An American sleep study suggests getting enough sleep can lower your risk of heart disease and add years to your life. Experts give tips for how to cultivate good sleep habits and avoid misinformation.
It was just a broken arm. Countless five-year-olds have had one, and in most cases, they recover just fine after a few uncomfortable weeks in a cast or splint. But when Max McKee broke his arm falling from a kitchen cabinet in 2006, that didn't happen. His fracture was treated at B.C.'s Langley Memorial Hospital by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Tracy Eugene Hicks, who didn't set the bones properly before placing them in a cast, leaving McKee with a lifelong deformity, according to a court judgment. Now
Karin Conde-Knape, who oversees drug discovery at Ozempic manufacturer Novo Nordisk, on why this drug is a radical breakthrough for weight-loss.
A rare bacterium found in artificial tears known is triggering eye drop recalls as investigators try to pinpoint the outbreak source. Here's a full list of products.
Bristol Palin previously opened up on social media about having numerous surgeries to correct a botched breast reduction she had at age 19
Haroon Rashid says he was forced to say goodbye to his son as medical staff at Sheffield Children’s Hospital in the same room were laughing in the background.
After announcing she was cancer-free in June last year, Adele Roberts is encouraging others to speak to a professional early on.
Young women who received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine made by AstraZeneca may have been more likely to die of a heart problem in the 12 weeks after their vaccination, according to an analysis of immunization and death records in Britain released Monday. Those findings carry a big caveat: Britain withdrew AstraZeneca’s vaccine use for people younger than 30 in April 2021, citing the risk of rare but dangerous blood clots. By that time, the young women who were immunized would have been
Ontario is the latest province to switch to cheaper, similar drug options for people with autoimmune diseases like Crohn's and arthritis. While the government expects millions in savings from the change, some patients and doctors worry the drugs won’t be as effective for everyone.
Other dietary programmes analysed in study had were found to have ‘little or no benefit’ compared with minimal intervention
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the Rome hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said. The 86-year-old pope, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, doesn't have COVID-19, spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement late Wednesday. The hospitalization was the first since Francis spent 10 days at the Gemelli hospital in July 2021 to have 33 centime
It's bad enough to learn you're losing your family doctor, says one Nova Scotia woman, but being asked to pay hundreds of dollars to access years of medical records adds insult to injury. "We have already enough distress right now knowing that we're losing our family doctor," says Cornelia Schneider. "So on top of that, [to] have to pay … is really upsetting." Schneider learned her physician was closing her practice in the north end of Halifax in a letter earlier this month. It came attached wit
“For years, doctors have said to patients with symptoms of heart palpitations that they should avoid caffeinated coffee because it could worsen them,” says Dr Neil Srinivasan, an NHS consultant cardiologist specialising in heart rhythms.
‘My rear end would get super inflamed and it would get really really hard and really hot,’ she said about side effects of injections
“A COVID-19 infection can directly damage the heart,” Dr. Harlan Krumholz said.
The new definition would explicitly state that miscarriage care, ectopic pregnancy care and contraception are not abortions.
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is adding a new medical profession to the mix as part of a plan to reform primary care and reduce wait times. The Saskatchewan Party government announced Thursday it is to spend $1.3 million to create 12 physician assistant, or PA, jobs. Health Minister Paul Merriman said they're part of a larger plan that also looks to enhance what nurse practitioners and doctors can offer. “We're looking at all of this,” Merriman told reporters. “It’s not just physician ass
The Crown’s Jason Watkins and his wife hope to raise awareness of the disease after losing their daughter.
“Do not take options away from parents who are trying to do right by their children. You don’t belong in these decisions. You don’t understand. Stop this bill – young people will die if you don’t.”
British Columbia's health minister is fed up with the pharmacies who "turn around and export" Ozempic to Americans.
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