in Manitoba and Sandy Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario filed the lawsuit in 2023. Over 100 First Nations have opted in to…

Alberta has experienced its deadliest flu season in recent memory and it’s not over yet. According to provincial data, 193 Albertans have died due to influenza so far this season, surpassing last year’s total of 175. That’s the highest death toll since at least 2009. The previous major peak, in 2022-23,…

A Toronto doctor under investigation after thousands of people were potentially exposed to blood-borne infections at her gynecology office has resigned from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, CBC News has learned. The college investigated Dr. Esther Park’s care of two patients in her obstetrics and gynecology practice…

A doctor running a network of addiction clinics across Ontario, including an Ottawa location that offers safer opioid supply, is billing public insurance about $2.5 million per year. Dr. Suman Koka is the sole officer and director of Northwood Recovery, which has locations in North York, Hamilton and Manitoulin Island. It…

Federal party leaders and provincial governments are trying to make it easier for workers to seamlessly move between provinces as a response to U.S. tariffs, but some health-care leaders in Manitoba aren’t enthusiastic. “It just worries me that nurses are going to take this as an opportunity to strike out and…

The Dose24:04Why do we smell (and how concerned should we be about it)? As the weather warms up and we start to spend more time outdoors, many of us will be reminded that people have a tendency to smell.  Pharmaceutical companies have tried for years to convince people to purchase…

Karthik Babu Menon is ready to vote in his first-ever federal election, but he’s not just thinking about how to mark his ballot, but also about the potential challenges he might face in getting into the voting booth. In previous elections, he’s found voting fairly accessible as someone who uses…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. A quarter of a million Canadians are diagnosed with cancer every year. When that happens,…

Alberta’s measles outbreak is now the worst recorded in nearly three decades and that has health experts raising the alarm and renewing calls for stronger messaging from the provincial government. The surge is so concerning, Alberta’s former chief medical officer of health, Dr. Mark Joffe, who left his post less…

It’s only April, and 2025 is already shaping up to be the worst year for measles since the disease was declared eliminated in 1998 in Canada. Ontario continues to be the epicentre of the spread. Public Health Ontario is reporting 1,018 confirmed and probable cases of measles so far this…

Quebec has officially passed a law requiring doctors to work in the public health-care system for five years after obtaining a medical degree in the province. Bill 83, adopted on Thursday by a vote of 72 to 30, is intended to improve access to health care for Quebecers by preventing…

Richard Anderson holds a photo of himself and his brother Bruce as children. In 2021, Bruce died of a suspected overdose while in a drug treatment centre in Kelowna, B.C. (Michelle Mac Donald) This First Person column is written by Richard Anderson, who lives in Silver Creek, B.C. For more…

Can autistic people hold down jobs, pay taxes or find love? Many do — but the question we should be asking, according to waves of advocates, allies and autistic people voicing their concerns online, is why are we defining a person’s worth at all? Reaction from the autism community has been swift…

RCMP say a 15-year-old has died of a suspected drug overdose in Campbell River, B.C., believed to involve the prescription opioid hydromorphone and cough medicine. Const. Maury Tyre with the Campbell River RCMP says in a statement that it’s important for youth and parents to understand the risks posed by both…

Quebec’s Health Ministry has declared an end to the measles outbreak in the province. A spokesperson said Tuesday the department determined the outbreak was over after no new cases were reported over the weekend. Marie-Christine Patry says an outbreak can be considered over if 32 days pass without a new reported…

A London woman injured in a car crash says she’s left with no choice but to pay to see a doctor in the United States after waiting almost two years for a diagnosis from an Ontario spine surgeon. Sydney Gesualdi was rear-ended at a red light in July 2023, after which…

Liberal Party pledges to make an access to abortion fund permanent, spend up to $20,000 for IVF treatment and invest in data collection on issues like menopause are welcomed initiatives, some women’s health advocates say. But they also cautioned that the party needs to release more details, particularly on how such initiatives would be funded. While the IVF…

