A pair of drugs that use the immune system to attack cancer cells shrunk tumours in nearly 60 per cent of people with advanced melanoma according to a recent study in the U.K. — though questions about survival, side-effects and cost remain.
Three tobacco companies have been ordered to pay $15 billion in damages after losing a historic class-action lawsuit.
News that an unvaccinated Ontario boy is in hospital with a dangerous tetanus infection is prompting calls from worried parents seeking information on how to get their children vaccinated.
A new study says doctors aren't spending Medicare dollars wisely. I have to confess that sometimes, I'm as guilty as anyone of being spendthrift with the taxpayer purse.
A "mentally and physically exhausted" Ontario mother is speaking out about how there is no group home and little help for her severely autistic 21-year-old daughter.
South Korea struggled to contain an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome on Monday as health authorities announced three more cases, bringing the number of infections to 18 in just over 10 days.
China's capital Monday began imposing the country's toughest ban on indoor smoking in hopes of stemming a looming health crisis.
