WINNIPEG – Drugs to treat hepatitis C, epilepsy and diabetes are among 54 medications newly covered under Manitoba’s pharmacare program Pharmacare is a universal prescription drug...
TORONTO – Measures to reduce prescribing of oxycodone have cut the number of fatal overdoses in Ontario, but other opioids are increasingly taking its place and...
WASHINGTON – The latest Alzheimer’s research has a clear theme: Change your lifestyle to protect your brain. It will take several years for scientists to prove...
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Sunday some 14.7 million poor individuals aged 21 years and above identified through the...
TORONTO — Canadians who have been prescribed medical marijuana could one day see their insurance company footing the bill, experts predict, following the introduction of new...
MANILA — Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) calls on accredited doctors and hospital facilities to stick and focus to their mission of providing quality health care...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna — A total of 172 pupils of Real Elementary School in this city were brought to various hospitals here today when they vomited...
TORONTO – A new study suggests the number of Canadians living with stroke-induced disabilities will rise substantially over the next couple of decades. More people are...
CHARLOTTETOWN – A new report on student drug use in Prince Edward Island suggests youth who use tobacco, drugs and alcohol have lower self-esteem than those...
MANILA – For the first time in the Philippines, a new vaccine – the quadrivalent flu vaccine – that can protect Filipinos from the highly contagious...