Category: Health
Falls from ladders are a major cause of workplace injuries. Here’s how an Ontario man came back from a head injury
When Mark Foster first picked himself up from the ground after falling down a ladder at a workplace six years ago, he thought the least ... Read More
Investigation reveals prisoner health-care failures in Ontario prisons that staff and advocates say are widespread
recently completed coroner's inquest The death of a Wikwemkong First Nation man in a Sudbury prison has drawn attention to what advocates and corrections officials ... Read More
A Toronto-area doctor spent 10 days caring for a dying baby without pay. why is she talking here
when ohiAfter an infant's death claim at a Toronto-area hospital is rejected, Dr. Jane Healy faces a tough choice: give up her salary or tell ... Read More
This is why sleep experts think we should abolish Daylight Saving Time
listen Why does the time change disrupt my sleep, and what can I do about it?:diet23:40Why does the time change affect my sleep and what ... Read More
Can Ivy Cocktail cure hangover or boost immunity?
This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If ... Read More
Some employers are paying for egg freezing. Is it about helping you have a family or something else?
listen Why egg freezing is more than 'fertility insurance':ideas53:59Egg Freezing in an Age of UncertaintyToronto lawyer Salima Fakirani was 31 when she decided to freeze ... Read More
Diabetes care on wheels: Mobile clinic cares for homeless, low-income patients
listen Mobile Diabetes Care in Calgary:white coat black art26:30diabetes care on wheelsReaching into his kitchen cupboard, Jeremy Auger pulled out fruit roll-ups, Pop Tarts, potatoes ... Read More
Avian flu found on 5 commercial poultry farms in Manitoba, culling now underway
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says avian influenza has been found in five commercial poultry flocks in Manitoba, the first cases detected since the beginning ... Read More
How some Canadian families are making trick-or-treat more accessible
This Halloween, the Hamilton family will join others in serving trick-or-treaters in an effort to make the experience more accessible. It's part of a growing ... Read More
Vaccine records not up to date for more than half of Ottawa, Toronto students assessed: Public Health
Public health records from Ottawa and Toronto schools show that among the groups assessed this year, more than half of the students did not have ... Read More