Ahead of the federal election, Canadians are worried about access to health care. Some private clinics, which are growing in number, charge thousands a year for primary care and out-of-pocket fees, as many people struggle with a soaring cost of living. An estimated 6.5 million Canadian adults don’t have a regular health-care…

A Nova Scotia woman recovering from a lung transplant says she had to take tens of thousands of dollars from her retirement fund in order to undergo the life-saving procedure because provincial medical allowances fall far short of her expenses. Nan Clarke, who is originally from Charlottetown but retired in the Halifax area, was diagnosed…

The Alberta government appointed Dr. Sunil Sookram as interim chief medical officer of health Thursday amid growing measles outbreaks and after the previous top doctor left the role earlier this week. Sookram takes over for Dr. Mark Joffe, whose contract ended on Monday, after it had been extended for two weeks. Premier Danielle Smith confirmed this week that…

The Dose22:15What do I need to know about the federal government’s role in health care? Most Canadians know it’s a provincial or territorial health card they carry in their wallets, not a federal one. Still, the election April 28 does present an opportunity to have a say on certain aspects…

The IWK Health Centre says it has been bombarded with feedback as it looks to overhaul its menu. The Halifax hospital for women and children launched a survey in March, asking current and former IWK families to weigh in on the Dial for Dining food services. It operates similar to…

Quebec’s Health Ministry says it’s on the verge of declaring its measles outbreak over, just as cases reach new heights in other parts of the country. The province says it has not recorded a new measles case since it hit 40 infections on March 18. If no additional cases are…

Measles pread to 109 more people in Ontario over the last week, bringing the province’s total cases to 925 since an outbreak began in October. Sixty-nine people have required hospitalization — that’s eight more than last week — including four in intensive care. Measles is still predominantly infecting unvaccinated infants,…

Election day is less than two weeks away, but Rowena Edwards is still unsure who she should vote for. “Honestly, I don’t like any candidates,” the 63-year-old told CBC News through an email interview. Edwards is one of more than eight million Canadians living with a disability. She says she…

Members of the World Health Organization reached a landmark agreement on Wednesday on how to learn from COVID-19, which killed millions of people in 2020-22, and prepare the world for future pandemics. Sticking points on the road to the deal included how to share drugs and vaccines fairly between wealthy…

An open letter from a group of Manitoba researchers has garnered support from hundreds of other scientists and academics across the country, sounding the alarm about the effects of research cuts in the U.S. on Canadian research and urging federal political leaders to take action. The letter, which was shared Friday…

Babies and children up to age four could be breathing in plasticizers and other chemicals from their mattresses while they sleep, a Canadian study suggests. Federal regulations set limits on some phthalates or plasticizers, which are substances added to products to make them more flexible. Miriam Diamond, an environmental chemist at…

Nurse Leslie Warner will never forget being taken to her local RCMP detachment in Fernie, B.C., in 2022 and charged in a social security fraud operating out of Alberta. She says she was fingerprinted and had her mug shot taken. “I was like: ‘Oh my God, this is my identity theft,'”…

Nine years ago, former B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall declared a public health emergency, in response to a sharp increase in deaths related to toxic drugs and drug overdoses.  Overdose deaths had been climbing steadily since 2010; the 474 deaths in 2015 were a 30 per cent increase from the…

Demand for the services of local food banks has never been higher, and Carolyn McLeod-McCarthy of the Guelph Food Bank says she’s worried about the impact U.S. tariffs will have on the local economy and workers. “We’re quite nervous about what that’s going to mean for being able to provide…

On April 12, 1980, Terry Fox wrote in his diary, “Today is the day it all begins,” after starting his Marathon of Hope in St. John’s.  On Saturday, Terry’s older brother Fred Fox returned to Mile 0, the place where it all started 45 years ago, and ran the path to the…

