East West Information

Wildlife officials in Alaska have confirmed the first known case of a polar bear that died from avian flu — highlighting growing concerns about the virus's potential spread among northern mammals.

Health Canada has approved a new Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine geared toward protecting two of the groups most severely affected by the virus: newborns, who would receive antibodies through maternal immunization, and Canadians over 60.

It's a different kind of Battle of Alberta. First responders across the province are rolling up their sleeves in a friendly competition to see who can encourage the most people to donate blood this month.

An Ontario woman who became ill after eating cantaloupe is the lead plaintiff in a second proposed class-action lawsuit filed over cantaloupe-linked salmonella infections across the country.

A patient and the daughter of a patient talk about their experiences at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton during the holidays.

Pfizer said on Wednesday that Canada's health regulator approved its gene therapy for the treatment of a rare inherited bleeding disorder called hemophilia B ahead of a U.S. decision.

One of Quebec's largest public art collections belongs to the McGill University Health Centre Foundation, and part of it is being used to "calm or distract" hospital patients at the Glen site.