The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) says it was only after multiple Listeria cases emerged in Ontario in June that it recognized a broader outbreak that had started back in August 2023. Joe Scarpelli has what you need to know and more in Health Matters for Aug. 15, 2024.
Experts explain if cell phones cause brain cancer. After a WHO-commissioned report, oncologists weigh in on cell phone radiation’s effects on the human body.
The 6-month-old child is "permanently disfigured" from the injuries, according to authorities
In an effort to connect Ontarians to care closer to home -- the province is seeking to expand the role of pharmacists once again but doctors are taking issue with the proposed changes -- suggesting pharmacists aren't trained to do the work. Caryn Lieberman explains.
VGH Cardiologist Dr. David Wood explains what heart valve disease is and how to know if you're at risk.
A woman who was born and raised as a boy — living as a man until the age of 43 — discovered she is actually intersex and has both male and female chromosomes. Juleigh Mayfield, 49, from Orlando, Florida, says her life has been shaped by a challenging journey with intersex conditions and health complications. The actress and podcast host says she "presented" as a male at birth, adding: "Even though some of my characteristics were quite minute in size." But it was only when she was playing football in high school and required a physical examination that a doctor told Juleigh — at the time, Bradford — she had characteristics of both genders. "My parents and myself and my family were kind of at ends with what was going on," she explains.
The Selling Sunset star took to Instagram on Sunday to share that she recently learned both breast implants had ruptured after undergoing a full body scan as part of a health screening. Accordingly, Chrishell sought the advice of plastic surgeon Josef Hadeed and decided to get her "vintage" breast implants replaced with new ones. "Earlier this year, I had a full body scan and learned both of my breast implants were ruptured. My first thought was fear, thinking about having to undergo surgery and if the rupture would lead to any complications.”
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is one of the world’s most infectious and any unvaccinated groups of children where the virus is spreading could undo years of progress.
CLEVELAND (AP) — A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed a 3-year-old boy as he sat in a grocery cart outside an Ohio supermarket and wounded his mother has been found incompetent to stand trial.
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican nominee for vice president, said “of course” former President Trump has a plan to “fix American health care” in a Sunday interview and also outlined several benchmarks of a health care framework. “He, of course, does have a plan for how to fix American health care, but a lot…
Findings could pave the way for new ways to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes, researchers say.
This kind of travel says more about what's happening in the United States than anything else. Here's what to know before you try it.
Russian soldiers returned to the Moscow region on Saturday after Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners, the Russian military said.
Do cervical pillows help with neck and shoulder pain? Here's what an expert says.
PARIS (Reuters) -Austria has reported two outbreaks of bluetongue disease on cattle farms, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday, including one with the virus that has been spreading fast in northern Europe. Bluetongue can be deadly for domestic ruminants such as sheep, cattle and goats. A new variant of the disease, the BTV3 virus, has been circulating in northern Europe since late last year, leading to widespread vaccination campaigns in affected countries, including France.
Entrepreneur Emmet Stephenson and his daughter are giving $150 million to City of Hope to fund an award for innovation research in pancreatic cancer. It's the largest single gift the center has received.
Need a hearing aid? Try AirPods. And the new Apple Watch can detect sleep apnea.
Chrishell Stause has revealed via social media that she's undergone surgery on her "vintage" implants.
Goldberg took issue with the introduction for a Hot Topic about women "aging gracefully."
A patient in Missouri who was hospitalized after an infection with bird flu had the H5N1 strain of the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday.
Covid-19 levels in the United States are high and rising, flu season is approaching quickly and RSV cases are already starting to tick up.
