Health

Doctors in New Orleans are celebrating a patient and his medical milestone as a Metairie man is now the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene therapy.

Tick reports are surging across Eastern Canada this year and experts expect the troubling trend to continue.

A positive case of Ebola virus has been identified in France in a doctor traveling back from Congo, the French Ministry of Health said Wednesday.

Shopify Inc will ban all vapes from its platform as soon as this week following pressure from a group of U.S. state attorneys general aiming to curb sales of illegal e-cigarettes online, according to two sources familiar with its plans.

A Canadian-led study is challenging a long-standing assumption in cancer care: that more treatment is always better.

Health Canada has approved Zepbound as the first medication in Canada specifically indicated for adults with obesity and moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea. The decision introduces a new treatment option for a condition that affects sleep quality and is linked to several serious health risks.

Rural and wooded areas like Blockhouse, N.S., are known for having a lot of ticks.

Confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said, as tracing those who had been in contact with patients remains a major challenge.

Peel Public Health says members of the public may have been exposed to the measles on June 13 at Pearson Airport and on two flights.

A case report describes a man in his 20s who developed retinal tears in both eyes after repeatedly using a percussive massage gun directly on and around his eyes. Doctors say the unusual injury highlights the need for greater awareness of the risks associated with improper massage gun use.

Allergy season is in full swing and a late start to spring has some people feeling worse than in previous years.

Two Canadian children’s hospitals have issued safety warnings about electric scooter injuries, cautioning riders to consider the risks of what could be life-changing accidents.

Canada celebrated its first-ever World Cup victory Thursday night, but Ismaël Koné spent the aftermath in a Vancouver operating room.

The death of actor Daveigh Chase prompts a look at meningitis, including symptoms of the condition and how it’s spread.

A new social media trend involving the microwaving of squishy toys that has caught the attention of children and teenagers has proven to have dangerous implications. A growing number of children are seeing the inside of hospital burn units as their parents sound the alarm.