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A new social media trend involving the microwaving of squishy toys that has caught the attention of children and teenagers has proven to have dangerous implications. A growing number of children are seeing the inside of hospital burn units as their parents sound the alarm.
The mother of a teenage girl who died after doctors in the Dominican Republic delayed treating her for cancer because she was pregnant is challenging the country’s strict abortion ban.
U.S. health advisers are debating a new kind of flu vaccine Thursday, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
Advocates for the expansion of medical assistance in dying, or MAID, shared mixed emotions this week following a committee’s recommendation not to expand the service to people whose sole diagnosis is mental health related.
When Prosper Mbumba married, he expected to have only two children. But one had to be a son. Four daughters later, he and his wife were still trying.
The HPV vaccine for cervical cancer has reduced the risk of dying from the disease before the age of 30 in England to almost zero, the first study of its kind showed Thursday.
Rising hepatitis A cases in Manitoba has prompted America’s leading national public health agency to issue a travel advisory.
Soft-shelled hyperbaric chambers may spread infectious diseases, suffocate users and even cause death, Health Canada warns in a new public advisory.
A 16-month-old baby and his mother have recovered from Ebola in eastern Congo, a rare positive development as Africa’s top health body warned the outbreak of the deadly virus could become the worst on record if it continues to spread.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a travel notice related to the hepatitis A outbreak in Manitoba.
A new study has found that women are far less likely to be admitted to a trauma centre for traumatic brain injuries compared to men.
Justice Minister and Attorney General Sean Fraser says he’s not ruling anything out, ahead of a report set to be tabled Wednesday on whether to delay expanding medical assistance in dying to people whose sole condition is mental illness.
A new report calling for a complete overhaul of Manitoba’s adult disability services marks a 'historic' day for residents living with disabilities, says an advocate who helped spark the review.
Pakistan’s government is set to abolish sales tax on sanitary products, in a sweeping new measure that reproductive justice advocates say could de-stigmatize ubiquitous social taboos around sexual health.
The family of former NFL star Aldon Smith is donating his brain to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries following his sudden death at age 36.
The EU parliament Tuesday passed a ban on marketing plant-based foods as “steak” or “bacon” -- though veggie “burgers” will get to stay on European menus.
