TORONTO – Almost two million Ontarians – or 14 per cent of the province’s population – filled prescriptions for opioids in fiscal year 2015-2016, says a...
MOSCOW–The number of new HIV cases in Russia noticeably slowed down in 2016, Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said on Monday. “The number of new cases...
OTTAWA – Provinces have been protesting the large volume of work and heavy costs they say the Trudeau government has piled on them in its rush...
MANILA–The Department of Health (DOH) plans to increase the rate of immunization among babies in their first year of life up to 95 percent not only...
MOSCOW –A new ebola outbreak has been declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after three deaths were linked to the virus. The DRC went through...
RIO DE JANEIRO–At least 259 people have died of yellow fever in Brazil this year, especially in the southeastern part of the country, the government announced...
SEATTLE–A new study from Oregon State University (OSU) indicates that the family dog could serve as a partner in efforts to help children with disabilities incorporate...
WASHINGTON—U.S. researchers said Wednesday they have uncovered for the first time the molecular mechanism responsible for triggering lymphedema, a painful swelling of the arms and legs...
MANILA–Some 50 of 80 health care facilities in the Mimaropa region are already implementing the Integrated Clinic Information System (iClinicSys), a systematic way of managing patient...
MANILA–The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 968 new HIV-positive cases last March, the highest monthly figure since the virus was first detected in the country...