As It Happens6:20After 5 miscarriages and a stillbirth, Quebec MNA draws attention to perinatal loss Every Oct. 15, Désirée McGraw and her family visit the grave of her stillborn daughter, …
The governments of Manitoba and Saskatchewan say they are concerned about the potential risks of allowing Canadians to seek medical assistance in dying solely on the basis of a mental …
The B.C. Coroners Service says there were more than 2,500 suspected illicit drug deaths in the province last year, the highest annual number recorded. In announcing the grim number, B.C.’s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe …
The Dose25:03How do I manage my mental and physical well-being during the menstrual cycle? Read Transcribed Audio You may have learned about it in health class at school, or gotten …
Passengers aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 heard a loud bang and felt the plane suddenly drop as wind blew through the aircraft. A few have spoken publicly about the shock of being …
A study conducted by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control has found that prescribing medical-grade opioids dramatically reduced the rates of deaths and overdoses for drug users living in B.C. …
Ethan Crann is frustrated with Newfoundland and Labrador’s health-care system’s lack of clear answers for filling prescriptions for controlled substances without a primary-care provider. (Mike Moore/CBC) A St. John’s man …
John Scully wants to know that a medically assisted death would be an option for him, should he want one. The former war correspondent suffers from severe mental illness, a …
A narrow, winding corridor at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital leads to a clinic offering quick access to addiction treatment for people seeking help on their own or after a referral …
Steven Theriault is convinced he has the solution to an urgent global public health threat — antibiotic resistance. But he can’t get his bacteria-killing viruses approved through what he calls …