Health

VANCOUVER — The head of a national group of emergency room doctors says he's "disgusted" that provinces and territories have generally not planned for expected overcrowding in ERs, especially as respiratory season starts to peak in many areas. Dr.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition says it’s time to dump once and for all the remaining bottles of imported Turkish children’s fever medicine, given a new report states the liquid clogs hospital feeding tubes and can put newborns at risk of severe illn

MONTREAL — Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé had mostly bad news Wednesday as he provided an update on the province's overtaxed emergency room network.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding masks and other protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic can move forward, federal judges ruled Wednesday. A panel of the U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some 20 million people have signed up for health insurance this year through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, a record-breaking figure.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of residents and personnel stationed at a U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration pledged from Day One to restore truth and transparency to the federal government — but now it’s facing a maelstrom of criticism and credibility questions after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s ho

OTTAWA — Nova Scotia is the fourth province to sign a new health accord with the federal government, with Ottawa sending $355 million to improve access to health care.

Prescriptions for ADHD treatments surged among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to fuel lingering shortages that frustrate parents and doctors.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It’s a genetic legacy of horseback-riding cattle herders who swept into the region about 5,000 years ago.