White Coat Black Art26:30Meet the people who help sedate you One solution to a critical shortage of anesthesiologists in Canada could lie with increasing the ranks of anesthesia assistants, advocates say. “In a situation where we have a serious … access to surgical care issue, we have to think about…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Dr. Michelle Barton has been working at the heart of Ontario’s measles outbreak for months,…

White Coat Black Art26:30Public healthcare is a national crisis. So why isn’t it an election priority? In this federal election period, the twists and turns of tariffs, annexation threats and other surprises from the Trump administration have stolen focus from addressing the state of public healthcare in Canada. A leading…

A Winnipeg-born gynecologist and bestselling author says she’s had enough with the United States, but she’s also prescribing a stark warning for Canadian voters concerned about the future of their own reproductive health care. Dr. Jen Gunter, whose books include The Vagina Bible and The Menopause Manifesto, has long been an outspoken women’s health…

Ontario is reporting 155 new measles cases over the last week, pushing the province’s case count to 816 since an outbreak began in the fall. The number of new cases has increased again after a few weeks of appearing to stabilize in the 100-per-week range, which public health physicians had…

Canada has a unique chance to become a medical and scientific powerhouse — if it moves quickly to scoop up professionals leaving the United States in the wake of health cuts and layoffs, the head of the Canadian Medical Association says. Dr. Joss Reimer, president of the Canadian Medical Association,…

What On Earth28:11It’s about bloody time we talked about periods and climate Billions of disposable menstrual products are used on a daily basis, and the environmental impact is significant. But experts and advocates say the key to solving the problem is more equitable access to period products of all kinds…

Dr. Sophia Halassy couldn’t be happier. The 32-year old bilingual obstetrician-gynecologist is settling into a new job at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre in Moncton, helping to tackle a years-long waiting list of patients.  This is a homecoming for Halassy, her husband and their two young daughters. After more than a decade…

Multiple pharmacists linked to a south Thunder Bay, Ont., pharmacy face an additional set of misconduct allegations by the profession’s provincial regulator, including falsifying records. One pharmacist also faces allegations of taking or misappropriating drugs from the shop on Victoria Avenue.  Fort William Medical Pharmacy and two pharmacists were already…

Ontario schools are starting to issue suspensions to some of the thousands of students who aren’t fully vaccinated, as the spread of measles continues, giving new urgency to calls for the province to digitize its immunization record system. Toronto Public Health says about 10,000 students are not up to date on…

Ontario’s measles outbreak has become so big that public health officials in New York state have included the province in a travel advisory that urges residents to get vaccinated before visiting. “Measles is only a car ride away!” reads the April 2nd measles travel advisory for all New Yorkers from…

There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms. Farmers and scientists also worry what the next migration of wild birds…

The Dose25:07How do I deal with stress in situations I can’t fully control? Political science professor Julie Simmons is no stranger to stressful current events.  Though she’s active in discussions around Canada’s current federal election campaign, Simmons says it’s the U.S. government’s unpredictability — including threats to the Canada-U.S. relationship…

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. travelled to West Texas on Sunday after a second unvaccinated school-aged child died from a measles-related illness. Ahead of a “Make America Healthy Again” tour across the southwestern United States, Kennedy said in a social media post that he was in Gaines County…

A Burnaby spa employee who provided purported vaginal-tightening treatments has been found guilty on all seven charges of sexual assault by a B.C. Supreme Court jury. Farshad Khojsteh Kashani was first charged in 2022 after two clients of Fab Skin Care complained to police of being sexually assaulted during treatments. After police said there…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Many top scientists in the U.S. are now out of a job. Health Secretary Robert…

Health officials in three Ontario hotspots for measles are focusing on communication and vaccination to help get the outbreaks under control. Public Health Ontario on Thursday reported 89 new cases of measles since March 26, bringing the province’s total of confirmed and probable cases this year to 655. They have been linked to…

Recent city data shows the number of non-fatal suspected overdoses paramedics respond to has declined over the last six months. The figures were collected by Toronto Public Health in collaboration with Toronto Paramedic Services using the calls it receives each month.  In September, there were 357 reported non-fatal suspected overdoses, a number that…

