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When she was 3 weeks old, the left side of Addison McArthur’s heart stopped functioning, and she was put on the top of British Columbia’s transplant waiting list. Now, the Vancouver native just celebrated her 14th birthday in the middle of National Donate Life Month.
The total number of measles cases has surpassed 1,000 in the province, according to Public Health Ontario (PHO).
How you manage a cluster of health conditions known as metabolic syndrome could have a big impact on whether you develop dementia at a young age, according to a new study.
A Nova Scotia doctor is opening up about her personal struggles of being a caregiver for her father during his dementia journey, while also sharing her medical knowledge to improve the lives of others.
A glass of wine in hand, you lean over to try to catch what your colleagues are saying at a social gathering as music thumps in the background. Too embarrassed to ask them to repeat? Still struggling to understand even when they do?
People who are immunocompromised cannot get immunized against measles because the vaccine contains a live attenuated virus. As cases surge, they're worried about measles exposure
Public Health Ontario is reporting 95 new measles cases since last week, bringing the total number of people infected past 1,000.
Medical researchers and lawyers say our rocky relationship with the U.S. creates an urgent need to protect a critical Canadian resource: patient health information that can be used to train artificial intelligence.
As a measles outbreak centered in West Texas continues to grow, a new poll finds that a growing share of adults in the United States have heard false claims about the disease and the vaccine to prevent it – and many aren’t completely confident in their conviction.
A top U.S. science official on Tuesday backed away from a bold promise made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reveal the cause of autism by September.
U.S. health officials on Tuesday said they would phase out petroleum-based artificial colours in the nation’s food supply, potentially triggering an ingredients overhaul for scores of brightly hued products on American store shelves.
More than 300 people are currently being recruited for the testing of a no-needle COVID-19 vaccine that’s made in Hamilton.
Quebec’s Health Ministry has declared an end to the measles outbreak in the province.
Legalization of cannabis products may be linked to growing use among teens, a new study found.
This year, SickKids marks 150 years of helping and healing families across Canada and the world.
About 41 per cent of parents report they only talk about puberty with their child when approached.
