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A group representing Canada’s obstetricians and gynecologists says it has reviewed evidence on Tylenol use during pregnancy and maintains that…
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) will take over the troubled Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP), after a Global…
A new study has found that while one in nine people globally live with diabetes, almost half don’t even know…
By nature, twins have an unbreakable bond. It was no surprise Connie Claeys and Cortney Drover did everything together: Growing…
RICHMOUND – Provincial officials in Saskatchewan say parts of a former school that was serving as a compound for the…
Doctors are calling for restrictions on sports betting ads, saying they are setting youth up for a future of problem…
The death of Montreal Canadiens legend Ken Dryden resonated in political circles on Saturday where the former NHL great left…
Two Toronto hospital patients are now the first Canadians to have Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip implanted in the country.…
Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov.…
Wildfires continue to rage across the Northwest Territories, sending hundreds from their homes due to evacuation as officials warn others…
As Canada’s children head back to school, a new report says the country’s youth are a “generation at risk” with…
Polio, a highly contagious viral infection that can cause paralysis and death, has been eradicated in Canada for decades thanks to…
An Okotoks woman is calling her recent vacation a “$100,000 trip” after she suffered a health emergency and was hospitalized…
A group of bereaved families who have lost their loved ones to overdose have launched a billboard campaign in Edmonton…
Federal public servants were less likely to call in sick to work during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, new…
Money from a historic tobacco settlement is set to flow to provinces and territories starting Friday, but advocates say the…
A New York billionaire who is an avid supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump says he is helping fund the…
New guidance in Canada is recommending that vaping be the last resort for Canadians trying to quit smoking. The recommendations, published…
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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada has approved Moderna’s newly updated COVID-19 vaccine — and for…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 22, 2025 12:40 pm Updated August 22, 2025 12:41 pm 1 min read…
A person has tested positive for plague after possibly being bitten by an infected flea while camping in South Lake…
A cull of some 400 B.C. ostriches that were exposed to avian flu can proceed, one of Canada’s top courts…
Health Canada has approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of further kidney decline among patients with Type 2 diabetes. Between…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Seafood lovers in the U.S. are being warned about a recall over…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size People using the popular weight-loss drug Mounjaro in the United Kingdom are…
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Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick didn’t just mean Jade Medeiros had to navigate a new province with two babies,…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 16, 2025 2:21 pm Updated August 16, 2025 6:31 pm 2 min…
The Pan American Health Organization says Canada has the highest number of measles cases on the continent and more action…
The company that runs Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP) wrongly declared a B.C. woman dead and didn’t correct its…
A review by The Associated Press shows that several of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the federal courts have revealed…
Pistachios have been the subject of a series of recalls linked to a salmonella outbreak, and while some health officials…
A new prescription eye drop that could potentially allow many people to put down their reading glasses has been approved…
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More pistachio products are being recalled in Canada due to potential salmonella contamination, the latest in multiple recalls issued this week…
Nine people are in hospital with salmonella infections after consuming certain brands of pistachios or pistachio-containing products, including viral Dubai…
The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed…
Quelling the spread of measles involves immunization campaigns and public health protocols, but Tina Meggison says it also requires sitting…
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For the past decade, Sughra Ayaz has traveled door to door in southeastern Pakistan, pleading with parents to allow children…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Florida Department of Health said on Monday that there have been…
Cases of Lyme disease have been building steadily in Canada and the U.S. over the past few years, with the…
TORONTO – Shane Bieber hopes to be a popular pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays down the stretch, but realizes…
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The provincial agency overseeing Ontario’s home care system was informed about a massive data breach in April, Global News has…
The first steps towards reducing the risk of cognitive decline associated with aging could be as simple as going for…
A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the…
Finlay van der Werken’s life is now a collection of memories closely guarded by his parents. The 16-year-old is remembered…