Patrick Cully wasn’t sure his daughter Scarlet would ever be able to say, “I love you.” But she’s now talking, thanks to applied behaviour analysis (ABA) therapy in Thunder Bay, Ont., where the four-year-old lives with her parents, and a $190,000 grant the family says they received under Jordan’s Principle, a program…

Nova Scotia’s health authority says it has hired one doctor eager to leave the United States because of President Donald Trump, and is in talks with more than two dozen more. The authority launched a digital recruiting campaign in the U.S. in November, targeting physicians feeling uneasy about the election results.…

Scientists may have produced the strongest evidence yet that the shingles vaccine is linked to reduced dementia risk. Using the health records of more than 280,000 older adults in Wales, researchers found those who received the shingles vaccine were 20 per cent less likely to develop dementia over the next…

Saskatchewan adults might not have sufficient immunity to the latest measles outbreak and are being asked to check their vaccination records and get a booster shot if needed. Cases of measles, which is highly contagious and can lead to serious complications, have been on the rise across Canada recently and there…

This First Person column is by Eyasu Yakob, who is a nursing student in Edmonton. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ.  I began nursing school in 2021 at the University of Alberta during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across Canada, growing attention was being raised around…

Some fungal diseases in humans no longer respond to medicines, which increases the risk of severe illness and death as well disease spread, according to a new report. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) published what it calls its first-ever report on the lack of tests and treatments for fungal…

Community support worker Kyle Arnold says detoxing from drugs is one of the hardest things he’s ever done, but seeing dozens of members of Long Lake #58 First Nation going through withdrawal together in a safe space “is absolutely beautiful.” Long Lake #58 is an Ojibway community about 300 kilometres…

When Susannah McKenzie-Sutter heard her cousin in Ontario needed a kidney transplant, the 28-year-old Saint John woman didn’t hesitate to offer one of hers. She hasn’t kept in close touch with McKenzie Smith in recent years but has fond childhood memories of spending summers with her “cool older cousin.”  Preliminary blood tests…

Bianca Buitrago-Poulin is celebrating her successful massage studio’s one-year anniversary on Montreal’s South Shore this month. But it hasn’t been easy. It’s a business she started out of necessity — a last-ditch effort to save her family home, continue caring for her mother and stay financially viable while battling a…

An Ontario judge has granted an injunction to keep 10 supervised consumption sites open while he considers a Charter challenge of a new provincial law that bans the sites from operating within 200 metres of schools or daycares. Justice John Callaghan of the Superior Court of Justice said all sites…

The Dose19:40What do I need to know about benzodiazepines? Within 10 minutes of disclosing his sleepless nights to his family doctor, Georges Marcoux had a little white pill in his hand. His doctor in Shediac, N.B., prescribed him a sleeping pill, Oxazepam, which gave him relief for a few weeks.…

It cost $25 million to build, but barely a year after its opening and less than six months in operation, the family birth unit at Montreal’s Notre-Dame Hospital is closed for good. The CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’Île-de-Montréal, which oversees the hospital, announced the closure a week ago, blaming a lack of…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. There’s a sizzling debate on social media over seed oils, with some people adamantly claiming they…

Bird flu is at a dangerous point in the United States: Nearly 167 million birds have been impacted by the H5N1 strain since 2022, and 70 people have been infected. Now, birds are flying our way for the spring migration season. A snow goose near Montreal, a great horned owl in southwestern…

At the end of the fourth round in a six-round fight on Aug. 28, 2021, Jeanette Zacarias Zapata went into convulsions. A left uppercut and a right hook from her opponent were among the string of punches that had become too much to overcome for the 18-year-old Mexican boxer. Her…

The Cure is a CBC News series examining strategies provinces and territories are using to tackle the primary care crisis. A group of doctors in British Columbia’s northeast, with the help of city council, has saved a clinic from closure — and now has its sights set on bringing team-based care to a…

7 days ago News Duration 2:55 Originally touted as a healthier option than cigarettes, statistics show vaping’s popularity is rising among young people in Quebec. Health experts say it’s now become a public health issue, and they’re trying to develop ways to help people stop.

