health
Record number of organ transplants recorded in 2025: B.C. Transplant
B.C. Transplant said the latest data shows 2025 saw the highest number of organ transplants done in the province. Source link
Using AI to read mammograms cut risk of developing aggressive breast cancer, study finds
When radiologists used artificial intelligence to help read mammograms, the rate of detection of breast cancers increased, resulting in fewer aggressive and advanced cases, a large trial in Sweden has found. Source link
Nursing home security a 'balancing act', says national advocate amid Saint John sex-offences investigation
As Saint John police investigate alleged sex offences at a long-term care home, the head of a national seniors’ advocacy organization says protecting nursing home residents from sexual abuse is an important but challenging issue. Source link
Nurse who gave patient drugs that stopped his heart stripped of licence for 'egregious' misconduct: college
A “grossly incompetent or grossly negligent” Manitoba nurse has been stripped of her licence and fined $10,000 after admitting to wrongly administering fentanyl and another drug that caused a patient’s heart to stop last fall, a licensing body says. Source link
Cryptosporidium confirmed in Kashechewan First Nation water treatment plant, 63 test positive for parasite
Water from Kashechewan First Nation’s treatment plant has tested positive for cryptosporidium, a parasite that causes gastrointestinal issues, and 63 people have also tested positive as the crisis has led to the evacuation of most of the 2,300 residents. An official and a resident say it’s bringing back bad memories of an E. coli outbreak […]
India reports 2 Nipah virus infections. What the infection is and how it spreads
India has confirmed two cases of the deadly Nipah virus. Here are answers on what the virus is and what happened in previous outbreaks in Asian countries. Source link
B.C. government struck compromise with assisted dying policy, court hears
The B.C. government’s policy on medical assistance in dying involved striking a compromise between faith-based health-care providers who didn’t want to allow the procedure in their buildings and complying with Canada’s assisted dying laws, B.C. Supreme Court heard this week. Source link
I used to focus on my patients' health. Now with ICE, I worry about their safety
Justin Ho is a Canadian studying dentistry in Minneapolis. He was taught to treat a patient regardless of who they are. After recent events in the U.S., he’s realized that health care cannot be disentangled from the politics of the day. Source link
Millions of Canadian homes have high levels of cancer-causing radon. Is yours one of them?
A long-awaited update to Canada’s national building code requires newly built homes to include a type of radon mitigation system. But what about the millions of existing homes that are at risk of having high radon levels? And how do you know if your own house is a danger zone? Source link
Why do 3 major diseases disproportionately impact Black Canadians? New genome project aims to find out
Researchers in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia are launching a project to map more than 10,000 genomes from Black Canadians with Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and an aggressive form of breast cancer. Project leaders hope their findings eventually help target treatment and preventive care and contribute to better health outcomes for racialized patients. […]