Patient Lifestyle

Although guidelines for screening for this cancer target those over 50, the rise in diagnoses in those under 50 is prompting some to question the ideal age for screening.

The most recent figures from New Brunswick’s Health Department are notable given the ongoing outbreak of measles in the province.

Dr. Allison Crawford, the chief medical officer for the helpline, says people having suicidal thoughts or other mental health distress can get help 24 hours a day, seven days a week no matter where they live in Canada.

Doctors will now have to try to understand how atrial fibrillation—the most common form of arrhythmia worldwide—increases the risk of dementia or cognitive decline later in life.

Beata Halassy administered strains of virus prepared in her own laboratory to treat a recurrence of triple-negative breast cancer.

The infection announced earlier this month was the first human case of H5N1 avian flu acquired in Canada.

A statement from the privacy commissioners of both Ontario and British Columbia says their joint report, completed in June 2020, found that LifeLabs ‘failed to take reasonable steps’ to protect clients’ data.

New study shows Canadian awareness levels unchanged in a decade.