Category: Health Fitness

By nature, twins have an unbreakable bond. It was no surprise Connie Claeys and Cortney […]

RICHMOUND – Provincial officials in Saskatchewan say parts of a former school that was serving […]

Doctors are calling for restrictions on sports betting ads, saying they are setting youth up […]

The death of Montreal Canadiens legend Ken Dryden resonated in political circles on Saturday where […]

Two Toronto hospital patients are now the first Canadians to have Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain […]

Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on […]

Wildfires continue to rage across the Northwest Territories, sending hundreds from their homes due to […]

As Canada’s children head back to school, a new report says the country’s youth are […]

Polio, a highly contagious viral infection that can cause paralysis and death, has been eradicated in […]

An Okotoks woman is calling her recent vacation a “$100,000 trip” after she suffered a […]

A group of bereaved families who have lost their loved ones to overdose have launched […]

Federal public servants were less likely to call in sick to work during the height […]

Money from a historic tobacco settlement is set to flow to provinces and territories starting […]

A New York billionaire who is an avid supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump says […]

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New guidance in Canada is recommending that vaping be the last resort for Canadians trying to […]

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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 22, 2025 12:40 pm Updated August 22, 2025 […]

A person has tested positive for plague after possibly being bitten by an infected flea […]

A cull of some 400 B.C. ostriches that were exposed to avian flu can proceed, […]

Descrease article font size Increase article font size People using the popular weight-loss drug Mounjaro […]

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Health Canada has approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of further kidney decline among patients […]

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Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick didn’t just mean Jade Medeiros had to navigate a […]

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 16, 2025 2:21 pm Updated August 16, […]

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Pan American Health Organization says Canada […]

The company that runs Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP) wrongly declared a B.C. woman […]

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A new prescription eye drop that could potentially allow many people to put down their […]

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada is warning Canadians that various […]

Pistachios have been the subject of a series of recalls linked to a salmonella outbreak, […]

A review by The Associated Press shows that several of President Donald Trump’s nominees to […]

Quelling the spread of measles involves immunization campaigns and public health protocols, but Tina Meggison […]

The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some […]

Nine people are in hospital with salmonella infections after consuming certain brands of pistachios or […]

For the past decade, Sughra Ayaz has traveled door to door in southeastern Pakistan, pleading […]

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Florida Department of Health said on […]

Cases of Lyme disease have been building steadily in Canada and the U.S. over the […]

TORONTO – Shane Bieber hopes to be a popular pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays […]

By Nicole Ireland The Canadian Press Posted July 31, 2025 6:20 pm 1 min read […]

The first steps towards reducing the risk of cognitive decline associated with aging could be […]

The provincial agency overseeing Ontario’s home care system was informed about a massive data breach […]

A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed […]

Finlay van der Werken’s life is now a collection of memories closely guarded by his […]

Did you get your steps in today? Well, a new study shows your goal may […]

A national shortage of common prescription pain medications in Canada could last into early August. […]

West Nile virus has returned to Canada for another season, with detections in mosquitoes in […]

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is expediting its audit of the company that […]

The parents of a New Brunswick boy say they’re angry after they were asked to […]

The federal government will “try” to improve how the Vaccine Injury Support Program delivers services […]

AIDS activists are urging the federal government to quickly renew Canada’s support for fighting infectious […]

More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year — about […]

By Steve Holland and Christian Martinez Reuters Posted July 17, 2025 2:30 pm Updated July […]

Four Conservative MPs are calling for a Commons committee investigation into the Vaccine Injury Support […]

Eight babies in the United Kingdom have been born using DNA from a third person […]

Soccer had a fierce reckoning with heat at the recently concluded FIFA Club World Cup […]

Janet Charchuk knows that having Down syndrome puts her at higher risk of getting Alzheimer’s […]

For decades, proponents of psychedelic drugs have come to Washington with a provocative message: Illegal, […]

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 15, 2025 2:49 pm Updated July 15, 2025 […]

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 15, 2025 7:37 am 1 min read Descrease […]

Alberta has surpassed the United States in confirmed measles cases, after 30 new cases were […]

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new report says the prevalence of obesity increased […]

Health officials said a salmonella outbreak linked to pork deli meats sold at grocery stores […]

Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by […]

