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A new study out of Wales has found those who received the shingles vaccine were 20 per cent less likely to develop dementia over the next seven years than those who did not receive the vaccine.

People born between 1970 and 1996 only received one measles shot and guidelines now say a second one is needed for full immunity.

The exoskeleton is a battery-operated, wearable device that gives patients with minimal movement in their legs the ability to walk.

Newfoundland and Labrador's seniors' advocate and the president of NAPE say they aren't surprised by the harrowing findings in the auditor general's latest report, which highlights concerns of the deaths of residents, sexual abuse by staff, missing residents and verbal abuse inside some of the province's personal care homes.

Sean Towgood says he created the Canadian comedy series You’re My Hero with the intention to show the audience a more complete picture of people living with disabilities. He spoke to Brent Bambury, host of CBC Radio’s Day 6 about the journey to Season 2.

Some fungal diseases in humans no longer respond to medicines, which increases the risk of severe illness and death as well disease spread, according to a new report.

Through amendments tabled Tuesday to beef up a bill it tabled last year, the Coalition Avenir Québec government wants to crack down on physicians going back and forth between the public and private health systems.

Two more measles cases have been confirmed in Alberta — one in the Calgary health zone and one in the south zone — and infectious disease experts are watching the situation closely.

Eyasu Yakob was inspired to become a nurse by his father, who worked in the same profession in Ethiopia. He’s committed to putting in the hours but nothing prepared him for the financial burdens of becoming a registered nurse in Canada.

With no alcohol-drug detox centre of its own, Long Lake #58 First Nation in northwestern Ontario is supporting 42 members by sending them to a hotel where they can safely go through the process of stopping substance use. Here's how the community aims to support healing through on-site medical, social and cultural supports.

Experts say if the Trump administration applies tariffs to pharmaceuticals, it would disrupt delicate supply chains — and shortages in life-saving drugs could be on the line.

The province’s auditor general released 2 reports Monday condemning shortfalls in different government services, including mental health services for youth and children, and oversight of non-municipal drinking water.

A New Brunswick woman wants to donate one of her kidneys to her cousin in Ontario but discovered not having a family doctor could prevent that.

Canada's health-care system could stand to benefit from the political upheaval unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump as American physicians look to move north and Canadians forgo opportunities south of the border.

Within 10 minutes of disclosing his sleepless nights to his family doctor, Georges Marcoux had a little white pill in his hand.

The family birth unit emphasized physiological — or natural — medication-free births and collaborated with midwives, who shared their expertise and knowledge with the unit's nurses. Some say the closure is a missed opportunity for Montreal.

There's a sizzling debate on social media over seed oils, with some people adamantly claiming they are unhealthy. But new research, which expands on previous studies in this area, finds that they could reduce your risk of an early death. 

An Ontario judge has granted an injunction to keep 10 supervised consumption sites open while he considers a Charter challenge of a new provincial law that bans the sites from operating within 200 metres of schools or daycares.

Bianca Buitrago-Poulin, 34, was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia two years ago, but her illness had been affecting her long before then. After more than a decade of working in geriatric care, symptoms were making it hard to hold down a job.

Justice C.A. Rickards of Court of King’s Bench denied a request by Aaron Brown, a man with opioid use disorder, to keep the OPS open beyond March 31.