Health

For the third year in a row, Alberta is setting a record for influenza deaths, and one Calgary man says he is lucky he wasn’t one of them.

As wildfires become more frequent across Canada, one expert is urging the public to take necessary precautions, saying that even simple steps can help reduce risk and improve safety during wildfire season.

Texas’ measles outbreak shows signs of slowing, with fewer than 10 newly reported cases in the last week, but experts say it’s not fully over.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it had cleared a blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, making the test the first of its kind to detect the condition.

Arguments often feel urgent no matter what’s going on for some of the couples Dr. Samantha Rodman sees in her practice as a clinical psychologist in Potomac, Maryland.

After the United States suspended imports of Mexican live beef cattle on Sunday, one Canadian public health expert says Canada should be concerned about the flesh-eating screwworm and the potential for infections that could have 'far-reaching implications.'

When Christie Garofalo’s husband asked her about a mole on her abdomen, she thought she’d always had it.

An international pharmaceutical company and a diabetes charity have registered to lobby the Saskatchewan government to expand coverage of medication and support for the chronic illness.

The partner of a man who received a medically assisted death after developing a severe bedsore in a Quebec hospital says medical staff didn’t listen to her.

On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to weaken limits on some harmful 'forever chemicals' in drinking water roughly a year after the Biden administration finalized the first-ever national standards.

A pregnant woman in Georgia was declared brain-dead after a medical emergency and doctors have kept her on life support for three months to allow enough time for the baby to be born and comply with Georgia’s strict anti-abortion law, family members say.

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday prohibiting local governments from adding fluoride to their water systems, making it the second state in the country after Utah to implement a statewide ban on the mineral.

Health officials say measles has infected 182 more people in Ontario over the last week, bringing the province’s case count to 1,622 since an outbreak began in October.

A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him.

We already know exercise is good for our bodies, but it’s also an essential tool for managing mental health. Yet many people still separate physical fitness from mental wellness, viewing them as two different goals rather than parts of the same whole.