Health

A growing wave of public frustration over Alberta’s strained health‑care system has surged into the premier’s inbox, with more than 24,000 residents emailing Danielle Smith to demand the province...

Would you trust artificial intelligence (AI) for medical advice and treatment? Nearly half of Canadians now say yes, according to a new study by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) raising...

A Quebec-based company hopes to improve access to health care with an AI-powered assistant launched over the weekend that can assess health issues. Headache, fever, cough... Rather than immediately...

While we know that ultra-processed foods are bad for our health, a new study warns that they appear to be particularly harmful to cancer survivors. After 15 years of follow-up, Italian researchers found...

Olympic officials made the right call in postponing the Canada-Finland women's hockey game on Thursday after several players on the Finnish team came down with norovirus, doctors say.  "This is...

TORONTO — A new survey suggests Canadians feel the health-care system has deteriorated over the last decade as they increasingly struggle to access family doctors and encounter hurdles to seeing specialists....

Alberta’s recently announced effort to add physician shifts to help triage patients in crowded emergency rooms has been delayed. The program was to have started over the weekend. The president...

OTTAWA — Cosmetics company Estée Lauder has been fined $750,000 after federal agents found it was using "forever chemicals" in some of its eyeliner products. The company has pleaded guilty to two counts...

A rhythmic game on a tablet could help children struggling with stuttering, Montreal researchers have found. In a previous study, the same team demonstrated that the same intervention could help children...