While the Trump administration explores ways to encourage Americans to have more babies and reverse […]

As heat waves become more common in certain parts of the country, Canadians are relying […]

After a five-month investigation, Global News requested an interview with the Public Health Agency of […]

A federal government program designed during the pandemic to compensate people who have been seriously […]

Oxaro Inc., the Ottawa-based consulting company the federal government hired in 2021 to administer its […]

Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program is not the only one of its kind facing major […]

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Public Health Agency of Canada publicly […]

A researcher says an experimental gene therapy for a rare inherited disorder is saving almost […]

The federal government has launched a compliance audit to determine if an Ottawa consulting company […]

A $50-million program the federal government created to help Canadians seriously injured by COVID-19 vaccines […]

Kimberly MacDougall lay in a hospital bed beside her injured husband, Stephen, as his final […]

Kimberly MacDougall lay in a hospital bed beside her injured husband, Stephen, as his final […]

A warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of lesser-known […]

The World Health Organization says its probe into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which […]

By Hannah Alberga The Canadian Press Posted June 25, 2025 10:39 am Updated June 25, […]

Health Canada has issued a public advisory warning Canadians about buying health products online after […]

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the country is pulling its support from […]

An average of 20 Canadians died from an opioid overdose every day last year, federal […]

A twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV being dubbed a “wonder drug” by some could be […]

Doctors and health-care experts are warning Canadians to not only look after themselves but also […]

Recent settlements in U.S. government lawsuits against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma and the firm that […]

U.S. Dietary Guidelines are expected to eliminate the long-standing recommendation that adults limit alcohol consumption […]

The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, the first step […]

By Devi Shastri The Associated Press Posted June 18, 2025 2:19 pm 2 min read […]

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U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly said on Monday it will offer the higher-dose versions of its […]

With hockey shirts decorating the wall, a favourite video game on TV, and a cellphone […]

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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 14, 2025 5:58 pm 1 min read Descrease […]

By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted June 13, 2025 3:53 pm 1 min read […]

Albertans who want to continue to protect themselves from the COVID-19 virus will have to […]

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On Wednesday, the head of the U.S. health department, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appointed eight […]

A week ago, 31-year-old Gabriella Patey was told she had advanced-stage breast cancer and was […]

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Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s firing of an immunization advisory committee […]

As wildfires continue to burn across the Prairies, air quality continues to be an issue […]

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific […]

The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation’s hospitals […]

Health Canada has issued a statement urging consumers not to inhale nitrous oxide products for […]

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A premature infant who contracted measles before birth has died in southwestern Ontario, the province’s […]

Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel says there’s no evidence that forcing people into addictions treatment […]

Smoky days from wildfires in the spring and summer are sadly becoming the norm in […]

The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation’s hospitals […]

As American health officials vow to overhaul the U.S. food supply, they’re taking a new […]

As families look toward the end of school and the start of summer camps, public […]

By Ashley Joannou The Canadian Press Posted June 2, 2025 7:43 pm 1 min read […]

A team of Canadian researchers has created a test they say could quickly predict if […]

The ostrich farm in British Columbia, which has become a flashpoint of an avian flu […]

Several tobacco control organizations are renewing their calls on the federal government to put a […]

From oral drops falsely marketed as GLP-1 alternatives to unauthorized smartwatches claiming to monitor blood […]

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 27, 2025 12:47 pm Updated May 27, 2025 […]

With measles making an alarming comeback across the country, more Canadians believe vaccines should be […]

By Staff The Associated Press Posted May 28, 2025 3:09 pm 1 min read Descrease […]

Canada’s gynecologists say COVID-19 vaccination “remains safe and strongly recommended” during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. […]

Texas this year has been the center of the nation’s largest measles outbreak in more […]

The operators of an ostrich farm in southeastern British Columbia say United States health official […]

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has written a letter to the president of the Canadian Food […]

Excess body weight can raise the risk of certain cancers, leading researchers to wonder whether […]

The number of confirmed cases of measles in Canada this year has surpassed 2,000 and […]

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About one in three Canadians needing a new hip or knee are waiting longer than […]

Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children in the U.S. will no longer […]

Former United States president Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate […]

A global study from UNICEF suggests many Canadian kids are unhappy, with social struggles such […]

A medically brain-dead pregnant woman in the U.S. state of Georgia is being kept alive […]

