Health

A day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated, public health officials say.

Health officials in New York have named Ontario in a recent measles travel advisory, urging tourists to get vaccinated before visiting the province as it grapples with an ongoing outbreak of the disease.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy also said he’s assembling a task force to focus on the issue.

In what some observers are calling an 'impressive' move, the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto is launching a first-of-its-kind Canadian program to recruit 100 early career scientists, many from an emerging exodus of researchers from the U.S.

A new study finds that access to abortion services expanded greatly in the five years after the abortion pill was approved and pharmacies began dispensing it in Ontario, but that surgical abortion services declined and need to be preserved.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicentre of Texas’ still-growing measles outbreak on Sunday, the same day a funeral was held for a second young child who was not vaccinated and died from a measles-related illness.

Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.

A recent report by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has asked Ottawa to repeal medical assistance in dying (MAID) for anyone without a terminal illness, also known as “Track 2” in Canada’s MAID program.

As people get older, stiffness and reduced mobility can feel inevitable, leading to the common belief that maintaining flexibility requires long, tedious stretching routines. But that’s not the case. You don’t need to spend hours stretching to move well as you age — you just need to move smarter.

Recruiters say there’s been a surge of interest from American doctors considering moving to Canada since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump in November.

N.L. acting minister of health says he would have no qualms about putting a family member in a personal care home after an auditor’s report listed assaults and feces-smeared walls among complaints from facility residents.

At least 17 factors contribute to dementia, stroke and late-life depression, according to an extensive review published Wednesday.

Measles cases in the European region surged last year to reach their highest levels since 1997, the World Health Organization and the UN’s children agency, UNICEF, said Thursday.

Ontario is reporting 89 new measles cases over the last week, bringing the province’s case count to 661 since an outbreak began in the fall.

As U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the impacts to Canada’s economy dominate the political landscape, some voters are concerned that health care promises will get left behind.