Meet the doctors for Canada’s men’s and women’s Olympic hockey teams — who happen to be married
Laura Bennion and Ian Auld are the lead physicians for Canada's women's and men's hockey teams.
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FDA warns ‘Dr. Goodenowe’ health centre founder that his recent supplement study put patient health at risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rebuked the founder of Moose Jaw’s controversial Dr. Goodenowe Restorative Health Center, alleging that a recent clinical trial of his supplements put the safety and welfare of research subjects at risk.
Lyme disease is littered with misinformation. Celebrities are part of the problem, experts say
Chronic Lyme disease isn't recognized by conventional medicine. It's a controversial term used by some alternative practitioners to describe pain, fatigue and neurological symptoms they attribute to a persistent Lyme infection. Some Lyme experts say it’s fuelling a dubious industry and say celebrity cases are part of the problem.
How a B.C. court case could change medical assistance in dying across Canada
The policy that allows faith-based health-care providers to ban medical assistance in dying in their facilities is being tested now in B.C. Supreme Court. But transfers of MAID patients because the facility won't allow the practice are more common outside B.C., according to Health Canada data.
Alberta heart, cancer patients waiting too long for critical surgery, health experts warn
While a record number of surgeries is being performed in the province, the number of people on Alberta's waitlist is longer than it was two years ago. And the latest provincial data shows less than two-thirds of patients had their surgeries completed within the recommended time period.
Record number of organ transplants recorded in 2025: B.C. Transplant
B.C. Transplant said the latest data shows 2025 saw the highest number of organ transplants done in the province.
Using AI to read mammograms cut risk of developing aggressive breast cancer, study finds
When radiologists used artificial intelligence to help read mammograms, the rate of detection of breast cancers increased, resulting in fewer aggressive and advanced cases, a large trial in Sweden has found.
Nursing home security a 'balancing act', says national advocate amid Saint John sex-offences investigation
As Saint John police investigate alleged sex offences at a long-term care home, the head of a national seniors' advocacy organization says protecting nursing home residents from sexual abuse is an important but challenging issue.
Nurse who gave patient drugs that stopped his heart stripped of licence for 'egregious' misconduct: college
A "grossly incompetent or grossly negligent" Manitoba nurse has been stripped of her licence and fined $10,000 after admitting to wrongly administering fentanyl and another drug that caused a patient's heart to stop last fall, a licensing body says.
India reports 2 Nipah virus infections. What the infection is and how it spreads
India has confirmed two cases of the deadly Nipah virus. Here are answers on what the virus is and what happened in previous outbreaks in Asian countries.
B.C. government struck compromise with assisted dying policy, court hears
The B.C. government's policy on medical assistance in dying involved striking a compromise between faith-based health-care providers who didn't want to allow the procedure in their buildings and complying with Canada's assisted dying laws, B.C. Supreme Court heard this week.
Why do 3 major diseases disproportionately impact Black Canadians? New genome project aims to find out
Researchers in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia are launching a project to map more than 10,000 genomes from Black Canadians with Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and an aggressive form of breast cancer. Project leaders hope their findings eventually help target treatment and preventive care and contribute to better health outcomes for racialized patients.
Millions of Canadian homes have high levels of cancer-causing radon. Is yours one of them?
A long-awaited update to Canada's national building code requires newly built homes to include a type of radon mitigation system. But what about the millions of existing homes that are at risk of having high radon levels? And how do you know if your own house is a danger zone?
I used to focus on my patients' health. Now with ICE, I worry about their safety
Justin Ho is a Canadian studying dentistry in Minneapolis. He was taught to treat a patient regardless of who they are. After recent events in the U.S., he's realized that health care cannot be disentangled from the politics of the day.
Canadian doctors say they’re losing 20 million hours a year to unnecessary paperwork
Doctors in Canada each spend, on average, nine hours per week on administrative tasks, totaling 42.7 million hours annually across the country, according to a new report from the Canadian Medical Association and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.