Mississauga girl loses 2 limbs after infection doctors thought was influenza

Parents of an 11-year-old girl who had two limbs amputated after a serious bacterial infection caused by Streptococcus A are asking why their daughters condition was dismissed as the flu.

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Care guidelines for cancer survivors often unclear, review finds

Treatment guidelines on care for survivors of the most common cancers in North America and Europe often lack specifics, a review finds.

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Quebec government to announce long-awaited autism plan

It's been a long wait but Quebec Public Health Minister Lucie Charlebois will finally unveil the government's autism action plan this morning.

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Toronto's overdose plan aims to stop drug users from 'dying in the shadows'

For Olympia Trypis, the recommendations in the city's new overdose action plan can't be in place soon enough. And she wants "hard dates" when it comes to supervised injection sites in Toronto.

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New Brunswick thoracic patients won't be accepted by Nova Scotia surgeons

Thoracic surgeons in Nova Scotia will not be accepting any patient referrals from New Brunswick, despite comments by Horizon Health Network officials and internal memos suggesting otherwise, says the division head of thoracic surgery at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Halifax.

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Busy coffee shops and bank machines top list of ideal spots to place life-saving devices

Every second counts when someone is having a cardiac arrest — but there’s often a disconnect between where the event happens and the nearest defibrillator. New research focusing on Toronto suggests that busy coffee shops and bank machines may be ideal locations for the life-saving devices.

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Gender-based violence report to address 'rape culture,' says Conservative MP

Violence against young women on university campuses, online harassment and how the justice system can do a better job at treating victims of sexual assault are all expected to feature prominently in a federal report on gender-based violence coming Monday.

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