Honour Tommy Douglas and stand up for public denticare

June 30, 2022 This Canada Day marks the 60th anniversary of the birth of medicare in Saskatchewan. And by the end of this year, we could...

Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties

Every year, almost 1 in 6 Americans gets a foodborne illness, and about 3,000 people die from it, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

A growing number of women give birth at Catholic hospitals, where they do not receive the same reproductive health options – including birth control – provided at other hospitals

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion, access to birth control has taken on new urgency. By moving the...

Canada’s top doctor says talks underway to obtain more vaccine to fight monkeypox

Canada’s top doctor says negotiations are underway for more vaccine to curtail monkeypox as confirmed cases reached 278 nationwide. Chief public health officer Theresa Tam says...

An online life coaching program for female physicians decreases burnout, increases self-compassion and cures impostor syndrome, according to a new study

What’s cellulitis? A dermatologist explains

The reddish pink rash spreads quickly. jlcampbell104/Flickr Your skin usually deflects any bacteria it encounters, protecting you from all sorts of infections. However, when you get...

Long COVID: female sex, older age and existing health problems increase risk – new research

About 2 million people in the UK currently have long COVID, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. In the UK, long...

SoKor OKs use of 1st homegrown Covid-19 vax from SK Bioscience

SEOUL – South Korea on Wednesday approved the use of SKYCovione, the country’s first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine developed by SK Bioscience Co., taking a major step toward...

Life after a stroke: Family and friends provide nearly all post-hospital care, but who’s caring for the caregivers?

Caregivers may neglect their own health because they do not have time or energy to care for themselves. (Pexels/Pavel Danilyuk) Stroke is a major cause of...

Moral injury: what happens when exhausted health workers can no longer provide the care they want for their patients

Healthcare workers in New Zealand already face life-and-death decisions daily. But as multiple winter illnesses add pressure to a system already stretched by COVID, staff now...