A Toronto woman who uses a power wheelchair had her ventilator disconnected and a lift fall on her head, all on a single journey, as Air Canada staff struggled to …
Canada does better than average on three-quarters of health status indicators, including life expectancy and preventable deaths from lung cancer, heart attacks and strokes, according to a new report comparing 38 …
As It Happens6:43Jailed Iranian Nobel winner on hunger strike after being denied medical care without hijab Narges Mohammadi refuses to wear a hijab, even if it means prison officials won’t …
Newfoundland and Labrador is hiring a handful of physician assistants for a three-year pilot project that’s expected to lighten doctors’ workloads and improve access to health care. Kathleen Abreo, a …
Virtual urgent care didn’t make a dent in diverting patients with less severe health problems from emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, say physicians and researchers. During the …
TRINITY ROWLES’ life was forever changed after she was brutally attacked by a family member’s dog who ripped her nose off. Just shy of her 20th birthday, Trinity was dragged …
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 …
Hugh Lampkin says he abused drugs — everything from pot to PCP — for decades. He started at about age 12 in Toronto. Now in his late 50s, he’s an …
Days after a phone and internet blackout cut off people in the Gaza Strip from the world and each other, connections remain spotty, while a hospital sheltering thousands of injured …
A BRITISH family say they were forced to spend a year in Belgium after a mum suffered complications following a tummy tuck. Valencia Cy, 42, had travelled with her husband …