New midwifery service poised to launch in Cape Breton
When Mianh Lamson moved to Cape Breton, N.S., a few years ago, she wasn't planning on working as a midwife, but people she met around her community of Inverness kept...
Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF
More than 640,000 children are targeted to receive the polio type two (nOPV) vaccines, UNICEF said in a post on X.The World Health Organization (WHO), the UN’s main agency assisting...
Dexcom launches Stelo, its first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsUser wearing Stelo CGM from Dexcom.Courtesy of DexcomDexcom on Monday announced its new over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor Stelo is officially available for purchase in the U.S.Glucose...
What is mpox and why has the WHO declared it a public health emergency
Sebastian Condrea | Moment | Getty ImagesThe World Health Organization has declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following the spread of an...
Female genital mutilation survivors, experts push for better support in Canada and abroad
WARNING: This story contains details of female genital mutilation/cuttingShamsa Sharawe was six years old when she became convinced her family was going to kill her. "It felt so violent and so...
More testing needed at Edmonton’s natural pool to track contamination risk, germ experts say
Years after public health researchers urged the City of Edmonton to allow no more than 45 swimmers per day in Canada's only natural swimming pool, municipal officials say the water...
Organization advocates for more palliative care beds in N.S.
When Andrea Weagle and her family sat down to discuss her father's deteriorating health in March, they decided end-of-life care would be the most comforting option for him. She contacted Fishermen's Memorial...
WATCH | #TheMoment a postcard arrived at a Wales address 121 years late
Henry Darby, communications manager for the Swansea Building Society in Wales, recounts the moment their bank received what appeared to be a 121-year-old postcard in the mail.
On a mission to fix health care, Jane Philpott is open to a return to politics
More than five years after she was expelled from caucus in the fallout from the SNC-Lavalin affair, former Liberal health minister Jane Philpott is leaving the door open to a possible return to...
B.C. doctor calls for northern psychiatric hospital
A B.C. doctor is calling for a psychiatric hospital to be established in northern B.C. because she says long-term, secure psychiatric care needs are affecting the health-care system overall. In an...