The 10-month standoff on a B.C. ostrich farm last year was the most expensive poultry cull in Canada’s history. A fifth estate investigation reveals the campaign to save the ostriches was based on falsehoods.
A CBC News analysis of hospital financial statements reveals many of eastern Ontario's hospitals have been struggling with their bottom line over the past three years, with about half operating in the red and some borrowing millions from banks. Despite a recent funding boost from the province, advocates and experts worry the situation won't improve.
People shouldn’t buy or use unauthorized, injectable peptide drugs claiming to help with body issues and wellness, warns Health Canada — they can come with serious side effects.
One thing Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard knew for sure as she grew older: she wanted to live in her own home for as long as possible. The Nursing Home Without Walls program is helping with that.
Heather Winterstein didn't show hallmark warning signs of potentially life-threatening sepsis when she went through triage screening the day before she died at the hospital in St. Catharines, Ont., an emergency medical expert told the coroner’s inquest for the 24-year-old.
One woman was admitted with a life-threatening condition called exercise-induced or exertional rhabdomyolysis, rhabdo for short. The illness can happen after an intense workout and is when muscle tissue breaks down, leaking enzymes and proteins into the bloodstream. In high amounts, the proteins can damage the kidneys and lead to an imbalance of electrolytes, which can cause dehydration and heart issues.
The Highland Health Home and Learning Centre in New Glasgow is testing the idea that prevention is cure as it hands out free bags of greens to its patients as part of a 12-week pilot program.