Health News

John Reichart wants his wife to have as many good memories as possible to hold onto, so he transformed his entire block into a winter wonderland.

A measles outbreak in New Brunswick and surge of cases across Canada has renewed calls for a national vaccination registry.

For four years, Stephen Greensides worked in Scouts Canada's safe scouting department, handling safety complaints from across the organization. He alleges that the traumatic nature of many of those complaints caused him to develop depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Canada has seen many high-profile food recalls this year — from sweet kale chopped-salad kits to plant-based milks — and even some Listeria contaminations. Here's what you need to know about all the recalls lately.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for U.S. health and human services secretary has raised concerns among public health officials about some of his health-related views. CBC News looks at some claims Kennedy has made, ranging from those involving vaccines and seed oils to raw milk and chronic disease in children.

The Legault government will require Quebec-trained doctors, both general practitioners and specialists, to work in the public health-care system for the first five years of their careers, under threat of stiff fines.

The U.S. government said Tuesday it has closed its investigation into an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers after determining there is no longer a safety risk.

Saskatchewan's information and privacy commissioner says hackers obtained the medical and personal information of more than 7,000 people. The breach affected patient records stored electronically through four clinics run by the health-care company Innomar.

Taylor Farmers Sweet Kale Chopped Kit sold in 340 gram bags are being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination, Canadian officials say.

The Pinaymootang Health Centre helps care for thousands of Manitobans every year, but nearly half of its clientele comes from outside Pinaymootang First Nation.

A Halifax resident is frustrated after waiting more than three years for an MRI that showed a benign brain tumour and she’s worried others are suffering because of an inefficient system.

Since September 2023, Paul Ziman hasn't visited his mother at the long-term care home where she lives due to an order under Ontario's trespassing act. He believes it was the result of him speaking out about her care, something the Windsor facility denies, while advocates say he's not the only one prevented from seeing loved ones because of the act.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province will stop incarcerating people who have tuberculosis following a CBC investigation into the case of a Manitoba woman who spent a month in jail after she was detained to treat the infectious disease.

At the height of her daughter's addiction, Julie Nystrom says she started envisioning what life would be like without her child. Before long, she hired a private investigator to track down her dealer.

A Manitoba woman with no criminal charges spent a month in jail after public health officials ordered her detained to treat her tuberculosis, even though she wasn't infectious at the time.

Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health says that as misinformation has fuelled doubt about the safety and efficacy of vaccines, the benefits of vaccination are being forgotten.

An Ontario coroner’s investigation has identified 220 additional deaths linked to Indian residential schools in the province — deaths that were previously unknown to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, which has documented 436 deaths in the province.

Ethics experts say Canadians should think twice about becoming research participants, because the federal body that holds universities accountable to ethical standards has no jurisdiction over privately funded studies.

Over the past three years, at least 38 hospitals with emergency rooms or urgent care centres in Ontario have experienced closures — about one in five of the province's 176 publicly funded facilities. Most are in rural areas.

Being exposed to wildfire smoke over a long period of time could increase the risk of developing dementia even more than exposure to other sources of air pollution, according to new research — a pressing concern as Canada’s wildfire season is only projected to get worse with time.