Health

A promising new cancer treatment, delivered through a simple injection under the skin, has demonstrated significant tumour shrinkage in patients with recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck cancer.

As Ebola cases rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo, infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch says the outbreak could take years to contain. He says Canada's quarantine measures may reduce risk, but supporting response efforts overseas remains the most effective way to protect Canadians.

Several health organizations are urging the federal government to bring down nicotine use among Canadians to less than five per cent of the population by 2045, as vaping among youth rises.

A same-sex couple in Saskatchewan who is considering options to have a baby was disappointed to learn a provincial fertility tax credit doesn’t cover one key ingredient: sperm.

A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer.

A cruise ship which sparked a global health alert over a deadly outbreak of hantavirus was on Saturday cleared to put to sea again after cleaning and disinfection.

A grieving family believes their daughter could still be alive if doctors had recognized the warning signs of a serious pregnancy complication sooner.

The vendors of wild meat at the sprawling Masina Market in the Congolese capital don’t always display their goods openly. Customers must ask for whatever they’re looking for, whether it is a giant swamp rodent or the severed parts of an antelope.

A dermatologist in St. John’s, N.L., became the new president of the Canadian Medical Association today.

The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, late Thursday to witness efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, as medical personnel struggle with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed groups in a volatile region.

Outgoing Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has launched a project to fund community-based mental health services in Northern and Indigenous communities.

Mexican Maria Zu first visited Seoul eight years ago to tour the cafes and parks of the South Korean capital, but spent a key part of her latest trip in April in skincare clinics, under the gaze of doctors wielding laser wands and injection needles.

A London physician has been reprimanded after two breaches of patient care stemming from incidents involving him meeting a patient outside a coffee shop to discuss MAID and improperly providing MAID to a second patient.

Family doctors in Canada saw their administrative workload increase dramatically between 2011 and 2021, according to a new study, and researchers say the growing burden is eating into the time physicians can dedicate to their patients.

The immigration department says more than 24,000 travel documents could be suspended by the government’s measures to keep Ebola out of Canada.