Category: Health Fitness

Janet Nevala has walked for exercise her whole life, but about 10 years ago she added a new element to…

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a multi-million dollar funding commitment to build a vaccine…

As the U.S. identified a second human case of bird flu linked to dairy cows this week, some Canadian dairy…

23 hours ago News Duration 8:12 The impact of Canada’s primary-care crisis is being felt acutely in Sault Ste. Marie…

The number of Naloxone kits distributed free at Quebec pharmacies has increased tenfold in six years, from 6,892 distributed in…

A Michigan farm worker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in…

A chemical plant in Sarnia, Ont., that has been shut down over benzene emissions says complying with certain conditions set out by the…

In a new report, a think-tank within Employment and Social Development Canada cites 35 “plausible” global disruptions that could reshape Canada and the world…

The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that the province’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workers was justified, based on the…

Last year’s record-breaking wildfire season forced Canadians to become familiar with the scale of air pollution as hazardous smoke drifted…

On his YouTube channel, Anand Munje interviews entrepreneurs, academics and artists. He communicates with them even though his cerebral palsy…

The Current24:02Top chef says hospital food can be tasty — and healing You might be familiar with some of the…

The federal government has rejected a request from Toronto to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illegal drugs for…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

Canada’s vaccine advisory group said Friday it recommends building toward immunizing all infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The common and…

Lorraine Sherren says what’s holding her together as she and her husband grieve the death of their 40-year-old son is…

WARNING: This story contains discussion of suicide. Marien de Freitas has seen one too many friends die by suicide. De…

After abysmal Quebec nursing exam results in 2022 and 2023, 92 per cent of candidates passed this spring. A total…

This First Person article is written by Becky Zimmer, an agricultural journalist who lives in Humboldt, Sask. For more information…

Residents of The Maples, a social housing building in Kenora, Ont., say they don’t feel safe due to the city’s escalating…

Early tests on milk being sold in Canada found no signs of the virus that causes a dangerous form of…

Massive cavities, mouthfuls of broken teeth, bleeding gums and abscesses — they’re just some of the serious dental issues Dr.…

Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers by 2032, the government projects — figures it…

The Dose25:46How should I treat migraine attacks? Read transcribed audio The stereotypical image of a migraine sufferer is someone lying…

A rare 911 dispatch service in Ontario’s Niagara Region that includes nurses as part of the team responding to emergency…

Two days after Ashley Thomassen gave birth to her first baby, she and her husband checked into a Toronto hotel. …

In Ontario, the average wait time for the thousands of prospective patients on the province’s list looking to be connected to a family doctor…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

Scientists in the U.S. and Canada are watching wastewater for early signs of H5N1 as an outbreak of bird flu…

It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual,…

Employers need to be more proactive in helping workers maintain their psychological well-being, including by being more cognizant of suicide…

AstraZeneca says it is withdrawing Vaxzevria, its vaccine to protect against COVID-19, from global markets. The vaccine was used early on…

Updated screening rules for sperm and egg donors came into force on Wednesday that remove a ban that restricted gay…

Warning: This story contains distressing details and discussions of sexual violence. Glorieuse Uwizeye believes it was a miracle that she and her family…

Minister of Addictions and Mental Health Ya’ara Saks said Tuesday the federal government has approved the B.C. government’s request to…

Quebec’s Laurentian health authority is putting in place corrective measures in the Saint-Jérôme hospital weeks after the death of Normand Meunier,…

In the U.S., the growing role of private equity firms in health care is coming under heightened scrutiny, with Senate…

The Dose347:46:40How do ultra-processed foods affect my health? Sandra Elia is intimately aware of how prevalent ultra-processed foods are in…

The Current23:09What dying people see in their dreams As Charlotte Good was dying of pancreatic cancer in a Toronto hospital…

London Drugs is gradually reopening its stores across Western Canada, six days after it shuttered all locations due to a “cybersecurity incident,” …

Sandra Langlois has no other choice but to get her left foot amputated on Monday. For a year, she’s had…

