A Dutch village lives in what seems like The Truman Show. Few residents realize it's a care home for people with severe dementia. Similar facilities are springing up around the world. But, some are concerned these dementia villages are tricking patients into believing a false reality.
Thousands of Nepalese survivors are at risk of another catastrophe after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the South Asian country: As the hurt and the hungry crowd makeshift shelters, life on the streets makes the perfect breeding ground for infectious disease.
Israel's rescue of 26 babies born to Israeli citizens by surrogate mothers in Nepal has highlighted the complex and controversial system that forces many Israelis to rely on international surrogate mothers.
Ontario's minister of community and social services can't say whether the government will have to shell out more money to fix a support payment system that has already cost the province an additional $29 million.
U.S. health officials are now recommending people avoid contact with the semen of Ebola survivors after a woman in Liberia possibly contracted Ebola through sexual intercourse with a survivor of the disease.
A simple, Canadian-developed iPad app to diagnose hearing loss in children in the developing world has come full circle. Back home to Canada, its creators realize it can save Western health-care systems both time and money.
The Quebec government has given the green light to a project introducing facilities in the Montreal area where drug users can legally and safely inject themselves, but it's still far from becoming a reality.