Did you get your steps in today? Well, a new study shows your goal may not have to be as…
A national shortage of common prescription pain medications in Canada could last into early August. Health Canada issued a notice…
West Nile virus has returned to Canada for another season, with detections in mosquitoes in multiple regions of Ontario in…
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is expediting its audit of the company that oversees the troubled Vaccine Injury…
The parents of a New Brunswick boy say they’re angry after they were asked to leave a hospital emergency room…
The federal government will “try” to improve how the Vaccine Injury Support Program delivers services and financial support to ailing…
AIDS activists are urging the federal government to quickly renew Canada’s support for fighting infectious diseases abroad, warning delays will…
Soccer had a fierce reckoning with heat at the recently concluded FIFA Club World Cup in the United States —…
Janet Charchuk knows that having Down syndrome puts her at higher risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease at a younger age…
For decades, proponents of psychedelic drugs have come to Washington with a provocative message: Illegal, mind-altering substances like LSD and…
By Steve Holland and Christian Martinez Reuters Posted July 17, 2025 2:30 pm Updated July 17, 2025 3:59 pm 1…
Eight babies in the United Kingdom have been born using DNA from a third person to eliminate the risk of…
Four Conservative MPs are calling for a Commons committee investigation into the Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP), and a pivotal…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 15, 2025 2:49 pm Updated July 15, 2025 4:57 pm 1 min read…
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Alberta has surpassed the United States in confirmed measles cases, after 30 new cases were diagnosed over the weekend. Once…
Health officials said a salmonella outbreak linked to pork deli meats sold at grocery stores and in prepared sandwiches has…
Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest…
While the Trump administration explores ways to encourage Americans to have more babies and reverse the United States’ falling birth…
As heat waves become more common in certain parts of the country, Canadians are relying more and more on air…
A federal government program designed during the pandemic to compensate people who have been seriously and permanently injured by vaccines…
After a five-month investigation, Global News requested an interview with the Public Health Agency of Canada officials to discuss its…
Oxaro Inc., the Ottawa-based consulting company the federal government hired in 2021 to administer its Vaccine Injury Support Program, declined…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Public Health Agency of Canada publicly identifies Oxaro as VISP’s “independent…
A researcher says an experimental gene therapy for a rare inherited disorder is saving almost as much money for the…
The federal government has launched a compliance audit to determine if an Ottawa consulting company is mismanaging the Vaccine Injury…
A $50-million program the federal government created to help Canadians seriously injured by COVID-19 vaccines is in disarray, current and…
Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program is not the only one of its kind facing major challenges. Similar efforts in the…
Kimberly MacDougall lay in a hospital bed beside her injured husband, Stephen, as his final moments came. She and their…
A warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of lesser-known tick-borne diseases, public health specialists…
The World Health Organization says its probe into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which caused the COVID-19 pandemic, is…
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the country is pulling its support from the vaccines alliance Gavi, saying…
Health Canada has issued a public advisory warning Canadians about buying health products online after an international operation against counterfeit…
By Hannah Alberga The Canadian Press Posted June 25, 2025 10:39 am Updated June 25, 2025 12:23 pm 1 min…
An average of 20 Canadians died from an opioid overdose every day last year, federal health officials say, despite opioid-related…
A twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV being dubbed a “wonder drug” by some could be coming to Canada as soon…
Recent settlements in U.S. government lawsuits against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma and the firm that allegedly consulted on boosting its…
Doctors and health-care experts are warning Canadians to not only look after themselves but also check on others who could…
The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, the first step in an anticipated global rollout…
U.S. Dietary Guidelines are expected to eliminate the long-standing recommendation that adults limit alcohol consumption to one or two drinks…
By Devi Shastri The Associated Press Posted June 18, 2025 2:19 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase…
Genetic data company 23AndMe had “inadequate” security systems and was “slow to respond” to warning signs that customers’ sensitive data…
U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly said on Monday it will offer the higher-dose versions of its popular weight-loss drug Zepbound on…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Purdue Pharma has won support from the attorneys general of 55 U.S.…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dr. Theresa Tam’s time as Canada’s top doctor is set to come…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 14, 2025 5:58 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article…
