Health

Martha Lillard had just turned five when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She died last month in Oklahoma, the last U.S. polio patient who used the machine, her sister said. She was 78.

The U.S. government has issued the first ever compensation payments to personnel affected by so-called “Havana Syndrome,” the mysterious ailment reported by American diplomats in Cuba’s capital.

Smoke from two major wildfires burning in British Columbia’s Fraser Canyon is leading to air quality warnings across parts of the province, with an emergency physician warning the health effects extend far beyond watery eyes and a scratchy throat.

Scores of people in the United States have been sickened by a parasite commonly linked to contaminated fresh produce that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea. But there are ways to protect yourself and still enjoy summer’s bounty of fruits and vegetables.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is sharing a food recall warning for certain meat products sold under the Charlevoisienne and Joe Smoked Meat brands due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

A problematic parasite often linked to certain fruits and vegetables that’s driving an explosive outbreak in the U.S. has caught the attention of Canadian public health officials.

Tanning at a high UV index and using homemade sunscreen are trendy but bad ideas, one dermatology expert warns

Tears may be a key to understanding people’s brain health, a new study says.

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is the 'fastest growing' ever, African health authorities said Thursday, as the World Health Organization said it had killed 600 people.

Leaders of four northern Manitoba First Nations have declared a regional public health emergency in response to the opioid, toxic drug supply, HIV, hepatitis C and homelessness crisis.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says the outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite that has infected more than 1,200 people in Michigan has not spread to Canada based on current information.

British Columbia has recorded its lowest monthly number of suspected toxic drug deaths since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, falling by more than half since their peak.

Not sure what type of bug bit you or what caused that rash? Many Americans hashtag their questions and turn to social media for health information, whether they are looking up symptoms, researching a diagnosis or learning about a treatment.

Got a nasty stomach bug that won’t go away? It could be cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that causes weeks of debilitating diarrhea, cramps and bloating.

An Ontario man with Stage 4 cancer is taking up arms against another formidable foe: the health-care bureaucracy.