Fighting climate change will bring important public health benefits around the world, says a study in a top medical journal. Failing to meet that challenge could...
TORONTO – About one in four children and adolescents on average report being the targets of cyberbullying, which is linked to a risk of depression among...
JOHN’S, N.L. – Newborns in Newfoundland and Labrador will now be tested for cystic fibrosis. The additional testing was announced in the 2014 budget after years...
TORONTO – A new study says women with early stage breast cancer are getting unneeded follow-up imaging tests that are clogging up the health-care system and...
MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) has assured that all blood donations it is receiving and dispensing are safe and that donors are undergoing strict...
CHARLOTTETOWN – The Prince Edward Island government has tabled a $1.7 billion budget that hikes taxes on cigarettes while spending more on health care. Finance Minister...
TORONTO – A Canadian company that had been developing an Ebola drug says a clinical trial of the experimental product has been stopped. Tekmira Pharmaceuticals says...
SEOUL – The head of the World Health Organization has praised beleaguered South Korean officials and exhausted health workers, saying their efforts to contain a deadly...
MANILA – In efforts to shun the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome – Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) urged hospitals to...
MANILA – The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) has declared support and readiness to work with the Department of Health (DOH) in preventing...