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The Mental Health Commission of Canada says farming and ranching are considered two of the most stressful occupations in the country. It’s a living that tests the hardiest of souls.
Ontario is lowering the eligibility age for colon cancer screening to 45, but most provinces have not committed to following suit. An Ontario woman diagnosed at 41 says pushing for a colonoscopy helped save her life and is urging governments across Canada to expand access to earlier screening.
Keith O'Neill of Charlottetown is speaking out about a stroke he experienced in 2022 to spread awareness about the signs to look out for.
Despite the often-invasive therapies, life after cancer treatment can be just as if not more challenging than the disease itself, according to survivors and patient advocates.
A new report shows that Montreal firefighters are busier than ever, and that, despite efforts to make it safer, the work comes with long-term health risks.
As a budding specialist in bloodborne cancers like leukemia, Dr. Marcel van den Brink learned how to perform one of the most delicate high-wire acts in medicine: Starting in the early 1990s, many of his seriously ill patients had sophisticated procedures to rebuild, or reinstall, a new immune system.
Canada will place temporary import restrictions on livestock entering the country from affected areas in the U.S. after a case of screwworm was confirmed.
The Southeast Public Health Unit says it is investigating at least 114 cases of a stomach illness called cryptosporidiosis, which is caused by ingesting contaminated food or water.
Toronto Public Health is investigating a mumps outbreak linked to a downtown ServiceOntario office.
After the United States recently confirmed its first case of New World screwworm in livestock in decades, one expert says the flesh-eating parasite has currently not entered Canada.
The World Health Organization chief announced a US$518 million six-month joint plan to fight Ebola on Friday, calling for money and political commitment to halt the spread of an outbreak that is already the fourth biggest on record.
A group of Montreal researchers is making progress towards developing a medication for Ebola, as well as addressing future potential pandemics.
Quebec’s health minister is set to table a bill taking aim at the potentially harmful effects of energy drinks on teens, but one member of the provincial legislature could block its adoption until after an upcoming general election this fall.
Need another reason not to give your kid screens? It may permanently alter their brains, according to a new paper that reviewed and reported on current literature.
The New World screwworm fly has reached south Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Wednesday, the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation’s cattle industry and only the third time it’s appeared in the U.S. in that time.
Food contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals kills 1.5 million people worldwide each year, with young children worst hit, the World Health Organization warned on Thursday.
