Health

Legionnaires disease is caused by Legionella bacteria and is contracted by breathing it in by way of human-made systems

Data obtained by CTV News from Health Canada shows that 85 per cent of inspections of drug manufacturing sites supplying the Canadian market were conducted by international regulators — not Health Canada. And some experts say that's concerning.

A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday.

Alberta is struggling with a serious nursing shortage, with staffing levels in the province falling well behind other jurisdictions, data released Friday shows.

A Quebec woman is warning against cosmetic surgery tourism after she went to Colombia for a breast lift and butt lift because it was cheaper.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is relaxing its policy against doctors treating themselves, family members and others close to them amid the province’s primary care crisis.

Taping your mouth shut for sleep has gone mainstream. Spurred on by celebrity endorsements and social media influencers, it’s now a billion-dollar industry. On TikTok, for example, the endorsements are widespread.

Health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to deli meats sold at grocery stores and in prepared sandwiches has expanded.

An emergency department nurse at the Pembroke Regional Hospital was attacked by a patient, CTV News has learned, raising safety concerns at the hospital.

There is new hope for a Nova Scotia man thanks to groundbreaking gene therapy research from a Dalhousie University professor.

A cancer drug used to treat advanced kidney cancer appears to have reversed grey hair in an older man, a rare side effect that researchers say could offer new clues about how hair colour might be restored.

As Charleigh Pollock’s family waits to hear whether the B.C. government might reverse the decision to defund the terminally ill child’s expensive infusion treatments, her community is stepping up.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is committed to getting people into drug treatment — whether they like it or not.

Fifty-seven-year-old Toronto woman Leisa Muthra has sickle cell anemia, a blood disorder that prevents her from working.

More than 200 unionized Canadian Hearing Services employees — including interpreters, audiologists and counsellors — walked off the job on April 28, leaving deaf and hard-of-hearing clients without critical services for more than two months.