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A team of researchers developed AI models that they say can predict a person’s biological age and chances of surviving cancer treatment using a singular photograph of their face.
As Nigeria reports its first case of Ebola, fears are growing that the epidemic that started in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May could be on the verge of becoming a bigger regional crisis.
Some Ontarians with Stage 4 cancer, whose doctors say they are good candidates for treatments unavailable in the province, were buoyed last month when a man won a court challenge against his OHIP out-of-country denial. But their hopes were dashed whe...
B.C.'s major parties vying for your vote this provincial election cycle have made a range of promises to improve access to treatment, and slow the ovedose crisis that has devastated the province for a decade.
Nearly 130,000 Ontarians now show signs of problem gambling, compared to some 43,000 in 2018, a tripling of the number of people who meet the criteria of gambling too frequently, losing money and struggling with addiction, CBC News has learned.
Soldiers badly burned when a fire engulfed a military training field face a prolonged and fragile recovery that will test the strength of Alberta's health-care system, warn doctors on the frontline.
Nigeria reported its first Ebola case in more than a decade on Tuesday, becoming the fourth African country and the most populous yet to be affected by an outbreak that health officials have described as the fastest-spreading on record.
Football player Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles is expected to miss the rest of the season due to blood clots in his lungs. The announcement brings new attention to the condition and raises questions about why so many high-profile athletes hav...
After five years of tireless advocacy for those who shared her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, Christina Applegate has revealed that doctors now believe she was misdiagnosed.
The singer and actor posted a video online Sunday responding to ongoing discourse about her voice and why it's changed over the years. "I'm not going to be able to change my voice. I vaped nicotine a lot," she said.
'This may come as great news, but to me, I’m back at square one where I don’t know what’s going on with me,' the 54-year-old actor said.
Grifols is resuming operations at its Canadian clinics after temporarily shutting down all paid plasma collection in mid-August amid public scrutiny.
A Guelph psychotherapist has launched a petition asking the province to have long-term supportive psychotherapy covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). Marinela Trickett, clinical director of Trickett Psychotherapy, says seeing a psychot...
RCMP and the Bridgewater Police Service launched a collaborative initiative called the Silver Guardian Program to deal with an increase in domestic violence calls involving someone with dementia.
Before he was airlifted to hospital and intubated, Sean Hiatt managed to call his mom and tell her he'd been injured in a training accident at CFB Wainwright. He was coherent at the time, according to his sister, and it gave the family hope. Now they...
The measles outbreak started in October 2024 and has continued for about two years, with more than 6,400 cases reported during that time.
Leonard Foidart built a cot so he can knit comfortably while lying down. The 84-year-old from Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Man., lost his legs decades ago and finds it difficult to sit but loves to knit, donating more than 1,000 tuques in the last five yea...
The Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent has adopted a new bylaw banning electric scooters and other motorized personal mobility devices in public areas that fall within its jurisdiction. They're still allowed on bike paths and streets where the maximum...
At 93, Italian sprinter Emma Mazzenga is giving scientists a rare look at just how much of the physical decline we associate with aging may not actually be inevitable.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling its deadliest outbreak of Ebola, caused by a rare strain with no approved treatment. With children losing parents, facing an estimated 60 per cent fatality rate and making up more than a quarter of deaths,...
Mental health experts say they're seeing an increasing number of young patients leaning on advice from social media to connect symptoms to a potential diagnosis, even before consulting with a physician. While, they say they aren’t against patients ge...
Data collected by Ipsos for Fertility Matters Canada (FMC) found that 46 per cent of Canadians with an opinion on it support the proposed federal IVF funding program.
A measles outbreak first declared in Manitoba more than a year and a half ago is now over, the province says.
As peptides are pushed by self-prescribed 'wellness influencers,' experts weigh in on their targeted uses, consequences of misuse, and how they became a social media trend.
A 15-month-old boy from Sarnia, Ont., is recovering at home after being bitten by an eastern massasauga rattlesnake on the Thanksgiving long weekend while visiting a family cottage on the Bruce Peninsula. The bite required treatment at two hospitals ...
Around four in 10 (40 per cent) Canadian women reported that they do not know where to seek menopause care, a report by health care and insurance organization GreenShield said.
Bottles of Flintstones Complete Multivitamins and Minerals tablets and 10 mg Claritin Allergy Tablets have been recalled due to distribution errors.
Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis is putting a spotlight on the disease as doctors stress the importance of screening and recognizing symptoms.
Health Canada issued a recall notice for various cheese products sold in stores across Canada for a risk of listeria contamination, which it says could cause illness if ingested
Canada’s caregivers are feeling the squeeze financially, a new report by financial firm Edward Jones has found, with many stopping or pausing savings.