The Newfoundland and Labrador Brain Injury Association says it is facing financial troubles following the pandemic and will no longer be able to offer its services. Directors of the association says that means big gaps will be left unfilled in the health-care system.
Cocaine has quietly become implicated in a growing number of overdose deaths in Nova Scotia, with some experts warning that the public discussion around the dangers of drug use needs to broaden beyond the focus on potent opioids.
A second participant in a clinical trial for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy conducted by two married B.C. therapists is taking them to court, alleging their actions during the study left him suicidal and cost him his marriage.
Ontario is lowering the age for regular, publicly funded breast cancer screenings from 50 to 40, which Health Minister Sylvia Jones says will help with early detection.
New Canadian data reaffirms that while the vast majority of the population has likely caught the virus behind COVID-19 at least once, more than four in 10 elderly adults may have avoided infection so far — while remaining at the highest risk for hospitalization and death.
It's cold and flu season in Canada, and doctors are sharing their best tips on how to treat symptoms like a runny nose and sore throat.
A new Health Canada report says the number of medically assisted deaths in 2022 was more than 30 per cent higher than the year prior.
Tara Pyfrom and her family barely survived Hurricane Dorian when it hit their home in the Bahamas. That loud and violent experience fundamentally shifted how her brain processed sound and has left her with anxiety.
A retired Windsor nurse is pushing the Ontario government to make the new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine free for all seniors. Currently, the province covers the shot for people 60 and up who live in long-term care and some retirement homes.
A 35-year-old Regina woman has been waiting months to find out if she has breast cancer. As recently as last week she was told her breast biopsy was delayed yet another month, and her fear and frustration build with each delay.
For Janice Namiesniowski, living with asthma was like breathing "through a straw." An expensive drug called Xolair was starting to work wonders, but her coverage was suddenly cut off when Canada Life took over the Public Service Health Care Plan in July.
Outspoken activist Ron Rosenes died Oct. 21. He is being remembered for his role in challenging stigma around HIV/AIDS and advocating for marginalized communities.
A whistleblower's concerns prompted an investigation by Alberta’s Public Interest Commissioner that found “significant lapses” in the standard of medical care for inmates at an Edmonton jail. The lapses put patients’ lives, health and safety in danger.
More than 200 medical journals are calling on the World Health Organization to deem two overlapping environmental crises — climate change and biodiversity loss — as a global health emergency, while warning of the potential for “catastrophic harm” to human health.
At 21, Jacob Trossman is no longer benefitting from SickKids' complex care program. His mom Marcy White is fighting for him to remain where he is. Listen now.
A new survey suggests Canadians who work from home spend nearly twice as much time sitting than people who work at an office, which is shown to be bad for the long-term health of workers.
The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives’ discipline committee is considering whether Amy Hamm’s public statements denying the gender identities of transgender people amount to unprofessional conduct.
Dr. Paul Johnston shares what it was like to be a surgeon in the early days of the pandemic — when he had to watch most of his patients go without essential surgeries — and how that's affecting outcomes today.
The College of Family Physicians of Canada is being asked to "pause, hold and maybe stop" its plans to increase the time it takes to train a family doctor from two years to three — as medical students, family doctors and provincial health ministers express their opposition.
For several years, scientists have tried to untangle one of COVID-19's persistent puzzles: Why do some people, even after mild infections, go on to develop lasting health issues? Now, fresh clues are emerging.
Four key vaccines are available for seniors this fall, including an updated COVID-19 shot and Canada’s first vaccine for RSV. CBC health reporter Lauren Pelley breaks down what seniors — and those who care for them — need to know.
Canadian mothers face high rates of severe, long-term injuries from the use of forceps or vacuum in childbirth, and urgent action is needed to reduce it, the authors of a new analysis paper say.
Premier Doug Ford's government is falling short of its promises to conduct annual inspections of every long-term care home in Ontario and to boost the ratio of inspectors to homes, according to information obtained by CBC News.
Almost a year after a local union sounded the alarm about a shortage of radiation therapists in Newfoundland and Labrador, cancer patients are still being sent to Ontario for care. Some patients aren't receiving prescribed treatments within a 28-day national standard.
A public warning has been issued about a Vancouver Island woman advertising herself as a "traditional midwife" and offering her services at home births even though she's not qualified to work as a midwife.
The provincial NDP is calling on the Ontario government to create a strategy to increase funding, education and awareness around endometriosis, saying the gynecological disease is debilitating for thousands across the province who sometimes seek care outside the country due to health care delays.
