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Nova Scotia's health authority says it has hired one doctor eager to leave the United States because of President Donald Trump, and is in talks with more than two dozen more.

After CBC Toronto was first to report on a Toronto gynecologist linked to potential exposure to bloodborne infections, several patients reached out with their own negative experiences with the doctor. Many of them were new to Canada, and said not ...

A new study out of Wales has found those who received the shingles vaccine were 20 per cent less likely to develop dementia over the next seven years than those who did not receive the vaccine.

People born between 1970 and 1996 only received one measles shot and guidelines now say a second one is needed for full immunity.

The exoskeleton is a battery-operated, wearable device that gives patients with minimal movement in their legs the ability to walk.

Newfoundland and Labrador's seniors' advocate and the president of NAPE say they aren't surprised by the harrowing findings in the auditor general's latest report, which highlights concerns of the deaths of residents, sexual abuse by staff, missing . ...

Sean Towgood says he created the Canadian comedy series You're My Hero with the intention to show the audience a more complete picture of people living with disabilities. He spoke to Brent Bambury, host of CBC Radio's Day 6 about the journey to ...

Some fungal diseases in humans no longer respond to medicines, which increases the risk of severe illness and death as well disease spread, according to a new report.

Through amendments tabled Tuesday to beef up a bill it tabled last year, the Coalition Avenir Québec government wants to crack down on physicians going back and forth between the public and private health systems.

Two more measles cases have been confirmed in Alberta -- one in the Calgary health zone and one in the south zone -- and infectious disease experts are watching the situation closely.