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A proposed deal that would see three tobacco giants pay out billions to provinces and territories, as well as smokers across Canada, has been approved by the companies’ creditors, a lawyer representing some of the creditors says, calling it an important milestone in a lengthy legal saga. The proposed $32.5-billion global settlement between th

ELNA Medical Group, a Montreal-based company that bills itself as Canada’s largest network of medical clinics, has entered creditor protection. The application was granted in Quebec Superior Court. ELNA also received court approval to solicit interest in a potential sale. ELNA’s network includes family medicine and specialty clinics, as

More than 15,000 people received medical assistance in dying in Canada in 2023, but federal statistics show the growth in cases has slowed significantly. Health Canada said in its fifth annual report on MAID released Wednesday that the 15,343 people who received help to die last year represented a 15.8 per cent increase from 2022. […]

Canada’s health minister says millions of Canadians who aren’t currently eligible for the national dental insurance plan will be able to apply “as soon as possible in the new year” — but he won’t say exactly when or who might qualify next. “I know people are anxious and I’m getting asked everywhere this que

Jai Dhar looks through the window of his New Delhi house and sees the thick smog that has engulfed the city. With his severe allergies and asthma, the pollution makes it difficult for him to breathe. It also leaves him feeling gloomy. “The whole city has suddenly changed. It looks like a ghost city,” the […]

The Current23:56What teens really think about social media Navigating the challenges of growing up — fitting in, self-image, relationships — can be tough, and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield captures what it’s like for today’s teens in a new documentary series, Social Studies.  The project was inspired by Greenfield’s own experience a

When it comes to human experiments, it’ll be tough to find a more chill way to advance scientific knowledge. Starting in early 2025, the Driving Research and Simulation Laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan will run a study using a state-of-the-art driver simulator to test how high people get after consuming edible cannabis. “The

The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) will not have access to the medical records of Indigenous patients it says were harmed by provincial health providers’ liver transplant policies, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ruled. In an ongoing human rights complaint, the UBCIC alleges the process to determine who gets a liver transplant discrim

During her cancer treatment, Vanessa Percoco felt forced to choose between paying to feel better or making rent. Percoco, 33, of Laval, Que., had just started on a short contract working with some Grade 3 students with special needs. A diagnosis of advanced colorectal cancer in 2022 put those plans on hold. During more than two years of treatment,

When Sandra Commerford asked for a raise from a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital in 1998, the registered practical nurse (RPN) was confident she had a strong, open and shut case. Commerford and upwards of 100 other RPNs had started administering medication to patients — a new responsibility that required months of additional training, transformed the

A self-described Vancouver Island “childbirth activist” prohibited from serving as a midwife is facing a lawsuit from the parents of a child who was allegedly injured during a botched home birth. Gloria Lemay has been banned for more than two decades from performing midwifery services — but according to a B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit file

White Coat Black Art26:30The power of AI to diagnose rare diseases If it hadn’t been for a Google search 10 years ago, Ian Stedman may never have discovered he had a rare disease and, most importantly, wouldn’t have known how to treat it. Now he hopes the growing development of artificial intelligence will make sure others […]

The Dose24:15What’s the risk of drinking raw milk? Despite the warnings of experts, there are growing conversations around the supposed benefits of raw milk. Raw milk, also known as unpasteurized milk, is milk that has not undergone the pasteurization heating process that eliminates harmful microorganisms like bacteria and viruses. Public fig

While there’s been a 35 per cent jump in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases across Canada, the numbers have stabilized in northwestern Ontario — and health-care workers largely attribute it to harm reduction services available in the region. The incident rate in the Thunder Bay District Health Unit’s (TBDHU) catchment area was hig

Laura O’Byrne chokes back tears as she recalls walking the woodsy trails of Nova Scotia’s South Shore with her two mastiffs just over a year ago, having finally realized her dream of retiring by the ocean. But now, the 58-year-old spends most days lying down with excruciating pelvic pain in her home in Shelburne County, […]

Women with disabilities are more likely to be forced into homelessness because of violence or abuse, according to a new report that looks at housing inequities in Canada. Sixty-three per cent of women with disabilities who experienced homelessness said it was because of violence, compared with 54 per cent of women without disabilities, said a [&hel

Public health officials in Africa urged caution Thursday as Congo’s health minister said the government was on alert over a flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people. Jean Kaseya, the head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told reporters that more details about the disease should be known in [&helli

Lack of access to family doctors and other primary care providers leaves more Canadians with no option than to go to the emergency department for care, new data suggests. About one in seven visits to the emergency department in Canada are for conditions that could have been managed by a family doctor or other primary care […]

Canada has seen many high-profile food recalls this year — from sweet kale chopped-salad kits to plant-based milks — and even some cases of serious illness and death from Listeria. Why does it seem like there have been so many recalls recently? Here’s what you need to know. What’s been happening? Over the summer, in […]