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Albertans who want to continue to protect themselves from the COVID-19 virus will have to pay out of pocket for…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size There are approximately 225 active wildfires burning across the country, with 121…
On Wednesday, the head of the U.S. health department, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appointed eight new members to a vaccine…
With hockey shirts decorating the wall, a favourite video game on TV, and a cellphone not far away, Henry Black…
Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s firing of an immunization advisory committee south of the border is…
Some salami products under the Rea and Bona brands are being recalled from three provinces over concerns of potential salmonella…
As wildfires continue to burn across the Prairies, air quality continues to be an issue for many parts of Alberta.…
A week ago, 31-year-old Gabriella Patey was told she had advanced-stage breast cancer and was expected to have only months…
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers…
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide…
Health Canada has issued a statement urging consumers not to inhale nitrous oxide products for recreational purposes, and warning about…
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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The European Medicines Agency’s safety committee has concluded that the use of…
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A premature infant who contracted measles before birth has died in southwestern Ontario, the province’s chief medical officer of health…
Smoky days from wildfires in the spring and summer are sadly becoming the norm in Western Canada, and the hidden…
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide…
As American health officials vow to overhaul the U.S. food supply, they’re taking a new look at infant formula. U.S.…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel says there’s no evidence that forcing people…
By Ashley Joannou The Canadian Press Posted June 2, 2025 7:43 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase…
The doctor is in — the mailbox, that is. You can now do self-administered tests for everything from thyroid function…
A team of Canadian researchers has created a test they say could quickly predict if a patient is going to…
The ostrich farm in British Columbia, which has become a flashpoint of an avian flu outbreak, “has not cooperated” with…
Several tobacco control organizations are renewing their calls on the federal government to put a ban on flavoured vaping products…
From oral drops falsely marketed as GLP-1 alternatives to unauthorized smartwatches claiming to monitor blood sugar without a single finger…
By Staff The Associated Press Posted May 28, 2025 3:09 pm Updated May 29, 2025 8:15 am 1 min read…
With measles making an alarming comeback across the country, more Canadians believe vaccines should be mandatory for kids in school,…
Canada’s gynecologists say COVID-19 vaccination “remains safe and strongly recommended” during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. The Society of Obstetricians and…
Texas this year has been the center of the nation’s largest measles outbreak in more than two decades, as a…
The operators of an ostrich farm in southeastern British Columbia say United States health official and former television personality Dr.…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 27, 2025 12:47 pm Updated May 27, 2025 2:19 pm 1 min read…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has written a letter to the president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency asking that ostriches…
The number of confirmed cases of measles in Canada this year has surpassed 2,000 and infectious disease specialists say while…
Excess body weight can raise the risk of certain cancers, leading researchers to wonder whether blockbuster drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Moderna said on Wednesday it has withdrawn an application seeking approval for…
About one in three Canadians needing a new hip or knee are waiting longer than they should, but instead of…
Former United States president Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to…
Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children in the U.S. will no longer be routinely approved under a…
A medically brain-dead pregnant woman in the U.S. state of Georgia is being kept alive on a ventilator until her…
As Canadians flock outdoors for hiking, gardening and sunshine this spring, an unwelcome guest is making its seasonal return: ticks.…
U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a new effort to lower prescription drug prices for Americans that targets foreign nations…
Whether you’re enjoying sushi, feeding your baby rice cereal or indulging in a rice pudding, it’s easy to see why…
As a deadly bird flu outbreak sweeps through wild and domestic bird populations globally, researchers have identified an alarming trend…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 15, 2025 2:14 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article…
There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever…
The family operating the British Columbia ostrich farm where 400 birds have been ordered culled say about 40 supporters have…
A global study from UNICEF suggests many Canadian kids are unhappy, with social struggles such as bullying and difficulty making…
The United States is advising travellers aged 60 and up to hold off on getting the chikungunya vaccine while it…
Living near a golf course might come with an unexpected health concern: a higher risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to…
