Pharmacy errors: How often do they happen? Nobody knows

Nearly 38,000 pharmacists dispense more than half a billion prescriptions in Canada every year, but there is no national tracking system for mistakes and little mandatory reporting.

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Dying With Dignity loses charitable status after political-activity probe

The federal government is stripping Dying With Dignity Canada of its charitable tax status following a political-activity audit by the Canada Revenue Agency. The deregistration is the first after the Conservative government launched the special audits in 2012, with 60 charities targeted. At least one other deregistration is pending.

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Child vaccines out of reach for developing countries, charity warns

Children in poor countries remain unprotected against a disease that kills one million kids each year because of skyrocketing vaccine prices, Doctors Without Borders warns.

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Pneumonia raises heart attack, stroke risk in older adults

A new study suggests that seniors who develop a bout of pneumonia severe enough to require hospitalization are at an increased risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or dying of heart failure.

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Quebec Order of Nurses: Majority failed English licensing exam

The newly released results of the Quebec Order of Nurses' licensing exam are dismal for candidates in the profession who wrote it in English.

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Makayla Sault, girl who refused chemo for leukemia, dies

Makayla Sault, the 11-year-old Ontario First Nation girl who refused chemotherapy to pursue traditional indigenous medicine and other alternative treatments, has died.

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P.E.I. soldier brings compassion to Ebola patient care

A Prince Edward Islander working with Ebola patients in Sierra Leone says it is a rewarding experience, despite the difficulties of caring for someone while dressed in full protective gear.

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