Health

An Abbotsford pharmacist has agreed to a 60-day suspension of his registration and a $1,500 fine after admitting to defrauding his employer of more than $18,000, which he later paid back.

The Texas health department reported 717 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of eight since its last update on Friday, as the U.S. battles one of the worst outbreaks of the childhood disease in the country.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it will start removing prescription drug products for children that have concentrated ingestible fluoride from the market.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism, a direct rebuke to the Trump administration.

You’ve heard the rule: No TV before bed. But many people find that it helps them fall asleep if they listen to something –– audiobooks, music, podcasts or TV shows.

Ontario hospitals spent more than $9 billion on nurses and other staff from for-profit agencies in a 10-year period, a new study concludes.

Private clinics in Canada are selling patients’ personal health data without their knowledge, according to a new study.

Parenthood can protect your brain from some effects of aging, a new study from Rutgers Health and Yale University found.

MedicAlert bracelets are well known to most Canadians — a distinctive piece of jewelry that allows first responders to identify medical conditions in emergencies.

Canada is facing a dramatic rise in inflammatory bowel disease over the next two decades, according to a new global study.

As rural communities across Ontario struggle to attract and retain doctors, the mayor of Sault Ste. Marie is calling for federal intervention to level the playing field, while medical leaders argue broader systemic fixes are needed first.

Measles cases appear to be unrelenting in certain parts of the country as infections continue to climb, according to government health officials.

Allyson Vandenberg of Toronto was rejected for back surgery before even stepping into a doctor’s office, at a point when her pain had become unbearable.

Getting the shingles vaccine could do more than just prevent a painful red rash — it may also lower the risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a new South Korean study of more than one million people published in the European Heart Journal.

Doctors often start exams with the so-called “eyeball test” -- a snap judgment about whether the patient appears older or younger than their age, which can influence key medical decisions.