U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a new effort to lower prescription drug prices for […]

As Canadians flock outdoors for hiking, gardening and sunshine this spring, an unwelcome guest is […]

Whether you’re enjoying sushi, feeding your baby rice cereal or indulging in a rice pudding, […]

As a deadly bird flu outbreak sweeps through wild and domestic bird populations globally, researchers […]

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 15, 2025 2:14 pm 1 min read Descrease […]

The family operating the British Columbia ostrich farm where 400 birds have been ordered culled […]

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — […]

Living near a golf course might come with an unexpected health concern: a higher risk […]

The United States is advising travellers aged 60 and up to hold off on getting […]

People taking Eli Lilly’s obesity drug, Zepbound, lost nearly 50 per cent more weight than […]

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 12, 2025 3:07 pm 1 min read Descrease […]

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The number of confirmed cases of measles in Alberta is soaring, from 193 confirmed cases […]

Marc Parravano has donated blood 146 times. He remembers regularly going to the blood collection […]

Canada has held measles elimination status for nearly 30 years — but that could be […]

Popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are helping millions worldwide shed unwanted pounds, but […]

Warning: This story contains sensitive subject matter. Discretion is advised. The wife of a man […]

As weight-loss injectables like Ozempic skyrocket in popularity, a new offshoot trend is starting to […]

By Nicole Ireland The Canadian Press Posted May 5, 2025 7:25 am Updated May 5, […]

Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now […]

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JAMP Pharma Corp., a Quebec pharmaceutical maker, is recalling one lot of JAMP-Pregabalin pain medicine […]

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More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine […]

The U.S. health department, under the guidance of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., says […]

Exposure to a bacterial toxin in childhood may be playing a key role in the […]

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One of Quebec’s largest hospitals cancelled surgeries on Wednesday after it lost power the night […]

A judge has ruled that Pierre Ny St-Amand, 53, was not criminally responsible for the […]

United States health officials say they will urge foodmakers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the […]

Medical researchers and lawyers say our rocky relationship with the United States creates an urgent […]

The Trump administration is reportedly exploring ways to reverse America’s declining birthrate by offering incentives […]

By Bill Graveland The Canadian Press Posted April 24, 2025 1:06 pm Updated April 24, […]

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 24, 2025 1:24 pm 1 min read Descrease […]

It was a role Breanne Irving always knew she wanted to take on. “For me […]

Carolynn Dubé remembers the pressure she shouldered at the beginning of her in vitro fertilization journey, […]

While health care hasn’t taken centre stage in the 2025 federal election, candidates recently brought […]

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 22, 2025 2:35 pm Updated April 22, 2025 […]

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 20, 2025 10:11 am 1 min read Descrease […]

The black concrete walls outside Saskatoon’s only safe consumption site show the wake left by […]

Some acetaminophen and melatonin tablets are being recalled in Canada due to labelling errors. On […]

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Five years after COVID-19 triggered national lockdowns, economic uncertainty and killed millions, the World Health Organization’s member countries […]

Babies and young children might be breathing in harmful chemicals while they sleep, according to […]

Autism diagnoses are on the rise in the United States, with new federal data showing […]

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 14, 2025 2:33 pm 1 min read Descrease […]

For the first time in nearly two decades, Canada has updated its national clinical guideline […]

The United States will identify the cause of autism by September, Secretary of Health and Human Services […]

The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, […]

More than 6,500 Fisher-Price toys have been recalled in Canada due to a potential choking […]

Ferenc Jakab needed heart surgery, and a robot was called into action. The 60-year-old Ontario […]

As United States Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urges Americans to […]

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Want to know what’s worth as much as a six-figure pay rise? A pet. New […]

Canada should seize the opportunity to turn the U.S. brain drain of doctors and scientists […]

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the […]

As measles cases continue to rise in Canada, particularly in Ontario, one U.S. state is […]

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, commonly used for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss, […]

A Canadian researcher has won a 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering the […]

As measles cases surge worldwide, experts are raising alarms about a lesser-known danger: immune amnesia. […]

Dr. Karyn Ginsberg has spent more than 25 years practising pediatrics in the United States, but […]

A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots […]

An Ontario public health unit has ordered the suspension of 1,624 elementary students for out-of-date […]