Category: Health
How black health care pioneers influenced modern medicine in Canada
As emergency rooms across Canada are strained by staffing shortages, long wait times and what some say are preventable deaths, questions of trust, access and ... Read More
20-year-old study that claims a baby died from opioid poisoning through breast milk is still in question
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
Climate change may give rats the chance to have more babies. Enter Rodent Birth Control
listen How rodent birth control can reduce the growing population of rats:what on earth27:16Climate change has turned rats into 'ticking time bombs' in citiesIn Chicago's ... Read More
Province warns thousands of people could contract measles at Brandon Ag Days event
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Parents can now see medical records of Alberta teens, raising concerns among doctors
Some Alberta doctors are warning a move by the provincial government to expand parental access to teenagers' medical records could put some patients at risk.Until ... Read More
What to know about the ‘virus runner’ that stopped the Canada-Finland hockey game?
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World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico faces mandatory mask wearing in schools due to health alert due to measles outbreak
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Alberta has cut access to health care for some foreign workers, raising concerns in the Bow Valley
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Still moving: How a Cranbrook program is helping seniors prevent falls by staying active and social
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Manitoba still faces challenge in stopping measles spread: community health professor
It's been a year since the first cases of measles were reported in the latest outbreak in Manitoba — and there's no sign that the ... Read More