Canada’s new cancer figures reflect a mixed message: study
Cancer continues to be the biggest killer in Canada, but more people are surviving up to 25 years after being diagnosed, a new study has found. Cancer is the leading cause …
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Ontario documents show patient complaints over cataract billings
As Ontario prepares to expand the number of private clinics that perform publicly funded cataract surgeries, documents show those procedures form one of the most common complaints the province receives …
Homeless people in Toronto more likely to get COVID again compared to housed population: study
People who are homeless have high rates of COVID-19 reinfection, putting the health of an already vulnerable population at further risk, a study published Friday in the BMC Infectious Diseases …
Former Cree grand chief spends 4 days in an ER hallway after travelling to Montreal for health care
When Jade Mukash accompanied her grandfather to Montreal on Jan. 7, she never imagined they’d be sitting in the ER hallway for four days. Positioned next to a glass partition …
Anti-aging guru Bryan Johnson picks fight with Elon Musk
Millionaire biohacker Bryan Johnson — the middle-aged tech mogul who used his son as a blood boy in a bid to reverse aging — took a shot at Elon Musk …
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 field …
Bariatric surgery saved my life. But it wasn’t the ‘easy’ way out of weight loss
This First Person article is written by Mireille Cadet, who lives in Ottawa. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. As a child, I was …
Inquest jury makes recommendations after teen denied help at Fredericton hospital
A coroner’s jury has made 10 recommendations to try to prevent deaths similar to Lexi Daken’s. The 16-year-old Fredericton-area girl died by suicide within days of days of being turned away …
Alberta’s medical lab mayhem during privatization shows importance of oversight on errors, doctors say
Doctors and researchers say a series of U-turns on privatizing laboratory services in Alberta has short-changed patients facing delays in diagnosis and treatment, creating chaos that offers lessons for other …
Tech tycoon Bryan Johnson touts ‘penis rejuvenation therapy’
Bryan Johnson, the 45-year-old tech bro known for his obsessive anti-aging regimen, revealed this week that he has “started penis rejuvenation therapy” as part of a $2 million-per-year effort to …