Health

The Saskatchewan NDP says a leaked letter from healthcare workers at the Regina General Hospital indicates that patients have died after not receiving urgent life-saving care due to severe staffing shortages.

Health officials say measles infected 197 more people in Ontario over the last week as the highly contagious disease emerged in new parts of the country.

Canadian Blood Services says it plans to recruit one million new donors over the next five years, citing a projected 10 per cent increase in demand for blood due to a growing and aging population.

Organic Traditions jumbo pumpkin seeds have been recalled nationwide over risks of salmonella contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says.

Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can’t pony up the cash – especially those in rural and northern regions.

WeightWatchers has filed for bankruptcy protection, but members won’t see any changes—at least for now.

The number of measles cases in Manitoba has jumped to 20, and health officials say some of the recent cases had no contact with previous ones.

Eating about a dozen servings of ultraprocessed food each day could more than double your risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study.

Saskatchewan is seeing some success from its digital advertising campaign targeting American doctors.

A Saskatchewan woman who contracted measles last month wants more people to get vaccinated against the disease to prevent others from getting sick.

There is no evidence to support claims of a mystery brain disease in New Brunswick, says a new study that suggests the media may have played a role in feeding patients’ fears.

Premier Doug Ford says his government is doing everything it can to combat a measles outbreak that has seen case numbers sharply rise over the past few months, despite criticism to the contrary.

The foods you pack in your kids’ lunch boxes may have an impact on whether they experience their first menstrual cycle too early, according to new research.

WeightWatchers, the 62-year-old program that revolutionized dieting for millions of people around the world, has filed for bankruptcy.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it plans to conduct unannounced inspections at foreign manufacturing facilities that produce food, essential medicines, and other medical products intended for American consumers and patients.