Weekly tutoring sessions. Reluctance to see friends in person. These are just some ways in which the educational impacts of COVID-19 still linger for Katherine Korakakis and her children, 14-year-old Bella and 17-year-old Nathan. “We’re spending probably close to $400 a week for the children to supplement and there’s no other option because they’re…

As Canada deals with its largest measles outbreak in more than a decade, health experts say a COVID-era tool could help tame the spread. Wastewater surveillance, which involves testing sewage samples for viral pathogens, became essential during the pandemic. The data helped overwhelmed health officials map out COVID-19’s path and better…

Around 10:45 on the morning of Feb. 25, Lee Goguen asked her father if he had any last requests. The death that was coming to 70-year-old Gerald Goguen was the death he had chosen weeks in advance and his wife of 41 years had chosen to go with him.    Diagnosed with…

When Bruce Masales was diagnosed with Stage 4 bladder cancer, he says the news came without warning. But as a longtime volunteer Halifax firefighter, Masales said he at least took comfort in the belief he would receive financial compensation.  However, Masales said he was told he doesn’t qualify under the provincial Workers’…

Wietske Flor goes through every day wondering when the next seizure will hit.  Sometimes, the seizures happen multiple times a day. Sometimes, days will go by without one, leaving her on guard and waiting for the inevitable.  It means the 41-year-old Chilliwack mom can’t be left alone to care for…

Quirks and Quarks19:30Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long term organ damage COVID may no longer be considered an official global emergency, but mounting scientific evidence suggests every COVID infection a person gets increases their risk of developing long-term health issues.  “There is no such thing as…

Canada has slipped to 18th place in the global World Happiness Report, down three spots from last year and placing it among the “largest losers” in happiness rankings over the last two decades, according to the annual report released Thursday. At its peak, in the 2015 report, Canada had placed fifth. Now,…

In an 11-page court document filed Thursday, the former CEO of Alberta Health Services alleges the province’s health minister and AHS have crafted a narrative about her that is “completely unfounded, entirely fictitious, malicious” and replete with “bad faith allegations.” Athana Mentzelopoulos was responding to statements of defence from the…

Measles is so infectious that when under-vaccinated individuals mingle, they’ll always be at risk. That’s why public health officials are stressing the importance of high vaccination rates amid backsliding and growing outbreaks. The disease is spreading across the country, with hundreds of cases reported this year and the majority in Ontario.…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Once a day, Tim Lagman takes a pill that reduces his risk of contracting HIV,…

When Jennie Passche gets sick, she finds herself in a competition to get care. The 65-year-old in Esquimalt, on B.C.’s Vancouver Island, says she has to wake up early to call her community’s urgent and primary care centre, which opened in 2021 to provide same-day care and alleviate the family doctor…

Hundreds of nurses rallied outside several Ontario hospitals on Thursday to demand that CEOs improve staffing levels across the province. The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), which represents 68,000 registered nurses, health care professionals and student affiliates, said it wants hospital leaders to implement registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratios to ensure quality of care.…

The health unit for Oxford County, Elgin County and the City of St. Thomas is dealing with almost half of the measles cases in Ontario with 228 people infected, predominantly in unvaccinated kids.  The medical officer of health for Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) said Thursday that 28 new cases were reported…

Marcie McIlveen never thought she’d work in a hospital. Due to her negative experiences in treatment for substance use disorder on about 14 occasions, “I hated health care, did not like it, wanted nothing to do with it,” McIlveen said. What she endured, however, has led to the work she does…

The provincial government has for years kept a hand in the contracting-out of private surgeries through Alberta Health Services, despite repeated comments by the premier and health minister that any potential issues with procurement are AHS’s own responsibility. Multiple documents obtained by CBC News show direct interventions by Alberta’s health…

