DAR ES SALAAM—Tanzanian scientists are conducting clinical trials on shorter courses of tuberculosis (TB) treatment which would now be more user-friendly and more effective to the...
Zika virus continues to rage in the Americas, and the World Health Organization has declared it a global health emergency. Taiwan has recently issued a travel...
TORONTO—A team of scientists at Brock University is poised to begin testing mosquitoes native to Canada to determine whether the insects can become infected with Zika...
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals are ripping up a patchwork system of health-care coverage for newly arrived refugees and those seeking refugee status in favour of...
WASHINGTON—The World Bank Group on Thursday announced that it has provided USD 150 million to help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the...
SYDNEY—Dozens of Australian cancer patients have reportedly received less than the recommended dosage of a chemotherapy drug over a three year period in one of the...
CANBERRA—Australian scientists have moved a step closer to preventing the spread of Zika virus, after they exposed mosquitoes to bacterium that could limit the ability of...
VANCOUVER—British Columbia health officials are considering offering supervised-injection services in community health clinics, triggered by a new federal government and a spike in fentanyl overdoses. Health...
JOHN’S, N.L.—Whether it’s a good-time penchant for big meals, beer and song or a lack of exercise, something is robbing Newfoundlanders and Labradorians of about two...
CHICAGO—A landmark study suggests that testosterone treatment is no fountain of youth, finding mostly modest improvement in the sex lives, walking strength and mood of a...