Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she worries about how recent actions by U.S. public health agencies, like removing a universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for American infants, could harm Canadians.
Heather Winterstein's family believes she didn't receive proper medical assessment or care at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital because of systemic racism and biases. Niagara Health says it's committed to change.
At the province’s National Assembly, MNAs rushed to adopt one final piece of legislation before taking their winter break — one that postpones the start date of the CAQ’s controversial health reform law. It had caused a bitter, months-long battle with doctors, and details emerging from the government's tentative deal with family doctors show a Legault government willing to drop many of the law’s most contentious measures.
Researchers say there's been a dramatic rise in the number of people going on medications to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Ontario, suggesting factors such as more time spent online and the rise of private assessments for the mental condition could be behind the increase.
The World Health Organization's vaccine safety committee said Thursday that new reviews of scientific evidence found no link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorder, reaffirming conclusions reached more than two decades ago.
The Nova Scotia Sisterhood aims to provide culturally sensitive health-care services to Black women and gender-diverse individuals. The team is working to break down some of the systemic barriers that exist for African Nova Scotians trying to navigate the health-care system.
Health officials are reminding Canadians to maintain healthy habits during the holiday season, as influenza leads to more school absences and hospitalizations.
Alberta hospitals are being slammed with flu patients at a time when they’re already under strain, and doctors are bracing for more as the worst of the respiratory virus season has yet to hit.
Health Canada has approved the first drug designed to treat postpartum depression. The regulator says zuranolone, a pill sold under the brand name Zurzuvae, is authorized in Canada to relieve symptoms of moderate or severe depression after childbirth.
Ontario's auditor general found Health Care Connect is failing to match patients with primary care providers. Meanwhile, some clinics are filling their own rosters.
A confirmed case of the measles at the Edmonton International Airport has prompted a public health alert warning travellers of the risk of potential exposure to the highly contagious infection.
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