Federal officials say Canada is expanding its surveillance for a dangerous form of avian flu amid a growing outbreak of…

Ontario midwives can now prescribe more drugs and administer routine vaccinations, which the provincial government says will reduce the need…

Crouched inside her makeshift tent at a camp in Rafah, Samah El-Nazli fidgets as she recalls what her living conditions…

Family doctors frustrated with writing sick notes have created a template letter for patients to give to their employers, explaining…

WARNING: This article references sexual assault and suicidal ideation, and may affect those who have experienced​ them or know someone affected…

Stacey Button felt unsupported and overworked as a licensed practical nurse in Springdale, N.L. She says leaving and becoming a…

Members of the body that advises Alberta Health Services about 2SLGBTQ+ health care were surprised by Premier Danielle Smith’s proposed transgender…

The federal minister for addictions and mental health says it’s too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization after British Columbia…

Three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are…

After weeks of troubling stories about problematic street drug use in hospitals, parks and at bus stops, the province of…

The Sunday Magazine23:20How to talk to your aging parents about their future Talking to aging parents and family members about…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

The Dose22:46How can I safely stay active while injured? <p>While we tend to think rest is the key to recovering…

Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent…

As she prepared to return home from Montreal’s Lakeshore General Hospital earlier than expected, Danielle Lacasse was given a smart…

Inside a garage in an established Edmonton neighbourhood, animals were being slaughtered and the meat was advertised for sale to…

After last summer’s heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their…

Ontario says it will force employers to scrap requirements for sick notes as part of an effort to cut down…

A Kingston, Ont., nightclub must meet a list of specific conditions if it wants to host another foam party, following…

Peel Region has a massive childhood vaccination backlog, with more than half of children missing at least one mandated vaccine…

This story is a collaboration between the Investigative Journalism Foundation and CBC Saskatchewan. Newly obtained internal data shows the Saskatchewan government knew COVID-19…

Suzanne Kuchinka, mayor of the village of Macoun in southeast Saskatchewan, says it’s been a struggle for years to keep…

Systemic racism and inequity in health care may be contributing to why First Nations patients in Alberta disproportionately leave emergency…

When eight-year-old Emma English discovered her younger brother would have to wait up to three years for an autism assessment,…

A chemical plant in Sarnia, Ont., announced on Saturday that it is temporarily shutting down for maintenance and to “address a…

When Nicole Lukas-Mckenzie tells her clients she knows what they’re going through, she means it. At People Advocating for Change…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

A safe place to consume drugs is vital to saving lives, but even more crucial in the harm-reduction approach is…

Health Canada says it will end a long-standing policy that blocked all men who have sex with men from donating…

Christine Rogers says she won’t go back to work until something is done at a neighbouring chemical plant. The 40-year-old lives…

The World Health Organization (WHO) and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a…

Aamjiwnaang First Nation in Sarnia, Ont., is calling on all levels of government to shut down a facility after data…

It’s suppertime at Health Park Early Learning Centre in Sydney, N.S., and six children are nibbling away on grilled cheese…

Tuesday’s federal budget laid the groundwork for a national disability benefit but the funding falls well short of what advocates were…

When doctors told Karen Ganong she needed a double lung transplant, she thought they had the wrong person. What started…

A class-action lawsuit has been authorized to proceed against 16 pharmaceutical companies for their role in manufacturing, selling, marketing and distributing opioid…

Free tuition for doctors. Public exercise programs. Bringing in the military.  These were just a few of the 2,200 ideas submitted by…

It’s back to the negotiating table for the Quebec government and the provinces’ largest nurses’ union, Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé…

White Coat Black Art26:30Preventing the next Belleville At The Mill on Main restaurant in Huntsville, Ont., manager Michelle Francis is…

An estimated 200,000 people took to the streets of sunny South Vancouver on Saturday to celebrate Vaisakhi with a day…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

Two sisters in southwest Nova Scotia still can’t quite believe how quickly they lost their parents, who died within a…

