A man who has worked in the Victoria Hospital lab since 2021 said the workload has doubled but the number of positions in the hospital have not kept pace. Jordan Thiessen's job was busy when he starte...
Mar 31, 2025
Dexter Mercer, a medical radiation technologist (MRT) at the Battlefords Union Hospital, had worked a 50-hour stretch of multiple shifts when the accident happened. "On yet another return to the hospi...
Mar 31, 2025
**This story was updated on April 1 to include comments from the Ministry of HealthFrom time to time, Shelley Gordon needs to adjust her medication. She has a thyroid condition and on occasion needs a...
Mar 31, 2025
The Humboldt District Health Foundation's Equip to Care campaign was a huge success. The 13th annual campaign raised $192,303.90 which will be used to purchase desperately needed equipment for the Hum...
Mar 28, 2025
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver abortion and reproductive health clinic that has operated for more than three decades is shutting its doors due to funding uncertainty. The Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic says the fa...
The Canadian Press Mar 28, 2025
Referring to a robotic arm named "Fred", Vraj Patel says he hopes his work may inspire the health industry to make affordable products for the people who need it most.The blue device that was hooked u...
Mar 27, 2025
If 10 people are in a room that previously had a person in the infectious period of measles and had coughed in it, nine of those people would become infected. The disease, one of the most contagious i...
Mar 27, 2025
TORONTO - A mother of an infant, a principal of a religious school, and a public health physician - they all share the desire to get kids vaccinated against measles as Ontario recorded another 102 cas...
The Canadian Press Mar 27, 2025
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests that Canadians are feeling less anxious about losing their jobs as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to pursue his trade war with Canada and much of the world. The Leg...
The Canadian Press Mar 27, 2025
British Columbia's former chief coroner is cautioning against a "jump to conclusions" after a new study found safer supply and drug decriminalization policies were associated with significant increase...
The Canadian Press Mar 26, 2025