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The country — once hailed as a success story in the fight to eliminate measles — is now scrambling to contain its worst outbreak in decades.

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, is in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he says, to show that communities affected by the Ebola outbreak 'are not alone,' and to ensure they have all they need to stop the spread.

A plastic surgeon has been ordered to pay $22.5 million to former patients after filming them without their consent using surveillance cameras installed at his clinic in Toronto.

After three young people drowned in Calgary's Mahogany Lake in less than a year, the homeowners association is stepping up safety measures, including introducing a mandatory water safety course. But some residents of the southeast community worry the measures do not go far enough.

Highly anticipated generic versions — which arrived at some pharmacies, including select Rexall and Shoppers Drug Mart locations across Canada last week — are being hailed as a gamer-changer. According to pharmacies, generics have slashed the price to roughly $100 a month, which they expect will quickly drive up demand.

A group of researchers looking into obstetric and gynecological violence toward Indigenous women in Quebec's health-care system have released new data. That data, which comes from testimony about incidents that span from 1956 to 2023, paints an alarming picture about the different ways the bodily autonomy of Indigenous women have been violated in Quebec's health sector.

A new poll on artificial intelligence and health care suggests that while some Canadians may be turning to chatbots for medical advice, they're far less comfortable with the technology being used to make medical decisions or replace a visit with a doctor.

Canadian officials are clamping down on travel and immigration from multiple countries in central Africa as the region continues to face a fast-spreading outbreak of Ebola, citing the upcoming FIFA World Cup as a key reason to tighten the borders.

For decades, airports across Canada conducted firefighter training exercises that included the use of foams containing PFAS, often dubbed "forever chemicals." The impact of that contamination has people living near the Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., airport fearing for future generations.

Canadians with experience tackling Ebola are warning of major challenges in containing the spread of the virus in central Africa, as a fast-moving outbreak of the relatively rare Bundibugyo strain has hit more than 1,000 known infections.

A Spanish national in quarantine ‌in a Madrid military hospital, and who is among those evacuated from a cruise ​ship earlier this month, has ​tested positive of hantavirus, Spain's Health Ministry said on Monday.

Residents of Quadra Island, B.C., are scrambling to fundraise a recruitment drive, amid fear they could lose a crucial medical services if they can't replace a retiring doctor.

Zoos and wildlife facilities in Alberta are taking steps to protect their birds from avian flu. Outbreaks on commercial poultry operations in Alberta have been detected east of Edmonton and near Ribstone Creek in east-central Alberta on May 11, and northeast of Drumheller on May 16.

A brand of broccoli microgreens sold online in Ontario and Quebec is being recalled over fears of pathogenic E. coli contamination.

Physicians are calling for a change to prevent patients from receiving tragic medical news alone, without compassionate support from a health-care provider.

A University of Calgary student is drawing from her lived experience with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) to further the medical field's understanding of the neurological disorder through a new study looking at its long-term impacts.

An Ontario resident who recently travelled to East Africa is being tested for Ebola, according to the province's health ministry.

The World Health Organization has confirmed that the latest Ebola outbreak, of the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, in Congo and Uganda is a public health emergency of international concern but not a pandemic emergency. Dr. Paul Ngwakum, senior health advisor for UNICEF Africa, says in the absence of a vaccine, it is 'very critical' to have other public health measures such as early detection, rapid response and infection control.

Surgery to remove the fallopian tubes as a permanent method of birth control could also reduce a woman's risk of the most common ovarian cancer, but a group of B.C. researchers and physicians say the procedure isn't widely known across Canada and they are trying to change that.

Argentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise that set sail last month were trapping rodents in the forests surrounding the southernmost city of Ushuaia on Tuesday, with the aim of detecting the possible presence of the virus in an area previously thought unaffected.

While Canada is monitoring a severe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the federal health authority says it is not implementing a travel ban or actively testing travellers.

Rachel Lyons’s service dog, Geneva, helps her navigate the world, and often garners attention from strangers. But when people try to distract Geneva, it can cause medical issues for her.

Cynthia McCutcheon thought she heard wrong when she was told the next available appointment for a mammogram in the Halifax area was in July 2027. She's worried some cancers will be diagnosed at later stages because of the backlog in Nova Scotia.

