The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration issued new recommendations on Monday that will eventually allow women and people assigned female at birth easier access to at-home self-testing kits for the human papilloma virus (HPV), which is sexually-transmitted and can cause cervical cancer.
When people who are overweight and obese stopped taking their weight-loss medications they regained weight faster than those who stopped a diet or exercise program, a new review of studies finds.
Alberta's measles outbreaks sparked more than 2,000 cases of the highly infectious illness in 2025, and while transmission has dropped dramatically, experts warn the virus remains a threat in the year ahead.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a new slate of dietary guidelines that recommends Americans eat more protein and less sugar than previously advised and that consumers avoid highly processed foods to achieve a healthy diet.
With generic versions of the weight-loss drug Ozempic expected to hit the Canadian market this year, provincial data shows the number of times the medication has been dispensed from pharmacies across Manitoba has more than quadrupled over the past four years.
After Quebec’s controversial Bill 2 led to some clinics threatening or planning to close, and others dealing with doctors leaving, some now say they’re reconsidering after the government agreed to both delay and significantly amend the law.
For the second time in less than a week, the emergency department at the hospital in the district municipality of 100 Mile House was closed temporarily as the mayor of the community in British Columbia’s South Cariboo region calls for meaningful long-term solutions.
A nurse is warning rural hospitals may have an even tougher time filling shifts in the new year as the Manitoba government ends its relationship with dozens of companies supplying its health-care system with agency nurses.
In Canada, the patent for some semaglutide drugs has expired, paving the way for the country to become the first to offer cheaper generic versions of medications like Ozempic and Wegovy to people with prescriptions. Pharmaceutical experts say this could take some time.
Nova Scotia Health says 50 American health-care workers have taken positions in Nova Scotia in the past fiscal year, up from 31 in 2024.
Expectant mothers in the Gaspé are frequently redirected to hospitals hours away to give birth, and some are warning the situation may grow even worse if the province doesn't intervene.
CBC Health