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...
CHICAGO — Three times a week, Rita Driscoll steps onto a treadmill at a Minnesota hospital under the eye of a rehab therapist. She walks until...
TRENTON, N.J. — A large, long-term study of a new Merck cholesterol drug shows that it prevents heart attacks and reduces the need for heart procedures....
Officials began to evacuate one of the nation’s busiest trauma centres Monday as flooding from Harvey threatened the hospital’s supply of medicine and food. A spokesman...
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — A new program is bringing Manitobans back to school with lessons in understanding mental health. Enrolment at the new Recovery Education...
HOUSTON — The muddy floodwaters now soaking through drywall, carpeting, mattresses and furniture in Houston will pose a massive cleanup challenge with potential public health consequences....
TORONTO— Like any typical teen, Jadine Baldwin loves spending time on her cellphone and laptop, the latter the vehicle for honing her skills as a wordsmith...
NEW YORK— As a court fight simmers over New York City’s pioneering requirement for calorie counts on chain restaurant menus, scientists say the jury’s still out...