The pain has been described as agonizing, searing and excruciating. Having a highly effective contraceptive called an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted can cause…

After more than a decade of combating smoky wildfires in British Columbia, Kyler Gaulin says being on the front line has taken…

Peer-reviewed research is emerging about the possible effects of British Columbia’s safer supply program, with two studies in international medical…

An Ontario man currently in a U.S. jail awaiting sentencing for running a fraudulent allergy testing company was also a…

RCMP in the northern B.C. city of Prince George spent 10 days last month mounting a surveillance operation on a woman…

Alberta Health Services is investigating after an undocumented woman says she was denied an emergency C-section at an Edmonton hospital…

Family doctors in the province are urging the Quebec government to reverse course on proposed regulations which they say would further limit access…

Over a thousand people will log on for what’s dubbed the country’s largest autism job fair on Monday — and while one…

For Vancouver resident Farrell Eckman, having a long conversation or attending a workout class without breaking into coughs is a major accomplishment. …

The federal government’s plans to launch a national school food program might have left some people with more questions than answers about…

The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is set to start providing coverage next month — but it’s not clear that…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

On the day of the total solar eclipse, Eric Seidlitz will not only experience the celestial event of a lifetime, but…

Patients in all provinces are waiting longer for hip and knee replacements, cancer surgeries and other priority procedures than before…

The messaging from health officials has been consistent: Don’t look at the sun without proper eye protection, even during an…

Confirmation that a dangerous form of bird flu is circulating among U.S. dairy cattle has raised questions among dairy producers…

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals said Thursday it will withdraw its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug from the market in Canada and the U.S.…

When Jaffar Gebara found out that his eight-year-old daughter was being given medication for sleeping tuberculosis at her school, he…

An effort to place physician assistants with primary care practices around the province takes more work than assigning them to…

The federal government says it will launch a national school food program, hoping to deliver meals to an additional 400,000…

Claire Hafner’s chin is tucked in protectively behind her gloves. Just above them, her eyes are laser-focused, looking for an…

A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus…

The Quebec government has failed to meet its goal of reducing its surgery backlog despite the adoption of a catch-up…

Canada will soon have a second laboratory capable of working with the most dangerous pathogens in the world — home…

Ontario is set to inject billions of new dollars into health care, the budget for the upcoming fiscal year shows.…

Manitoba’s health minister is examining why a staffing agency has little to show for itself after signing a contract to bring…

The Dose20:56What do I need to know about recreational nicotine products? Read transcribed audio. They come in brightly-coloured tins with…

Allergy causing pollen has been arriving earlier in many parts of Canada in recent years. Researchers say climate change is…

Thea Turcotte believes her life was likely saved by an experimental treatment developed in Winnipeg for a chronic artificial joint infection.…

Ontario nursing associations say the province should phase out health-care staffing agencies if it wants to prevent untrained people from working in…

New guidelines suggest certain high-risk groups could benefit from having another dose of a COVID-19 vaccine this spring — and more frequent shots…

The Ontario College of Pharmacists says it’s working with a legal team to explore its options after thousands of pharmacy…

Frontline workers and community members in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside say some pharmacies are paying its patients kickbacks for prescriptions despite…

White Coat Black Art26:30The rapper battling Stage 4 colon cancer A Hamilton, Ont., musician and actor who is fighting fourth-stage…

A number of Nova Scotia psychologists and psychiatrists are sounding the alarm over a provincial program meant to help address the…

The company behind a first-of-its-kind overdose prevention device says 15 people in British Columbia are alive today after LifeguardLite called…

Hospitals and long-term care homes spent nearly $1 billion last year to fill shifts with nurses and personal support workers…

The federal government is spending nearly $3 million to help get a temporary nursing station up and running in Cat…

It’s early December and Barb Butler is handing out photocopied, handwritten notes to the group seated in a circle around…