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People taking Eli Lilly’s obesity drug, Zepbound, lost nearly 50 per cent more weight than those using rival Novo Nordisk’s…
Canada has held measles elimination status for nearly 30 years — but that could be gone by the fall. If…
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The number of confirmed cases of measles in Alberta is soaring, from 193 confirmed cases on May 1 to 313…
Marc Parravano has donated blood 146 times. He remembers regularly going to the blood collection centre with his mother when…
Popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are helping millions worldwide shed unwanted pounds, but it appears they’ve also been…
Warning: This story contains sensitive subject matter. Discretion is advised. The wife of a man who sought assisted death following…
As weight-loss injectables like Ozempic skyrocket in popularity, a new offshoot trend is starting to take hold: microdosing. Instead of…
By Nicole Ireland The Canadian Press Posted May 5, 2025 7:25 am Updated May 5, 2025 7:26 am 1 min…
Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood…
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JAMP Pharma Corp., a Quebec pharmaceutical maker, is recalling one lot of JAMP-Pregabalin pain medicine because bottles labelled to contain…
More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago,…
The U.S. health department, under the guidance of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., says it intends to add the…
A judge has ruled that Pierre Ny St-Amand, 53, was not criminally responsible for the 2023 bus attack on a…
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One of Quebec’s largest hospitals cancelled surgeries on Wednesday after it lost power the night before during one of a…
Exposure to a bacterial toxin in childhood may be playing a key role in the global rise of early onset…
While health care hasn’t taken centre stage in the 2025 federal election, candidates recently brought it back into focus, unveiling…
Carolynn Dubé remembers the pressure she shouldered at the beginning of her in vitro fertilization journey, especially as she braced herself…
The Trump administration is reportedly exploring ways to reverse America’s declining birthrate by offering incentives for larger families, potentially including…
By Bill Graveland The Canadian Press Posted April 24, 2025 1:06 pm Updated April 24, 2025 7:51 pm 1 min…
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Medical researchers and lawyers say our rocky relationship with the United States creates an urgent need to protect a critical…
It was a role Breanne Irving always knew she wanted to take on. “For me the ‘kids’ thing has never…
United States health officials say they will urge foodmakers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation’s food supply, but stopped…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 22, 2025 2:35 pm Updated April 22, 2025 2:36 pm 1 min read…
The black concrete walls outside Saskatoon’s only safe consumption site show the wake left by the city’s drug crisis. The…
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Five years after COVID-19 triggered national lockdowns, economic uncertainty and killed millions, the World Health Organization’s member countries agreed on a draft “pandemic treaty” that…
Babies and young children might be breathing in harmful chemicals while they sleep, according to new research from the University…
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Autism diagnoses are on the rise in the United States, with new federal data showing one in 31 eight-year-olds were…
For the first time in nearly two decades, Canada has updated its national clinical guideline for childhood and adolescent obesity…
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Canada should seize the opportunity to turn the U.S. brain drain of doctors and scientists into its own “brain gain,”…
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U.S.…
More than 6,500 Fisher-Price toys have been recalled in Canada due to a potential choking hazard. On Thursday, Health Canada…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Amid the ongoing political instability south of the border, Quebec’s College of…
Ferenc Jakab needed heart surgery, and a robot was called into action. The 60-year-old Ontario resident had been monitoring a…
As United States Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urges Americans to get the measles vaccine, he’s…
The United States will identify the cause of autism by September, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said…
Want to know what’s worth as much as a six-figure pay rise? A pet. New research shows that owning a…
By Josh Funk The Associated Press Posted April 10, 2025 9:12 am Updated April 10, 2025 9:16 am 1 min…
A Canadian researcher has won a 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering the GLP-1 hormone used in diabetes…
As measles cases continue to rise in Canada, particularly in Ontario, one U.S. state is taking notice of the surge…
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and…
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, commonly used for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss, may also offer significant protection…
As measles cases surge worldwide, experts are raising alarms about a lesser-known danger: immune amnesia. The highly contagious virus doesn’t…
Dr. Karyn Ginsberg has spent more than 25 years practising pediatrics in the United States, but in recent months, she warns…
A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also…
An Ontario public health unit has ordered the suspension of 1,624 elementary students for out-of-date vaccination records. The Region of…
