SAN DIEGO — Officials in San Diego County have declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the liver disease hepatitis A. Infections have...
EDMONTON — Provincial health officials in Alberta and British Columbia are warning that hepatitis A virus has been detected in a sample of fresh pineapple chunks sold in...
MANILA –The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday said that no new cases of suspected bird flu infection were detected as the surveillance period ends Sunday....
MANILA — Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Paulyn Ubial recently held a dialogue with patients’ groups and civil society organizations (CSOs) based in Mindanao in an...
MANILA — Suspected cases of leptospirosis nationwide rose 71.1 percent, reaching 910 from Jan. 1 to Aug. 5 this year compared to 532 cases in the same...
WINNIPEG— A new category of nurse is being created in Manitoba that will allow them to independently order diagnostic tests and prescribe some medications. On...
OTTAWA — Newly minted Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says her new department will likely include the delivery of health services for First Nations and Inuit...
TORONTO— Ontario is putting an additional $222 million over three years toward fighting an opioid crisis that the government said claimed the lives of 865 people...
MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Tuesday that 39 patients, who have been exposed to chickens in areas with a bird flu outbreak and have...
SAN FRANCISCO – A nine-day experimental diet that cuts out a type of sugar in soft drinks, fruit juices and most processed foods significantly reversed the buildup...