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Make movement your medicine for a healthier you – FNHA
June 5, 2025 A message from Dr. Kelsey Louie, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, FNHA Office of the Chief Medical Officer As a First Nations physician who is passionate about health…
First Nations traditional wisdom at the heart of FNHA approach to drought resilience – FNHA
June 5, 2025 A message from Dr. Kamran Golmohammadi, FNHA Medical Officer, Environmental Health, Office of the Chief Medical Officer; and Samson Wong, FNHA Senior Manager, Environmental Public Health Services…
Some Seasonale birth control pills recalled due to extra placebos – GLOBAL
June 5, 2025 Two lots of Seasonale birth control medication are being recalled by the manufacturer after it received a complaint that they contained extra placebo pills. Teva Canada Ltd.…
N.S. woman who survived five strokes shares the importance of knowing the signs – CTV
June 05, 2025 A Nova Scotia woman is sharing her story during Stroke Awareness Month in an effort to bust some myths and share some key information that could save…
Dying woman sues doctors for failing to diagnose cancer after early CT scan – CBC
Patient sues respirologist, diagnostic radiologist for negligence, alleging errors in interpreting CT scan Jun 05, 2025 A Winnipeg woman who was given a life expectancy of six months after cancer…
Doctors warn of ‘frightening’ measles complication that can strike a decade after initial infection – CBC
Virus can hide in brain and cause debilitating neurological condition 7 to 11 years later Jun 04, 2025 As Alberta’s measles case counts soar, doctors and scientists are warning parents…
Toronto doctor’s obstetrical and gynecological care was neglectful, patients allege – CBC
Esther Park resigned from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario in April Jun 04, 2025 Marie-Louise Fitrion says she was asleep in a hospital bed when she woke…
Work underway to measure the quality of life of Nova Scotians with disabilities – CBC
More than a third of Nova Scotians have 1 or more disabilities, the highest rate in the country Jun 05, 2025 In Nova Scotia, where there’s a significant proportion of…
Infant formula is under health review in the U.S. What parents should know – GLOBAL
June 3, 2025 As American health officials vow to overhaul the U.S. food supply, they’re taking a new look at infant formula. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has…
Quebec’s average ER wait time is now more than 5 hours – longest in the country – CTV
June 03, 2025 Quebecers waited an average of five hours and 23 minutes to be seen in the province’s emergency rooms last year, finds a new report by the Montreal…
