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It’s another busy fall in Canadian hospitals, with emergency department closures, long wait times, and ongoing staff shortages all making headlines. The situation can turn deadly: Two people died while waiting …
A courageous man in China has passed away at the age of 40 after a decades-long battle with a rare muscle disease, but his optimistic attitude to life has inspired …
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip sought shelter in an ever-shrinking area of the south on Sunday as Israel stepped up its bombing from air, sea and land across the enclave. Bombardments …
A new Commons committee report is calling on Ottawa to create a national breast implant registry to better track the devices, alert patients promptly when there’s a recall and collect “reliable and comprehensive data” on …
Herman Jacobs depends on online ordering and home delivery for everything from groceries to medical supplies. He uses a wheelchair and lives in an adapted apartment in Montreal’s Pointe-St-Charles neighbourhood. …
Statistics Canada says life expectancy for the average Canadian at birth has fallen for three straight years, from 82.3 years in 2019 to 81.3 in 2022. The report on deaths …
A global shortage of a drug used for Type 2 diabetes is being felt in the N.W.T. and could disproportionately affect Indigenous people. Ozempic has been in short supply in the …