CBC News - Health
Canada to put health warning labels directly on cigarettes in world first - Health Canada has announced new warning labels to be printed directly on cigarettes in an effort to deter new smokers, encourage quitting and reduce tobacco-related deaths. It's a world first that experts hope will have a significant impact. Adam Miller - Health - | 2 hours ago - |
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U.S. ruling gives Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, immunity from opioid lawsuits - World - | 2 hours ago52 minutes ago
Canadian researchers use AI to find a possible treatment for bacteria superbug - Mouhamad Rachini - Radio - The Current - | 3 hours ago - |52 minutes ago
Some patients opt to pay for U.S. cancer screening, even as new B.C. program seeks to lift backlog - Canada - British Columbia - | May 30 - |1 hour ago
Ontario hospitals brace for summer ER staffing challenges -- Hospitals in smaller and rural Ontario communities have been recruiting, training, and poring over schedules in the hopes of avoiding another summer wave of temporary ER closures — though the problem never really went away. -- Allison Jones1 hour ago
ER doctors at 2 more B.C. hospitals say staffing crisis leaves patients with 'undignified' care - Dozens of emergency doctors from two more hospitals in B.C.'s Lower Mainland have joined a chorus of emergency room physicians speaking out about the dire situation inside their hospital departments, pushing the total number of staff who've spoken out in the last two weeks alone to more than 70. Belle Puri - Canada - British Columbia - | May 29 - |1 hour ago
B.C. initiative aims to expand genetic screening for Ashkenazi Jewish people at risk of hereditary cancers -- An imminent pilot project will study the prevalence of the BRCA mutations among Ashkenazi Jewish peoples in B.C. and aims to offer free, voluntary genetic testing to everyone with that heritage. -- Moira Wyton1 hour ago
Q&A - Brain surgeon Henry Marsh on what it felt like to receive his own bad cancer news - Amina Zafar - Radio - White Coat - Black Art - | May 27 - |2 days ago
Free medications produce overall health-care savings in Ontario trial, new study suggests - Bethany Lindsay - Health - | May 27 - |2 days ago
More concern, more letters from Alberta ER doctors saying health system in crisis -- Jennifer Lee -- Canada -- - -- Calgary -- |9 hours ago
B.C. concussion researchers propose change to 'wildly inconsistent' way the brain injury is diagnosed -- Canada -- - -- British Columbia -- |1 day ago
Video - How do we solve the family doctor shortage? May 245 days ago
190 Calgary doctors warn emergency rooms 'collapsing' in open letter -- Jennifer Lee -- Canada -- - -- Calgary -- |6 days ago
Video -- Renfrew County's virtual pandemic project might be short-term fix for family doctor shortage -- Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco -- Canada -- - -- Ottawa6 days ago
Biotech company expands antibody research, production facilities in Vancouver with government cash boost -- Canada -- - -- British Columbia -- |6 days ago
Video -- With Still, Michael J. Fox wanted to get real about sharing his journey with Parkinson's disease -- Joseph Pugh -- Entertainment -- |6 days ago
Cannabis use sending more pregnant Canadians to hospital, new study finds -- Bethany Lindsay -- |1 hour ago
Senior physician warns of a crisis in one of B.C.'s busiest ERs -- Belle Puri -- Canada -- |1 hour ago
How the polio epidemic revolutionized modern medicine -- Oliver Thompson -- Radio7 days ago
Manitoba chiropractor cleared of misconduct after posting pro-vaccine news story -- Kristin Annable -- Canada7 days ago
Patient claims she suffered brain injury after B.C. doctors lost track of opioids given for pain -- Rhianna Schmunk -- Canada6 days ago
National dental plan must address major access and equity issues, disability advocates say - Bethany Lindsay - Health - | May 208 days ago
Family medicine for all: Community health centres serve their neighbours, but capacity issues remain -- Amil Niazi -- Radio -- - -- White Coat -- - -- Black Art -- |10 days ago
He wasn't worried by the spot on his tongue. His dental hygienist thought it looked like cancer -- Ishita Verma -- Canada6 days ago
THE DOSE -- It took 60 years, but RSV vaccines are just around the corner — and could make a big difference -- Isabelle Gallant -- Radio -- - -- White Coat -- - -- Black Art10 days ago
New campaign sheds light on 'invisible' crisis of concussions and domestic violence -- Mouhamad Rachini -- Radio6 days ago
From cancer to mental health, firefighters battle on long after the smoke clears -- Padraig Moran -- Radio -- |8 days ago
Drop in cancer diagnoses in 2020 possibly linked to COVID-19 disruptions: Statistics Canada -- Camille Bains -- |8 days ago