Category: Health

Alberta Children's Hospital has added extra beds amid a surge of children sick with respiratory viruses, which doctors say has once again pushed the Calgary hospital over capacity.Health officials say RSV is...

An organization representing Canada's public drug plans has come to a deal with a pharmaceutical company over a cutting-edge means of treating prostate cancer, bringing hundreds of patients one step closer to...

Nearly 700 people in British Columbia have been reported to have a vitamin C deficiency in the past decade, according to data obtained by CBC News, prompting doctors to raise questions about...

The brain's immune cells, or microglia (light blue/purple) are shown interacting with amyloid plaques (red) — harmful protein clumps linked to Alzheimer's disease. The illustration highlights the microglia's role in...

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Experts believe three more cats in Los Angeles County have been infected with H5N1 bird flu. Two others succumbed to the disease earlier this month after...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Galderma's Nemluvio (nemolizumab) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in patients aged 12 years and older. The approval is for use...

Iron crosses marking graves are silhouetted against storm clouds building over a cemetery Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Victoria, Kan. Credit: AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File U.S. life expectancy jumped last...

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses. Credit: Public Domain An elderly patient in Louisiana is in "critical condition" with severe avian influenza, US authorities announced Wednesday,...

A remote First Nation in northwestern Ontario that has been under a boil water advisory for 19 years has declared a state of emergency over recent contamination within its water...

A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.The patient had been in contact with sick and dead birds...