HALIFAX—As Nova Scotia’s party leaders fanned out across the province Sunday, health care emerged as the top campaign issue. A rally on the downsizing of medical...
NEW YORK–Actor Charlie Sheen says he suffered from borderline dementia when he used a combination of drugs to manage the effects of HIV. The 51-year-old,...
MANILA–The Department of Health (DOH) said that as of now it has no plan yet to expand its dengue immunization program by targeting another set of...
CHICAGO–The state of Illinois among several other US states are recalling meat products distributed by a Pennsylvania-based company for E. coli contamination. About 5,620 pounds of...
SANAA– A total of 69 new cases of cholera were registered to a state-run hospital in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa over the past week, a hospital...
WINNIPEG—A new study is shedding light on some troubling realities for transgender youth on the Prairies, including suicide and bullying. The study looked at the experiences...
WASHINGTON–At least one million babies have been born in the United States using in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technologies, a new report has found....
UNITED NATIONS–The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday that it procured 2.5 billion doses of vaccines to children in nearly 100 countries in 2016, reaching almost...
WINNIPEG –Hundreds of nurses gathered at the Manitoba legislature protesting cuts to health services. The rally on Wednesday afternoon brought attention to the recent closures of...
VANCOUVER –Health Canada’s proposal to loosen regulations on importing prescription-grade heroin to treat opioid addiction is being hailed as a crucial step to reducing fentanyl-fuelled deaths...