Health

Most Canadians have a health-care provider but access is a work in progress, report suggests

Most Canadian adults, 83 per cent, say they have access to a regular family doctor or nurse practitioner, according to…

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Scientist scans her own brain 75 times to study the effects of birth control pills

Carina Heller has found a creative way to donate her brain to science — while she’s still using it. The…

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B.C. breaks 1-day vaccination record for COVID-19 and flu shots

Record numbers of people in British Columbia are being vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu as the province ramps up its immunization campaign for…

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Medical supply delays disrupting home care across Ontario

A Newmarket woman says home care for her husband, who is in palliative care with Stage 4 cancer, has been…

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One dead, dozens sick in U.S. from E. coli infections linked to McDonald’s burger

One person has died and dozens were sickened from E. coli infections linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers in 10…

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Frostbite amputations reached new high in Edmonton, decreased in Calgary last winter

The number of amputations due to frostbite in Edmonton reached 110 last winter, the highest level in more than a…

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Staff, patients at U.S. kids’ psych hospital thought gunmen were after them. It was all a drill

As It Happens7:21Staff, patients at U.S. kids’ psych hospital thought gunmen were after them. It was all a drill When…

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Advocates, family battle the effects of the bottle to break the stigma of FASD

Advocates and family members say building a better future for people with fetal alcohol syndrome will require breaking the stigma.…

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HIV cases rising in Alberta, sparking need for broad outreach, experts say

Doctors and front-line workers are watching closely as HIV rates increase significantly in Alberta. An annual Alberta Health report reveals the…

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Here’s why employers should do more to embrace neurodiversity in the workplace

51:39Embracing neurodiversity in the workplace When Rebecca Shaw was diagnosed with autism, she found it liberating. She says it helped…

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