6:39Scientists try to unravel the case of 1,300 mysteriously preserved human brains Oxford University’s Alexandra Morton-Hayward spends her days surrounded…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

Catherine, the Princess of Wales, has revealed that she is receiving a preventative course of chemotherapy for an unspecified type of…

Kelowna residents Darla Brown and Nikki Drinkwalter fear their mother’s mental health is getting worse by the day. The 71-year-old, who…

A family doctor who helped create an anti-Black racism course for health professionals says she hopes participants will “unlearn” long-standing discriminatory…

Tracey Crosson says she ate healthier, slept better and had more energy when she was receiving basic income payments from the Ontario…

A Prince Rupert woman says emergency room closures plaguing the British Columbia port city forced her to make an “impossible”…

CBC chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault boards a medical evacuation flight transporting war-wounded Palestinians to Doha for treatment. She talks to…

An ongoing outbreak of salmonella infections in eight provinces is linked to snakes and rodents used to feed them, the…

Alberta’s minister of health is defending the province’s health authority after a senior with high care needs who had been…

An array of advanced tests found no brain injuries or degeneration among U.S. diplomats and other government employees who suffer…

The Dose24:36What’s the connection between stress and my health and well-being? Read transcribed audio It could be a morning traffic…

This First Person column is written by Devon Flynn, who lives in Prince George, B.C. For more information about CBC’s…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

White Coat Black Art26:30Manicures by med students The seniors at a Waterloo, Ont., retirement residence are feeling great — and…

An Edmonton family is frustrated and upset after a 62-year-old man who had been in hospital with care needs was sent…

When varsity athlete Megan Plamondon started feeling sick last November, she thought she’d pushed herself too hard on a two-hour run. The student…

Class action lawsuits against six of Ontario’s largest for-profit long-term care (LTC) home providers, claiming gross negligence that led to…

In January, a Shoppers Drug Mart district manager in Ontario wrote to store owners in his area to express “deep…

Over the course of her life, Marliese Dawson, now 51, has seen five family members get diagnosed with breast cancer.  So since…

Children in England will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at gender identity clinics, according to the country’s National Health…

Tom Somerville’s decision to stop medical treatment for his end-stage cancer was a personal one. Somerville, 62, was diagnosed with colon cancer…

Tegan Rose’s job involves going into the community to support people aged 14 to 35 who have been in a…

White Coat Black Art26:30Navigating the cancer maze When Lynda Lau Liebrecht was first diagnosed with breast cancer, everything she read…

As the number of people across Ontario without a family doctor reaches a record high, Premier Doug Ford’s government is…

It’s been a little more than a month since the Alberta government announced a planned fall rollout of legislation focused…

The group that represents Nova Scotia’s midwives say demand for their services has been on the rise for years, but…

Montreal researchers have developed a virtual reality “emergency room,” that can be used to train doctors in Canada and around…

A northern Manitoba First Nation declared a state of emergency Friday afternoon, owing to a nursing shortage officials in the community…

The Dose18:33What do I need to know about cardiac arrest? Read transcribed audio A cardiac arrest can happen at any…

A Canadian class-action lawsuit accusing a popular fertility tracking app of sending users’ intimate health information — including details about their…

Can you put a price on protecting your children from a potentially deadly meningitis-causing bacterial infection? Right now, it’s about $320…

Every four weeks, 45-year-old Christina Watts visits her retinal specialist to receive an eye injection, a treatment she says has helped slow…

A group that advocates for a voluntary blood supply is concerned clinics that pay people to donate plasma are expanding…

The NDP is calling on the federal government to announce a national school lunch program in the upcoming federal budget,…

The federal government has posted updated information online on who is eligible for Canada’s national dental care plan. The additional details come after…

The Saskatchewan government says it will create a breast health centre in Regina and expand screening eligibility to improve wait times in the province.…

Quebec’s public health director is asking Quebecers to make sure they and their children are properly vaccinated against the measles, as cases…

A Conservative MP is accusing the Liberals of shutting down debate on how two scientists studying deadly viruses at a…