As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams get their land legs back on Earth, the effects of being stranded in space for nine months — and their recovery — will give scientists a chance to improve preparations for eventual, and even longer, space flights, say experts. NASA aims to send humans to Mars as early as…

As concerns about measles grow, and case counts tick up,  health-care workers are preparing for a surge and pleading with Albertans to ensure they’re fully vaccinated. According to Alberta Health there were 13 confirmed cases in the province as of midday Tuesday, including two in the Calgary zone, three in the Edmonton zone…

Testing wastewater for diseases and viral activity gained prominence during the pandemic, but scientists are concerned that funding for such work could be threatened. Monitoring wastewater for pathogens — and even illicit and prescription drugs — was around for decades before the pandemic, but the method of estimating virus levels gained…

The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs. The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird…

Protesters demanding the government provide more funding and treatment for people with long COVID gathered at a demonstration at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Saturday. Long COVID is a chronic condition that can lead to debilitating symptoms, like brain fog and fatigue, months or even years after an acute COVID-19 infection.…

The Dose22:51What does the research show about the benefits of creatine supplements? Creatine is a naturally occurring compound that provides energy to our muscles and brain, but it also comes in supplement form. It’s long been used by athletes and bodybuilders, but now some research suggests it may also improve cognition. Darren…

White Coat Black Art26:30Saving elderly patients from the hazards of the ER It’s 7 a.m. in the emergency department of St. Mary’s Hospital in Montreal, and geriatric nurse Leeza Paolone is starting her day in front of a screen filled with patient names, taking note of each one highlighted in…

As anxiety grew among Nova Scotians over the fear of the arrival of COVID-19 in early March 2020, Premier Stephen McNeil wanted to meet with a public health official he barely knew. That person’s name? Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s chief medical officer of health. Because Public Health operates independently of government, McNeil said…

Alberta Health Services alleges the wrongful dismissal suit of the organization’s former CEO is “groundless” and an attempt to extract a larger severance payment. In a statement of defence filed Friday in Edmonton’s Court of King’s Bench, the provincial health agency says it terminated former CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos because she…

The province’s chief medical officer of health is urging Ontarians to make sure they are immunized against the measles, amid the most severe outbreak in the province in more than a decade. In a statement Friday, Dr. Kieran Moore said there have been 350 cases of the virus in Ontario since late…

The Alberta government wants to cut more than $400 million in the fees it pays to doctors, according to a confidential memo obtained by The Canadian Press. The Feb. 18 memo, sent by Alberta Medical Association head Dr. Shelley Duggan to member physicians, says Alberta’s health ministry seeks cuts to…

Years before some 2,500 patients of a Toronto gynecologist were warned about a possible infection risk linked to improperly cleaned tools, Rachael Millanta filed a complaint about her experience at the clinic. After CBC Toronto was first to report on Dr. Esther Park’s office where Toronto Public Health said earlier this month that cleaning…

Two people died a little over an hour apart in Victoria on Monday, Victoria police and the B.C. Coroners Service have confirmed.  An outreach worker says the city’s enforcement of anti-sheltering bylaws has made it more difficult for support workers to help those struggling on downtown streets and blames their deaths on drug…

Dr. Alex Wong vividly remembers the night, five years ago, when he read modelling data about the potential surge of COVID-19 positive patients in Saskatchewan. His kids were sleeping peacefully, unaware of what was coming. “[It] basically showed that we were going to get crushed, like the system was going to get…

British Columbia has turned its eye toward luring doctors and nurses from the United States to move north in what Health Minister Josie Osborne is calling an “unprecedented” recruitment opportunity. Osborne says the province is changing its licensing rules so U.S.-trained doctors can begin practising in B.C. right away, without any…

When Nathanael Rafinejad first moved to Montreal, they loved the city’s nightlife and worked as a bartender and a waiter while studying business management. But after catching COVID-19 in January 2022, the 29-year-old is now mostly confined to their apartment. “I feel completely cut off from the world most of…

