Just 15% of Canadians got updated COVID vaccines this fall, new figures show
Canadians raced to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in the first years of the pandemic, but data suggests there’s far less of a rush to get the latest shots available this…
Manitoba’s health minister, top doctor plead for health-care workers to pick up shifts over holidays
Manitoba’s health minister and chief provincial public health officer made a plea to health-care workers to consider picking up shifts over the holidays, with intensive care units already stretched and…
‘A remarkable era’: Groundbreaking innovations in treating spinal cord injury offer new hope for patients
Gert-Jan Oskam could no longer walk after a cycling accident 12 years ago in China. He suffered an incomplete spinal cord injury, so while he had some sensation in his…
Canada’s first South Asian physician, Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill, dies at 92
Canada’s first-ever South Asian physician died at 92 in New Westminster, B.C., last Sunday. Dr. Gurdev Singh Gill made history in 1958 when he became the first Indo-Canadian physician, according…
25 years later, the story of a Halifax hospital and a U.K. organ-hoarding scandal
On Jan. 18, 1998, Kent Dooley sat across from a brilliant pediatric pathologist with a devoted following at Halifax’s IWK Grace children’s and maternity hospital and told him he was…
Therapists at Hamilton mental health clinic describe exodus of staff, tears at office, ‘oppressive’ meetings
This is Part 2 of an in-depth look at changes to a leading child and youth mental health clinic in Hamilton, and the impact they’ve had on families and mental…
All I want for Christmas is to eat solid food: A throat cancer patient’s wish
This First Person column is written by Glenn Deir, a retired journalist who lives in St. John’s. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I…
The federal government increased her disability payment. Then Nova Scotia reduced it by the same amount
When Trudy Goold received a cost-of-living increase to her Canada Pension Plan disability payments earlier this year, she felt a sense of relief. But it didn’t last long. The increase…
Death toll rises to 7 from cantaloupe salmonella outbreak in Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting another death from a salmonella outbreak involving cantaloupes, bringing the total to seven. The agency says there have so far been 164…
A mysterious respiratory illness is affecting dogs, but tests show no new pathogens: U.S. officials
Testing of the mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs across the United States has not yet revealed any new pathogens or any common cause for the wave of infections that have…
2 doctors told him he had a fatal disease and wouldn’t live until Christmas. They were wrong
A Winnipeg man who was misdiagnosed with a fatal disease by two different doctors says anybody believed to have a life-threatening condition should be sent to a specialist in the…
Teens cut off from longtime therapists amid changes at Hamilton mental health clinic: ex-staff
This is Part 1 of an in-depth look at changes to a leading child and youth mental health clinic in Hamilton, and the impact they’ve had on families and mental…
Is everyone getting sick for the holidays? Health officials urge public to get flu, COVID vaccines
If you or someone you know is battling a cold, the flu or COVID-19, you’re not alone. It’s that time of year when more people are feeling sick and health…
Passenger in wheelchair says he was left with septic injury after being removed from flight on food trolley
Warning: This story contains graphic images of an injury. A passenger who landed at Vancouver International Airport says he almost lost his foot to a septic injury after he was…
Social networks are key to good health. That has some doctors seeking strategies to cure loneliness
At one point, Elaine Dawe’s sense of loneliness enveloped her life. “I was sad all the time. I was lonely. I didn’t want to get dressed. I went for a…
‘Stuck in a cycle’: Providers say disjointed mental health care failing to meet needs of Black youth
As a young Black person, the more mental health help you need, the harder a time you seem to have getting it. At least, that’s what Mary, a mental health…
Explicit drug-use brochures yanked from high school wellness expo after pushback
A harm reduction non-profit group is on the defensive after brochures it supplied to a high school wellness expo caused some jaws to drop. Handouts with titles like “How to…
New Brunswick’s rapid journey from 1st to worst in preventing COVID deaths comes with few explanations
A year after New Brunswick residents set a dubious Canadian record for COVID-19 deaths, provincial health officials remain reluctant to speak about what went wrong in the province, or even…
These are the ways rural Canadians are more vulnerable to climate change
Compared to urban dwellers, rural Canadians are more vulnerable to climate change in many ways and face extra challenges to adaptation, says a new federal government report. The “Canada in…
Mistreatment of Dalhousie medical residents is common and underreported, study says
A newly published peer-reviewed study found that mistreatment of medical residents in the Maritimes remains common and underreported. From October to November 2021, all 645 medical residents associated with Dalhousie…
Low uptake of new COVID-19 vaccine among New Brunswickers
Only about 14 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers have received the new COVID-19 vaccine designed to target the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant, figures from the Department of Health show. Meanwhile,…
Toxic drugs. Climate change. A health-care crisis. Here are the health stories we’re watching in 2024
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 you haven’t subscribed yet, you…
Public Health Agency of Canada confirms 6th death from cantaloupe salmonella outbreak
The Public Health Agency of Canada on Friday confirmed a sixth death tied to a salmonella outbreak caused by the consumption of contaminated cantaloupes. PHAC said in a statement that…
LifeLabs customers can now apply for up to $150 in compensation for data breach
Canadian residents whose personal data was compromised in a 2019 LifeLabs data breach can now apply for up to $150 in compensation from a multi-million dollar class action settlement approved…
Health Canada warns of unauthorized injectable drugs sold online by Canlab Research
Health Canada is warning people not to buy unauthorized injectable drugs sold online by Canlab Research. The advisory said the products “may pose serious health risks.” The injectable products are…
Seniors spend thousands on dental work, suffer in pain or wind up in ERs. Will Canada’s plan help?
Debilitating toothaches. Tens of thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket dental bills. Trips to the emergency room — and even stays in intensive care to treat life-threatening infections. Those are among…
As Canadians bid farewell to Reader’s Digest, one woman says the magazine changed her life
The Current7:22How Reader’s Digest changed this Canadian’s life When Elisabeth Baugh opened a Reader’s Digest in 1982, she didn’t know it would change her life. Baugh was born with an…
‘No longer any doubt,’ says Soleiman Faqiri’s family as inquest deems Ontario jail death a homicide
Soleiman Faqiri’s deadly restraint by Ontario jail guards in 2016 has been deemed a homicide — words his family has waited to hear for nearly seven years since he died…
National pharmacare plan is in limbo as health minister calls pending deadline ‘arbitrary’
Health Minister Mark Holland signalled Tuesday the government is unlikely to meet the end-of-the-year deadline imposed by the NDP for passing pharmacare legislation — a condition of the supply-and-confidence agreement…
Ottawa launches $13B dental-care program with kids and seniors first up for coverage
The federal government unveiled its new dental-care plan on Monday — a $13-billion insurance program that will start covering routine dentistry costs next year for people who meet a certain…