The Dose26:47How can I protect myself and my kids from measles? Measles cases are on the rise around the world…

Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says he hopes some provinces will be able to have the government’s new pharmacare plan…

White Coat Black Art26:29Nursing as occupational hazard A Manitoba nurse who took a man to court following an alleged assault about…

Raman Kumar says a federal plan to cover diabetes medications and supplies would be “phenomenal” because she’ll finally stop worrying about how to pay for…

A high-security lab. Ebola. A mysterious package. The Chinese military. The release earlier this week of hundreds of documents related to the dismissal of two…

There are early signals that measles — one of the world’s most contagious viruses — may be quietly spreading within…

When Kyle Truong needed medical attention for a respiratory infection last year, he said there weren’t many convenient options for accessing…

York Region Public Health (YRPH) is investigating a confirmed case of measles where the source of infection is “unknown.” In…

A private foster home operator that gave cannabis to kids in Child and Family Services care is blasting the province’s decision…

One of the scientists who was fired from Canada’s top infectious disease laboratory “intentionally” shared scientific information with China — potentially putting people’s health…

Breast cancer tends to hit Black women at younger ages and be more aggressive, but they’re underrepresented when it comes…

When she begins a yoga class at her north-end Halifax studio, Tori Jarvis Grant still sets up a camera so…

A Toronto-based research team met with and surveyed some 10,000 Canadians about the state of the health-care system — and…

Brenda and Richard Gaunt’s first child, Stephen, was an active and inquisitive toddler, prone to follow his curiosity quite literally wherever…

Mississauga is facing an “unprecedented” rate of diabetes higher than the provincial average, a researcher says, and part of the…

Read this story in Hindi. इस कहानी को हिंदी में पढ़ें.Read this story in Arabic. اقرأ القصة باللغة العربية Within 17…

The Dose23:42What happens to my memory as I age? Bill VanGorder likes to keep his brain busy.  The 81-year-old chief…

Health P.E.I. staff and patients are calling Prince Edward Island’s new mental health and addictions emergency department, thought to be the…

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

Ottawa’s planned shutdown of a portal to mental health and substance use care is an affront to Canadians in need of already-chronically…

Health Minister Tom Osborne said there are full-time nursing jobs for every nurse in the province. (Ted Dillon/CBC) Soon-to-be nursing…

A decision by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law has some reproductive…

13 hours ago News Duration 7:40 Two years ago Vera Wilson left her retirement home in the middle of the…

As Ontario prepares to expand the number of private clinics that perform publicly funded cataract surgeries, documents show those procedures…

The mayor of Belleville, Ont., says the province is dragging its heels on granting funds to help build a hub for…

Certain lots of Audrina 28 birth control pills contain day-of-the-week stickers that have a misprint that could lead to confusion…

Jaya-Lilas Payette used to manage her juvenile arthritis with medication but about a year ago, the drugs stopped being effective.…

British Columbia has more family doctors per capita than it did 40 years ago, according to a new report, but…

A manager with Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNR) says work is underway to develop a formal program that addresses…

A recall has been issued for certain eggs possibly contaminated with salmonella in Saskatchewan. On Saturday, the federal government revealed the egg…

White Coat Black Art26:30The toll of cannabis-induced psychosis When Kalpit Sharma started smoking cannabis, he thought it was just part…

On the 10th anniversary of her husband’s death, Joan Fisher opened her mailbox to find a special letter from a…

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh confirmed for the first time Friday that New Democrats are pushing the federal government to fund…

For Carly and Ben Seligman, banking their two children’s umbilical cord blood felt like investing in medical insurance. The Calgary couple…

The misuse of benzodiazepines is sparking concern in Quebec and prompting the college of physicians to increase its scrutiny of…

Rex Stoddard knew his community needed something. Ever since a doctor who provided part-time service to Clark’s Harbour retired about…

For nine years, Alaska health officials have been aware of an unusual virus causing rare, relatively mild illnesses in the…