Health

Members of the Canadian Dental Care Plan have until June 1 to renew their coverage by proving they still qualify for the program, otherwise they’ll need to submit a new application and will not be covered until they’re re-approved.

Mariah Jackson and Fernando Gonzalez will never pass Trans-Canada highway marker 242 in Western New Brunswick without thinking about her newborn son’s birthday.

According to the province’s latest bulletin, there have been 658 cases of the virus since an outbreak began in northern Manitoba last year, and 143 of those cases are in Winnipeg.

Anxiety and mental health diagnoses continue to rise in children and youth and experts are calling it a global crisis.

The first time 5-year-old Calvin Owens went outside in more than a month, he met up with his canine friend Hadley on a hospital patio. Despite being tethered to equipment with wires and tubes, the little boy managed to stand up near his wheelchair long enough to toss her a ball.

An abundance of information and ads, but also misinformation and scams, have popped up across social media in recent years, especially when it comes to how women navigate through menopause.

Passengers arriving at major ports of entry in Canada will now be asked about their travel history and any symptoms that could be related to Ebola, as the virus continues to spread rapidly in parts of Africa.

A person in Ontario tested negative for Ebola after returning from Ethiopia with symptoms consistent with a range of illnesses, Canada’s top doctor said Friday, noting the risk of the virus affecting people in this country remains low.

An expert on public health and communicable diseases says Canada should remain vigilant about an Ebola outbreak in Africa with the FIFA men’s World Cup coming to Toronto and Vancouver in two weeks.

As more Canadian health-care providers report seeing parents refuse vitamin K shots for newborns, experts are raising concern about the role misinformation and growing hesitancy broader skepticism toward preventive health interventions may be playing.

New Brunswick is trying to recruit more paramedics in the province, with Premier Susan Holt's government offering new funding for services and potential employees.

Three varieties of microgreens sold under the Micro Verdure brand are being recalled due to possible pathogenic E. coli contamination.

A Nova Scotia woman is calling out the province for long mammogram wait times.

Canadian aid workers are heading to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where hundreds of people have likely been infected with a rare and deadly type of Ebola.

Saskatchewan Health has hired a former Saskatoon police chief to review security practices at the province’s hospitals, after a year that saw multiple scandals and one death in a confrontation with guards.