An illegal drug that’s been around for decades has quietly become implicated in a growing number of overdose deaths in Nova Scotia, according to data that suggests the public discussion around …
A second participant in a clinical trial for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy conducted by two married B.C. therapists is taking them to court, alleging their actions during the study left him suicidal …
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A 35-year-old Regina woman has been waiting months to find out if she has breast cancer. As recently as last week she was told her breast biopsy was delayed yet …
Like breathing through a straw. That’s how Janice Namiesniowski describes her daily struggle for air since developing asthma in her early 30s. Now 63, Namiesniowski, a retiree living in Ottawa’s Orléans …
An investigation by Alberta’s Public Interest Commissioner has found that “significant lapses” in the standard of medical care for inmates at an Edmonton jail put patients’ lives, health and safety in danger. …
White Coat Black Art26:30Aging out of pediatric care For the past 21 years, Marcy White has been fighting to keep her son Jacob Trossman alive — and that fight recently …
Some patients, nurses and doctors are calling for Calgary hospitals to bring in a mask requirement due to concerns about COVID-19. An Alberta Health Services masking directive, put in place …
The Current30:42One father’s story of losing his teen daughter to toxic drugs Greg Sword remembers how his daughter Kamilah used to love coming to play in Lions Park when she …
Paul Johnston spent the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic pacing the floors, imagining the tumours in his patients’ bodies growing bigger without treatment. What was the bigger risk? Their …