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National program to help keep COPD patients out of hospital being expanded

TORONTO—At age 69, Chris Burden is still working 60-hour weeks as a bailiff and process server, a job that takes …

Food industry fails to meet most voluntary sodium reduction targets: Health Canada

TORONTO— Voluntary sodium targets for the food industry have failed to significantly reduce the amount of salt consumers are getting …

Stigma a major issue for Canadians living with dementia, says Alzheimer Society

TORONTO — When Roger Marple was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease just over two years ago at age 57 — …

Flu case numbers spiking across Canada, heralding peak of epidemic: experts

TORONTO—The number of flu cases is continuing to rise across Canada, suggesting the peak of infections with one of the …

Stigma a major issue for Canadians living with dementia, says Alzheimer Society

TORONTO — When Roger Marple was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease just over two years ago at age 57 — …

Medical users fear legalized recreational pot may leave them behind in puff of smoke

For Mandy McKnight, the benefits of cannabis oil to treat her son Liam’s debilitating seizures seem almost miraculous the nine-year-old …

Substance use among Ont. students down but concerns rise over fentanyl use: report

TORONTO—Ontario adolescents are drinking, smoking and using cannabis and other recreational drugs at the lowest rates since the late 1970s, …

Capsule for fecal transplant as good as colonoscopy to treat C. difficile: study

TORONTO — When it comes to treating Clostridium difficile with a fecal transplant — yes, human poop — swallowing a …

Workers to get right to refuse unsafe work as Alberta overhauls workplace rules

EDMONTON — Workers would have the right to refuse dangerous work under new job site rules proposed by the Alberta government. Labour …

Study details extent of violence faced by hospital workers

TORONTO — Violence against health-care workers is pervasive within the walls of hospitals across Ontario, suggests a study that examined …

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