Why the medical advice on peanut allergies flipped in a generation
The advice on how to prevent peanut allergy in babies did a U-turn. Here's the scientific basis and practical tips for parents to apply the advice.
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4 people died after giving plasma in the last decade, 3 of them in Manitoba: Health Canada
In the last decade, four people have died in Canada after giving plasma, and three of those deaths happened in Manitoba, Health Canada says.
Ontario to end funding to at least 2 drug consumption sites in Toronto
The Ontario government has served notice it will end funding to at least two drug consumption sites in Toronto.
Blood-thinning drug Eliquis likely safer for patients with deep blood clots, study suggests
A trial directly comparing two commonly used blood-thinning drugs found that one carries a lower risk of dangerous bleeding in patients with clots in veins deep in the body, researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Dartmouth doctor’s invention featured in hit medical drama The Pitt
The Ring Rescue appeared in the latest episode of the HBO series after one of the device's inventors, Dr. Kevin Spencer, met the show's lead actor, Noah Wyle, and producers at a medical trade show last year.
Canada's hospital emergency rooms have hit a breaking point. Is it the new normal?
Hospital emergency rooms are overflowing, resulting in patients being treated in storage rooms and hallways as they wait days for a bed. Doctors say it's happening against a backdrop of behind-the-scenes backlogs, access issues and an aging population that are all impacting the flow of patients through the health-care system.
Alberta hospitals must admit patients to prevent ER backlogs, says review into Edmonton man's death
To help prevent a backlog of patients in emergency rooms, Alberta hospitals should not cap the number of patients who can be admitted to wards, says a review completed in the wake of a 44-year-old Edmonton man’s death in an ER.
Manitoba Health Minister says banning paid plasma an option after 2 deaths
Paid plasma could be banned in Manitoba, the province's health minister said after two fatal adverse reactions at Winnipeg collection centres were reported to Health Canada.
How remote First Nations are working with Ornge to improve medical transportation
A new program in remote First Nations across northwestern Ontario aims to improve access to medical transportation and emergency medical service training. Communities are leading the emergency first response team (EFRT) program in partnership with the air ambulance service Ornge. Here's how the EFRT aims to improve health-care access in fly-in First Nations.
Drunk Mom author became the 'poster girl for sobriety' — but struggled secretly with relapse
Toronto author Jowita Bydlowska had told the world how she got sober in her 2013 bestselling memoir Drunk Mom. What she didn’t expect was having to write about relapsing over a decade later.
Wave of overdoses in London after police say driver may be giving out toxic drugs for free
London police are looking for a person driving around the city's downtown who was allegedly handing out drugs to people who subsequently overdosed after consuming them.
Alberta hit with yet another measles upswing, triggering new calls for action
Alberta experiencing a resurgence of measles and doctors say Albertans need to know the situation is not under control.
Sask. woman says boyfriend removed surgical screw poking out of her head after doctor didn't believe her
Surgeons opened Stephanie Faure's skull 14 months ago to remove brain tumours, leaving her with a metal plate, screws and a scar. So when she could see a screw pushing out through her skin, she went to the hospital to get it safely removed, but says the doctor told her it was just a cyst.
2 people die after giving plasma at for-profit Winnipeg collection centres: Health Canada
CBC News has learned two people — including a 22-year-old international student — died after giving plasma at Winnipeg collection centres that pay people for their donations.
Mobile brain scans sound like science fiction. But they're now helping more Canadian patients
A rising number of Canadian facilities are using mobile brain scanners to help patients, by offering MRIs mid-surgery in hospital or diagnosing stroke right on the roadside. So what's the future of this game-changing technology?
Start screening for colorectal cancers earlier, Canadian Cancer Society urges
People as young as 45 should be invited to provincial and territorial programs to screen for colorectal cancer, says the Canadian Cancer Society. The call comes as emerging evidence suggests younger adults are increasingly being diagnosed with the disease before they may be eligible for screening.