health
Still moving: How a Cranbrook program is helping seniors avoid falls by staying active and social
A twice-a-week exercise program in Cranbrook is helping residents in the Kootenay community avoid falls. Source link
Manitoba still faces challenge in curbing measles a year into outbreak: community health prof
It’s been one year since the first measles cases in the latest outbreak were reported in Manitoba — and there’s no sign the spread of the highly contagious disease is slowing. Source link
She found out she had cancer while pregnant. Experts say earlier screening needed in Quebec
Statistics from the Canadian Cancer Society show Quebec has the highest incidence rate of cancer in the country. For one woman, her diagnosis came during what should have been one of the happiest moments in her life — while she was pregnant. Source link
Scientist using dogs in controversial study explains for the first time what was going on
The lead scientist at the centre of a controversial cardiac study performed on dogs is defending the importance of his work for the first time since his London, Ont. lab was shut down and Ontario’s premier threatened to ban canines in research. Source link
Inside the Quebec YMCA offering transitional housing to homeless people after hospital stay
The YMCA and CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal launched “A Pathway to Recovery,” a pilot offering 48 private rooms for homeless patients post-hospitalization. It provides clinical care and housing support to break the cycle of ER readmissions. Source link
Hospital overcrowding key factor in long emergency room waits, Alberta study shows
Addressing hospital capacity problems is “critical” to reducing emergency room wait times, according to the authors of a new Alberta study. Source link
Report urges Canadians to focus on health basics as 80% of premature heart disease and stroke preventable
More than six million people across Canada are living with heart disease or stroke, according to a new report with tips on what individuals can do to cut their risk. Source link
20 western Quebec doctors leaving because of controversial bill
Western Quebec’s health authority says it is concerned that 15,000 people there are in the process of losing their family doctor. However, fewer doctors are leaving and fewer patients affected than previously thought. Source link
Rare sun disorder kept Saskatoon man indoors for decades until a clinical trial changed everything
Kris Kinar lived 30 years with EPP, spending most of his time indoors. After a tough diagnosis in his mid-30s, he thought he would live with it for the rest of his life. In early 2025, he began a clinical trial after meeting a doctor who understood the science. Source link
Partner of N.L. man who died waiting inside Carbonear hospital's ER calling for inquiry
Robert Power, 69, died after a long wait for emergency care at the Carbonear General Hospital. His wife is calling for an inquiry into his death. Source link