A Prince Rupert woman says emergency room closures plaguing the British Columbia port city forced her to make an “impossible” choice when her husband had a severe epileptic seizure early Monday …
With the federal budget approaching, Inuit leaders and New Democrat MPs are urging the Trudeau government to tackle tuberculosis in Indigenous communities. Inuit in particular face a “staggering and unacceptable reality” of …
Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says he hopes some provinces will be able to have the government’s new pharmacare plan in place by the end of the year. In an …
Raman Kumar says a federal plan to cover diabetes medications and supplies would be “phenomenal” because she’ll finally stop worrying about how to pay for her care. “It’s so expensive,” she said of replacing a …
The Liberal government is expected to table its pharmacare legislation today — possibly the biggest expansion of publicly funded health care in Canada in decades. Because Canada is the only country …
Smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels for medical purposes without piercing the skin could be dangerous and should be avoided, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration …
Certain lots of Audrina 28 birth control pills contain day-of-the-week stickers that have a misprint that could lead to confusion around when to take the medication, Health Canada says. Audrina …
White Coat Black Art26:30The toll of cannabis-induced psychosis When Kalpit Sharma started smoking cannabis, he thought it was just part of “living his life” as a university student. After all, …
The future of the NDP’s supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals could hinge on competing proposals for pharmacare legislation the parties exchanged over the weekend, NDP health critic Don Davies said Tuesday. Davies said that …
On a brisk January afternoon, Emily Flint keeps a watchful eye on people passing by her café on St. George Street in downtown Moncton. Most days she sees at least one …