Health

Head of National Microbiology Lab resigns in wake of scientist security scandal

The head of the National Microbiology Lab (NML) in Winnipeg says he is stepping down to continue his medical work and…

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Eligibility for federal dental care plan expands to children, people with disabilities

Ottawa plans to expand eligibility for the federal dental program today to include children under the age of 18 and…

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$4M worth of prescription opioids disappeared from an Ontario pharmacy. No one can say where they went

Opioid painkillers are supposed to be closely guarded on their journey from manufacturer to patient.    They are highly addictive, can…

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Scientists closing in on why some people never get COVID. That could help with future vaccines

Early on in the pandemic, in 2021, Hugh Potter ate dinner and watched TV next to his wife while she…

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Underground dairy? A look inside the demand for illegal raw milk in Alberta

On a sunny suburban street in Calgary at midday, two vans are parked next to a sidewalk scrawled with children’s…

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Calgary doctors help refugees connect with key Canadian health services

A unique online tool designed by University of Calgary researchers is helping refugees in Canada connect with key health care and settlement…

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Meet the centenarians: Canada’s oldest age group is also its fastest-growing

Vi Roden said she reads an average of 50 books a year, attends history lectures at her local seniors centre,…

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Quebec coroner orders public inquiry into assisted death of quadriplegic man

Quebec’s chief coroner has ordered a public inquiry into the death of a quadriplegic man who sought medical assistance in…

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A brain implant reduced this boy’s epilepsy seizures by 80%. And he charges it with headphones

As It Happens6:21A brain implant reduced this boy’s epilepsy seizures by 80%. And he charges it with his headphones Before…

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Why the health-care sector is hiring temporary foreign workers like never before

Persistent staffing shortages in the health-care sector across Canada in the wake of the pandemic have led some organizations, including some provincial…

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