Duane Lea is terrified of needing an amputation, or worse. The 46-year-old Toronto resident lost his right foot to a blood clot when he was in his 30s and is …
A Calgary medical clinic is working to tackle the shortage of family physicians by empowering other health-care providers to play key roles in patient care. Faced with a waitlist of thousands …
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 …
The Alberta government says it’s taking steps to improve the health of women and children by following through on a promise to spend $26 million on research and expanding a newborn …
Inuit leaders are concerned with the federal Liberal budget’s lack of new cash specifically earmarked for eliminating tuberculosis in Inuit regions by 2030. Advocates say the spending plan was a …
Health Canada says it will end a long-standing policy that blocked all men who have sex with men from donating to sperm banks. The move lifts a blanket ban that …
This First Person column is the experience of Dr. Nhung N. Tran-Davies, who lives in Calmar, Alta. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. A singing …
A family doctor who helped create an anti-Black racism course for health professionals says she hopes participants will “unlearn” long-standing discriminatory practices that contribute to inequitable care for a vulnerable group. …
British Columbia is transitioning to test for cervical cancer through HPV screening, meaning patients will be able to provide samples from home and ultimately test less often if their results …
White Coat Black Art26:30The Gift of Life When Tara De Pratto saw a Facebook post about a woman who desperately needed a donor to give her part of their liver, …