After a summer and fall that saw refugee claimants with nowhere to go sleeping on downtown streets, Toronto officials say the demand for beds will increase this winter. Already, Canada's largest shelter system is turning people away.
Masking requirements for health-care workers are set to be reinstated at provincial health-care facilities across Manitoba as cold and flu season draws near.
Jacques T. Watso wants Café Masko to be a cultural culinary experience in Odanak, an Abenaki community about 50 kilometres south of Trois-Rivières, Que. He opened the new café — a first in the community — earlier this month.
Government officials in the U.K. are proposing a smoke free generation law, following in the footsteps of New Zealand. Canadian experts say a generational ban could help.
Usually capable of testing more than 100 patients per day, one Montreal clinic's capacity has been halved by the CHUM's laboratory limitations. Other clinics are straining to offer regular access in the midst of a nursing staff shortage.
The number of children with autism receiving publicly funded, needs-based core therapy in Ontario appears to have only now returned to the level it was at five years ago, before changes by the Progressive Conservative government upended the system, new figures suggest.
Dr. Drone and RN Robot? Probably not, but less dramatic forms of artificial intelligence are evolving quickly. As the technology becomes more mainstream, experts say rural Canadians desperate for health care may have the most to gain.
Millions of Canadian women are coping with menopause, and advocates say they don't have the support they need. A new report by the Menopause Foundation of Canada suggests missed work days, lower productivity and lost income cost $3.5B a year.
High-risk drinking often goes unrecognized and untreated in Canada, according to a new paper. What's more, certain kinds of antidepressants can drive people to drink more.
New Democrats have unanimously urged their party to stand firm on negotiating pharmacare, even if it means ending their political agreement with the Liberals.
Kyle Meyer was always proud of the work he did as a paramedic in Nova Scotia. But the job also took a toll on his mental health.
Sarah Mackenzie lost her non-binary child to suicide earlier this year. As the province works to implement a new policy dictating how schools deal with gender-diverse students, she’s calling on the government to focus on bettering mental health and addictions supports instead.
Health ministers from across the country wrapped up two days of meetings in Charlottetown Thursday, and the federal side is taking home what it calls five 'concrete' priorities as a result of it.
The parliamentary budget officer says a single-payer universal drug plan would cost federal and provincial governments $11.2 billion in the first year, and $13.4 billion in five years.
Genetically engineered pig organs now show long-term survival in monkeys, a scientific advance that could some day help people waiting for a transplant.
Maureen McBratney has to stay in Saskatoon, six hours away from home, because she needs dialysis treatment every other day and she's not allowed to be a regular patient at the dialysis unit 20 minutes from her home.
British Columbia is the first province to sign a tailored funding agreement with the federal government as part of the $196-billion health accord the prime minister offered provinces earlier this year, Health Minister Mark Holland announced Tuesday.
At the five-year mark after legalization of cannabis, a look at what research tells us about the upsides and downsides for public health.
Medical tourism has drawn foreigners to Mexico for decades, but the attraction is no longer limited to breast augmentations, porcelain veneers and rhinoplasties. Clinics are now specializing in alternative treatments for chronic and life-altering diseases, including Lyme disease.
The country's medical schools turn away more than 1,000 Canadian doctors trained abroad annually, even though the country is facing a physician shortage. But they still manage to find residency spots for foreign nationals who are much less likely to stay and help chip away at the physician deficit.
In a culture that can often prioritize productivity over mental well-being, it can sometimes be difficult for people to take breaks — but experts say frequent, short breaks are key to staying happy and healthy at work.
COVID-19, influenza, pneumococcal, and — for the first time — respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines will all be available this fall for older adults. But medical experts warn high costs and patchwork rollouts could be barriers for seniors trying to protect themselves.
Dr. Sarah Clancy from Grand Falls-Windsor says that for years she has strained to keep her practice running, but with more physicians leaving, the cost of keeping the practice going, and not enough support, she decided to close her practice.
Alberta's auditor general says he will investigate what went wrong with the United Conservative Party government's abandoned plan to privatize community lab testing provincewide.
The Manitoba HIV Program and Nine Circles Community Health Centre hope the new provincial government will respond more quickly to rising rates of HIV than the outgoing administration.
The B.C. government has tabled new legislation that would ban illegal drug use in many public places, less than a year into a decriminalization pilot project that was meant to destigmatize drug users.
