Health Care (Canada) Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, files for bankruptcy as part of settlementCBC News - The Associated Press · Purdue Pharma, the company that made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy in White Plains, N.Y., days after …
Terry Fox Cancer survivor reflects on importance of Terry Fox runCBC News - CBC News · 15 years ago in October Jade Gritzfeld was diagnosed with cancer and ever since she's been a part of the Terry Fox run. When she was going through …
Health Care (Canada) Vancouver mayor calls on federal leaders to act on overdose crisisCBC News - Canadian Press Logo The mayor of Vancouver says the city that opened North America's first supervised injection site following a surge in heroin-related deaths wants all …
Nishnawbe Aski Nation Neskantaga First Nation issues state of emergency after evacuation request deniedCBC News - CBC News · The Neskantaga First Nation issued a state of emergency on Saturday after it said a request for emergency evacuations due to broken down water …
Ebola Congo police detain former health minster in Ebola funds probeCBC News - The Associated Press · Police in Congo have detained Former Minister of Health Oly Ilunga amid an investigation into the use of Ebola funds from foreign donors, they stated …
Health Care (Canada) Fight for safe supply of drugs is 'this generation's Insite,' advocates sayCBC News - Jeremy Allingham Two long-time activists see significant similarities between the current fight for a safe supply of drugs and the fight for Insite, Vancouver's — and …
Health Care (Canada) Omega-3: The treatment in search of an illness makes a comebackCBC News - Vik Adhopia This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every …
Health Care (Canada) Vaping illness in U.S. gives Canada pause as legal sales nearCBC News - Associated Press Logo The serious lung illness affecting hundreds of people in the U.S. who vaped cannabis-based oil is giving Canadian health officials pause as that …
Ebola Ebola survivor in Congo passes college exam taken in isolationCBC News - The Associated Press · A young Ebola patient who took his college entrance exam while being treated in isolation has passed the demanding test, to the joy of many in Congo …
Health Care (Canada) N.S. affordable prescription drug program expandingCBC News - Yvonne Leblanc-Smith for CBC Nova Scotia contact page A Nova Scotia prescription drug program for people without health plans is expanding. Genrus United is a membership-based buying group headquartered …
Health Care (Canada) Why some say a 'safe supply' of drugs will help prevent opioid deathsCBC News - Jason Proctor Federal and provincial governments agree the death toll from opioid overdoses amounts to a national health crisis. In British Columbia — where the …
Cannabis Industry Court halts Ontario cannabis store licensing until judicial review takes placeCBC News - Adam Carter A judge has paused the licensing process for Ontario Cannabis Stores across the province so a judicial review can take place to determine whether or …
Cancer Canada's lung, colon cancer survival rates among highest of developed nations studiedCBC News - The Canadian Press · New international research shows Canada has among the highest survival rates for lung cancer and colon cancer when compared to other high-income …
Health Care (Canada) Montrealers who challenged assisted dying see ruling as a 'ray of hope'CBC News - Benjamin Shingler Jean Truchon and Nicole Gladu, the two Montrealers who challenged the country's assisted dying laws, say a ruling that deemed parts of the provincial …
Health Care (Canada) Expert says Alberta medical examiner's office may have lost 'culture of respect' for the deadCBC News - Charles Rusnell and Jennie Russell A professor who studies the sociology of dying says a CBC News video of a body being dragged on the floor of a trailer shows the "culture of respect" …
Health Care (Canada) Ford government restructuring Ontario's health ministryCBC News - Mike Crawley The Ford government is re-organizing how Ontario's health ministry is structured, CBC News has learned. Health Minister Christine Elliott is poised to …
Health Care (Canada) What are vaping-associated illnesses and why are doctors concerned?CBC News - CBC News · Health officials in the U.S. have flagged hundreds of serious respiratory illnesses among people who use e-cigarettes, including six deaths. For …
Vaping U.S. must do something about vaping, Trump saysCBC News - Thomson Reuters · The United States has a problem with vaping, and must do something about it, Trump tells reporters. U.S. public health officials investigating 450 …
Health Care (Canada) Quebec judge overturns parts of federal and provincial laws on medically assisted dyingCBC News - Steve Rukavina A Quebec Superior Court justice has declared parts of both the federal and provincial laws on medically assisted dying unconstitutional because …
Health Care (Canada) OxyContin maker, governments agree to tentative $12B deal over opioid crisisCBC News - The Associated Press · OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative deal Wednesday with about half the states and thousands of local governments over its role in the …
Health Care (Canada) 'A very dangerous situation': psychiatrists sound alarm over Sask. children's hospital designCBC News - Jason Warick The doors are about to open at Saskatchewan's first children's hospital, but psychiatrists say the $284 million building is rife with safety and …
Health Care (Canada) 3-week wait for wheelchair repair shows system is 'broken,' says Toronto manCBC News - Lisa Xing A Toronto man says he's been left stranded as he waits for repairs to devices on which he depends daily, including his electric wheelchair. Joshua …
Health Care (Canada) Bodies stored in rented trailer as medical examiner copes with space shortageCBC News - Charles Rusnell Alberta Justice has launched an investigation after CBC News recorded video of a funeral home employee dragging a dead person in a body bag from a …
Health Care (Canada) Youth suicide prevention program aims to expand across CanadaCBC News - The Canadian Press · Rising youth suicide rates have prompted doctors at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto to launch a clinical trial aimed at testing whether …
Health Care (Canada) PharmaCare fight ends in win for B.C. amputees denied new limbsCBC News - Eric Rankin Kia Johnsen will soon be able to walk on two feet again, one real and one artificial. She's finally won her battle to have the replacement of her …
Health Care (Canada) Hemophilia disease 3 times more prevalent than previously thought, study findsCBC News - CBC gem logo The number of men living with hemophilia — an inherited bleeding disorder — is three times what was previously known, researchers at McMaster …
Suicide 1 person dies by suicide every 40 seconds, says WHOCBC News - Thomson Reuters · Across the world, one person takes their own life every 40 seconds, and more people die by suicide every year than in war, the World Health …
Health Care (Canada) Ontario school boards must develop service animal policy: MinisterCBC News - Kate Bueckert School boards across the province must develop policies and procedures surrounding students with service animals by January 1, 2020. Just over half of …
Juul U.S. FDA warns Juul over its marketing practicesCBC News - Thomson Reuters · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it had issued a warning letter to Juul Labs Inc. over its marketing practices for e-cigarettes, …