Hantavirus, the rodent-borne pathogen blamed for the death of concert pianist Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, is a rare but often fatal virus that has killed at least 34 people in Canada over the past three decades. Arakawa, 65, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in mid-February, roughly a…

Conversations are happening in Nova Scotia about developing the first midwifery education program east of Quebec. Documents released to CBC News under freedom of information laws show correspondence between provincial officials in recent months that mention Mount Saint Vincent University and Cape Breton University as possible locations. It’s welcome news to…

Retired nurse Valerie Alderson doesn’t find herself thinking back to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic anymore, but when someone brings it up, “it’s a flashback of what has happened.” That includes the death of her 82-year-old dad, Lloyd Hodgins, who was sent to the hospital after breaking his…

Stem cell researchers are trying to reverse a deadly genetic variant that’s plagued families in this province for generations. Those who carry the mutation say the medical research is straight out of science fiction.

In defence of the Cialis and Viagra he was accused of passing off as “natural health” remedies, Yan (Andy) Zhang claimed he took one of the products himself — “almost daily.” The owner of four Lower Mainland sex shops said he had “no adverse reaction” to the medicine that he sold as a “reliable…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Measles infections are ticking up and up across multiple provinces, with more cases already this year than…

The annual death toll of people experiencing homelessness in British Columbia has nearly tripled in just a four-year period, according to the B.C. Coroners Service. A new report says at least 458 homeless people died in 2023, up 23 per cent from the year before, when 373 died. The new…

In the fall provincial election campaign, Premier David Eby and NDP candidates made bold promises for investments to improve the health-care system in order to address staff shortages and gaps in vital services. But patient groups and health-care workers who spoke to CBC News say they are disappointed to see several…

A historic deal that calls for three major tobacco companies to pay out billions in compensation to provinces and territories as well as former smokers across Canada has cleared its final legal hurdle in Ontario, bringing a decades-long court saga to a close. Ontario Superior Court Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz approved…

In a small auditorium at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, about a half-dozen cancer patients sit, getting tips on how to deal with hair loss during chemotherapy. It’s not an unusual workshop for cancer patients — except that every patient in the room is under 40. It’s part…

The federal government is moving to add PFAS, a class of thousands of chemicals used in a wide range of products from food containers to clothing, to the official list of toxic substances, in light of growing scientific and public concern about the substances in Canada and around the world.…

It’s been almost five years, but family members of Canadians who died of COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic often feel as if they are frozen in 2020. It pains them that they couldn’t hold the hands of their parents, siblings, spouses and friends in the final moments…

A former chief judge of the Provincial Court of Manitoba will lead an investigation into the procurement practices of Alberta Health and the province’s health authority. Christopher McPherson, deputy minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade, announced in a news release Monday afternoon that Raymond E. Wyant, who fully retired as…

In Nanyuki, a market town just northwest of Mount Kenya, some foreign aid workers and volunteers are worried what U.S. President Donald Trump’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will mean for the people there. “It’s a concern. It’s a real issue,” said Rex Taylor, co-founder and president of The Small Project, a…

He was known as “the man with the golden arm.” James Harrison, who according to the Australian Red Cross was the world’s most prolific blood and plasma donor, has died at age 88. Harrison’s plasma contained the rare antibody Anti-D, also known as Rhesus D antibody, which is used to make the…

When Kwaku Ayisi lost a friend who hadn’t even reached 40 to breast cancer, it inspired him to look at the barriers Black women face in Saskatchewan’s breast-health system. Ayisi, a researcher at the University of Regina, saw that Black women had much higher breast cancer mortality rates and wanted to know why. He…

Another high ranking Alberta Health Services official has been ousted and hundreds of staff are being transferred to the province’s new acute care agency, as the government continues its complete overhaul of the health system while embroiled in a contract procurement controversy. On Tuesday, 425 Alberta Health Services (AHS) staff…

