Health

A group of Montreal researchers is making progress towards developing a medication for Ebola, as well as addressing future potential pandemics.

Montreal consumers are being asked to check their fridges for a savoury dipping sauce that might be contaminated with Hepatitis A.

A group of Canadian researchers is recommending that seniors who take several prescription medications undergo an annual review of the drugs they take to avoid the growing problem of overprescribing.

The Collège des médecins du Québec is calling on Santé Québec to phase out polluting anesthetic gases still used in surgery within the health care system.

Several health organizations are urging the federal government to bring down nicotine use among Canadians to less than five per cent of the population by 2045, as vaping among youth rises.

Family doctors in Quebec say they have successfully registered 500,000 new patients one month ahead of schedule.

After years of reported violence by a client, Quebec’s Administrative Labour Tribunal has ruled in favour of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec in a major case aimed at protecting home support workers employed by the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal.

On May 15, 2024, Habalet Andrée Loblegnon learned she was pregnant for the fourth time. Two weeks later, she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.

Medical imaging technologists working in Quebec’s Outaouais region are set to receive bonuses of up to $22,000 to compensate for the pay gap compared to their colleagues in Ontario.

Montreal public health is warning of an uptick in Lyme disease in the city after officials recorded 161 cases in 2025.

Cheese is a common fixture of nearly every meal eaten in Quebec, according to a major new study of Quebecers’ eating habits.

A hidden genetic defect may explain why some people develop Kaposi’s sarcoma even though their immune systems appear to be healthy, according to research by a Montreal team.

Cryotherapy (icing) is often used to reduce pain and swelling, but a preclinical study out of McGill University published in Anesthesiology found that putting ice on a sprained ankle or sore muscle could delay recovery and prolong pain in the long run.

Santé Québec is preparing for the first large-scale test of the Digital Health Record (DSN) following a launch over the weekend in the two CIUSSSs—Mauricie-Centre-du-Québec and Nord-de-l’île-de-Montréal—which are serving as pilot projects for the implementation of this major transformation of practices within the health-care system.

The Quebec government is spending more than $250 million on preventive health care over the next five years in a bid to reduce illness and stave off rising costs.