At least 131 deaths and over 500 suspected cases have been reported in the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, the Congolese health ministry said Tuesday as the World Health Organization's head expressed concern over the "scale and speed of the epidemic."

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ‌Prevention confirmed on Monday that ​one American has tested ​positive for Ebola as part ​of their work in the Democratic ‌Republic of Congo.

Burial rituals allowed the virus to spread before alarms were raised, while testing missteps delayed detection, according to sources. Experts say delays could hurt efforts to stem the spread of the deadly illness, which has been declared a public health emergency of international concern.

A school bus ride in Drumheller took an unexpected turn when a bat turned out to be on board. At least three students on the bus are being treated for rabies exposure after making direct contact with the bat last week, according to two parents.

The Alberta Medical Association is calling on the provincial government to adopt dozens of safeguards as the province crafts regulations designed to allow physicians to practise in both the public and private systems.

Canada's public health agency confirmed a positive case of hantavirus in a Canadian isolating in British Columbia after leaving the cruise ship affected by a deadly outbreak.

Dr. Elaine Ma, the Kingston, Ont., physician who organized dozens of vaccine clinics early in the COVID-19 pandemic — and who was ordered to pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees for those services — says she's feeling somewhat relieved after the latest turn in her legal ordeal.

Several types of organic microgreens sold in Ontario and Quebec under the Farm Boy and Kyan Culture brands have been recalled due to potential E. coli contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says.

Ontario has lowered the screening age for colon cancer to 45 years old from 50. But patients and advocates say with the rising number of cases in young people, the age should be even lower.

Tori Sabean spent years at the Halifax hospital after being diagnosed with leukemia as a child. Now she's working on the same floor where she was once a patient. The CBC's Carolyn Ray shares her story.

Toby Esterby, the chief operations officer for the clinic on 20th Street in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood, urged city council to devote resources to address homelessness and addiction, arguing that such spending will reduce the need for responses from the police and fire departments.

More Canadians are being contacted after having been on the same flight as a confirmed hantavirus case, according to federal health officials.

Dr. Joss Reimer, Canada's chief public health officer, says her team is working with provincial and territorial counterparts to create national guidance as the country sees both low-risk and higher-risk exposures to hantavirus related to a cluster of cases linked to a cruise ship.

Dr. Joss Reimer, Canada's chief public health officer, is appearing alongside representatives from Global Affairs Canada and Transport Canada on Thursday to take questions about the government's response to hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship

Artificial intelligence note-taking tools intended for use by Ontario doctors provided incorrect and incomplete information or demonstrated "hallucinations," and were not evaluated adequately, the province’s auditor general says in a new report.

A family is calling for an inquest after an intellectually disabled man who was being cared for at a Manitoba group home died in hospital with significant malnutrition.

After more than a decade of discussion and debate, polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, will now be called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS. It's hoped the name change will mean earlier diagnosis, an approach toward holistic treatments and more awareness of lesser known symptoms of the chronic hormonal disorder.

Passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak were being flown home Monday to more than 20 countries and quarantined, including a Spaniard, a French woman and an American who tested positive.

Now that most of the passengers of a luxury cruise ship are back in their home countries after a deadly outbreak was declared on board, questions and concerns about the illness continue to circulate. CBC News put some of your most asked hantavirus questions to the experts.

Santé Québec and health authority officials described the launch of the Dossier Santé Numérique in two regional health authorities as ‘wonderful,’ though others have reported bugs.

Lisa Richardson had an unplanned pregnancy in her teens and gave up that child for adoption. She always assumed that getting pregnant and becoming a mom would be easy when she was ready. But life took an unexpected turn.

"How do I meet new people?" That question — especially for adults — is all over the internet. CBC News spoke to Calgarians about how they're making friends, and an expert on the cost of loneliness and social isolation.

World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a direct message to Tenerife residents on Saturday, reassuring them the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship that's expected to arrive at the Spanish island won't put them in danger.

Human-to-human transmission of the rodent-borne hantavirus may be quite rare, but a deadly outbreak that happened on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean now has health officials around the world — including here in Canada — monitoring for any potential spread.

Philippe Pinette, a 40-year-old Innu man from Uashat, near Sept-Îles on Quebec's North Shore, died in hospital on Sept. 19, 2022, while under the care of the Quebec City detention centre. The province’s ombudsman pointed out multiple failures in the care provided.

Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations.