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Canada’s health minister says Ottawa is closely watching after a young lab worker at a Russian institute died of a pneumonia that officials say has not yet been traced to a specific cause.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday over a measles outbreak, after 108 cases were reported in the state this year.
The federal government made the first of a series of health-care funding announcements on Monday as it works to secure seven-year deals with each of the provinces and territories. The first of those agreements, worth $51.2 million, is with the Northwest Territories.
A 28-year-old lab researcher at a Russian institute dedicated to studying plague and dangerous pathogens died of pneumonia of an “unknown” origin. The World Health Organization said Monday it’s in contact with Russian health authorities to verify what happened.
U.S. health officials are advancing the first government-funded clinical trials of the psychedelic drug ibogaine to treat opioid addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Dozens of people were reported to be in isolation after a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of an undisclosed illness.
Toronto Public Health (TPH) is warning of ‘increased’ mpox activity in the city with 14 new cases confirmed since September.
For years, the way doctors diagnose heart attacks has largely relied on research and testing standards developed using data that came mostly from men.
Experts from around the world, including Canada, say the scale of digital technology use by children and youth is a public health issue that needs immediate action to prevent further harm.
The latest numbers from the federal government show flu season has arrived, with an increase in cases and cold symptoms.
Sudden unexpected infant death claimed the lives of about 3,400 babies in the United States in 2024. Despite decades of public health efforts to promote safer sleep, these deaths remain a major cause of mortality during infancy.
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities said, as they struggle to contain the spread of the virus.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday it has concluded its investigation into a summer parasite outbreak, linking the illnesses to recalled shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico.
Global life expectancy is close to the levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the outlook for years lived in good health is recovering more slowly, the WHO said Friday.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Canadian women, yet a recent survey shows most respondents believe there's work to be done in how the disease is detected, treated and monitored.
Sugary foods combined with antibiotic treatment can damage the gut microbiome in ways that could leave people vulnerable to dangerous infections, a new study shows.