Andrea Hancock says she understands that people are angry with her daughter — she’s angry too — but she says the 19-year-old is also severely unwell, and she warned police, social workers, doctors, shelter workers, therapists — even the neighbours — that her daughter was dangerous.   “I said, ‘Somebody is…

White Coat Black Art26:30What if palliative care was about living better? Palliative care has an image problem. Despite what people think, it’s not some kind of “Grim Reaper service,” say two of Canada’s leading experts in this field of medicine. Ideally, it should focus on improving a patient’s quality of…

Five years after the first reported COVID-19 case in Quebec, the province’s curfew remains controversial — more than half the fines are unpaid, legal battles continue and health experts still debate whether the benefits outweighed the costs. Quebec was the only province to prohibit its citizens from leaving their homes at night…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. A drug prevention program that began in Montreal has been found to reduce the risk…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration took part in a World Health Organization meeting to discuss flu vaccine composition, an official at the UN agency said on Friday. President Donald Trump started the 12-month withdrawal process for the U.S. to leave the…

As It Happens7:03For the 1st time in Canada, surgeons are putting teeth in patients’ eyes to restore sight When Brent Chapman’s doctor first pitched him on the idea of having one of his own teeth surgically embedded in his eye to restore his sight, he says he felt “a little…

Ontario is reporting 84 new measles cases over the last two weeks, nearly doubling the province’s total count since an outbreak started in the autumn. The new cases bring Ontario’s total this year to 119 that were confirmed in a lab and 23 that are deemed “probable,” far surpassing the…

The former head of Alberta Health Services, Athana Mentzelopoulos, tried to caution the government about the potential impact of chartered surgical facilities on the provincial health-care system months before she was fired, CBC has learned. Mentzelopoulos earlier this month filed a $1.7-million wrongful dismissal suit alleging she faced government pressure…

A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in west Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015. The death was a “school-aged child who was not vaccinated” and had been hospitalized last week,…

The federal government has appointed former Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) president Aluki Kotierk to oversee an external review of the Nutrition North subsidy.  Nutrition North is a subsidy program that aims to reduce the delivery costs of perishable items and some non-food products to remote communities, where food can cost much more…

We have smeared snail goo on our foreheads and taken swigs of marine collagen. We have rigorously massaged our jawlines with jade rollers, lathered ourselves in petroleum jelly and called it “slugging” (not to be confused with snail goo), and even injected our own blood back into our faces in what we’ve deemed…

The administrator and interim CEO of Alberta Heath Services changed AHS’s official rules to declare that only the deputy health minister could be named CEO of the health agency — a change made while he was serving as deputy health minister. That all had to change days later, after Premier Danielle…

As the evening cold set in, Lindy Trapper and three friends spread a blanket on a platform overlooking the tracks at Villa-Maria Metro, in Montreal’s west end. Soon after, two intervention workers told them to leave. They were escorted up to the subway entrance, but without any clear options, stayed…

Ken Rekowski has had to make a home of his room at the Renfrew Victoria Hospital for most of the last 16 years. The 53-year-old was first admitted in 2009 after a car crash left him with a serious brain injury. Since then, he’s been waiting for suitable permanent care in…

The Current19:15How to beat insomnia with cognitive behavioural therapy For more than 30 years, Faye Dickieson battled the exhausting effects of insomnia. She turned to sleeping pills in an attempt to get a peaceful night’s rest, but found no relief — only its lingering side effects.  “I would just toss…

Health A news release from Health Canada says the solvent can be absorbed through the skin or by inhaling it, and it may cause harm to fetal development and the reproductive system when used frequently. Affected products have expiry dates of November 2025 and April 2026 The Canadian Press ·…

White Coat Black Art26:30Primary care for all: Lessons from Denmark Emily Ritchie wasn’t nervous about finding a doctor in Denmark. She knew that within days of moving from Vancouver to her family’s new home in Copenhagen last year, they would be connected to a general practitioner.  Denmark residents are given…