Toronto neurologist Dr. Galit Kleiner has spent nearly two decades studying a movement disorder that causes uncontrollable muscle stiffness and pain in nearly all of her patients with advanced dementia.
Canada will temporarily limit imports of livestock from Texas after a confirmed case of flesh-eating screwworm was found in the state for the first time since the 1960s, the Canadian
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Artificial intelligence has now been used to create a “fundamental new vaccine technology” that could protect against large swathes of viruses and
A recently released study by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) is casting doubt on the longstanding belief that calcium and vitamin D intake can help prevent bone fractures and falls.
New research suggests that infertility or endometriosis could be linked to a higher risk of early menopause. A study published in Menopause, the journal of The Menopause Society, on Wednesday suggests
The head of pancreatic cancer at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre says she hopes clinical trials for a pill that could double survival time will soon be open to Canadian patients.
At least 282 confirmed cases of Ebola have now been reported in Congo’s ongoing outbreak as authorities in Brazil said they were looking into two suspected cases. The two patients
When Shaunna Burke was faced with her own mortality after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, she decided to take on one of the most extreme physical challenges, climbing Mount Everest.
The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, as medical personnel struggle with a lack
The Public Health Agency of Canada says temporarily blocking entry for people coming from Ebola-affected countries is necessary to reduce the risk of importing the disease, despite the World Health

