Still stinging from revelations that have come out during a judicial inquiry into breast cancer testing mistakes, the Newfoundland and Labrador government says it is introducing more sweeping rules to protect patient safety.
Complaints from people who've been denied funding by Alberta's out-of-province health program prompted Alberta ombudsman Gord Button to launch an investigation Tuesday.
Inuit have far less contact with doctors than the average Canadian, particularly in the northern communities where few have hospitals, a new Statistics Canada report says.
Some teens are wounding themselves and embedding objects such as paper clips and glass to cope with disturbed thoughts and feelings, say U.S. doctors who are looking for ways to remove the objects safely.
Canada risks becoming a dumping ground for plastic toys that have been banned in the U.S. and Europe because they contain a toxic substance that can be dangerous to babies and young children, critics charge.
An aboriginal community organization is reaching out to Vanier's prostitutes as part of a city-funded project to find out more about the women who sell sex on the streets of the east-end Ottawa neighbourhood.
Brand-name drugs for treating cardiovascular disease don't appear to be clinically superior to generic versions, say U.S. researchers who reviewed studies comparing the drugs.
The rising cost of drugs prevents some Canadians from getting the treatments they need, the Canadian Health Coalition said in renewing its call for a national pharmacare plan on Tuesday.
People who collapse suddenly and unexpectedly should receive chest compressions from bystanders, even if the victim gasps in an odd way, new research suggests.
