A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains. A new study found shingles
An Ontario public health unit has ordered the suspension of 1,624 elementary students for out-of-date vaccination records. The Region of Waterloo Public Health issued the notice under the Immunization of
As political tensions and health-care layoffs roil the United States, a surge of American doctors appears to be looking north for new opportunities — and provinces and Canadian recruiters are
A growing number of nurse practitioners in Ontario say they’re reaching a breaking point under the province’s strained health-care system. Citing low pay, burnout and unsustainable job responsibilities, nurses warn
It’s been a long road for siblings Tim and Jill Beatty, whose father died in 2019 after developing symptoms of an unknown neurological illness. The family was part of New
A Michigan patient died of rabies earlier this year after contracting the virus through an organ transplant, health officials said. The transplant took place at an Ohio hospital in December
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will cut about 10,000 full-time jobs and close half of its regional offices, it said on Thursday, a major overhaul of the department under Secretary Robert
A fungal superbug called Candida auris is spreading through hospitals and nursing homes at an “alarming rate,” with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently calling
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved GSK’s drug for a common type of urinary tract infection (UTI) in women and adolescent girls, one of five new approvals
A federal election campaign is underway for Canadians and as they prepare to head to the polls on April 28, health care is top of mind for many. From the