Radon gas, an invisible health threat that can build up in your home, is putting more Canadians at risk of deadly lung cancer. A national research team is using throwaway toenail clippings to find markers of high radon exposure, in the hope of expanding cancer screenings to save lives.

What the medical literature suggests on who and what might benefit from creatine supplementation and what's less clear.

What started as a school drop-off turned into a deeply emotional moment for Alexander Redhead that connected to his late father’s experience in residential school — and to what it means to be an Indigenous parent trying to break cycles through love and compassion.

Clinicians in Nova Scotia have been using AI tools for months to take notes during patient visits, and an expert says it is a good thing as long as everyone has a voice in the implementation.

Manitoba health officials say 18 new measles cases were confirmed during the second week of January. 

A Port Moody, B.C., mother of two says she had to wait three months after being diagnosed with breast cancer to see an oncologist. She worries that wait has cost her precious time. B.C. Cancer data shows that while wait times are improving, British Columbia continues to lag behind other provinces.

Food made from pigs engineered to be resistant to a porcine virus are as safe and nutritious to eat as pork currently on the market, Health Canada said Friday.

Environmental substances like herbicides and heavy metals are likely not causing the neurological symptoms reported by hundreds of New Brunswickers, an investigation by the province into the so-called mystery brain illness has concluded.

Ontario hospitals have already started making some "lower risk" cuts in the face of rising deficits, but those alone won't alleviate hospitals' financial strain, said the association head.

The highly contagious H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in samples collected in Manitoba after a die-off, but a U of Manitoba researcher says it's reassuring to know the virus hasn't mutated into a different strain.

New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health will release findings on Friday from an investigation into cases of undiagnosed neurological illness.

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we meet a doula who is helping moms-to-be prepare for hazards like hurricanes and extreme heat; track the growth of nuclear fusion startups; and get the details on the Chinese EVs coming to Canada, including when they'll be here and how much they'll cost.

The United States officially pulled out from the World Health Organization on Thursday, one year after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to do so. Experts warn the move will have serious implications for global health.

A Hamilton family whose son was hit and killed by a city bus last month says he should have been in school on the Thursday afternoon when he died. But the seven-year-old had autism and was only attending school for half-days due to staffing challenges at his school. The family argues if he had been at school, he would still be alive today.

The Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program provides a variety of health care benefits for eligible First Nations and Inuit, with dental care accounting for the third largest expense for the program. But healthcare advocates and users of the program said NIHB is leaving First Nations and Inuit clients more vulnerable to poorer oral health outcomes.

Jane Darville was executive director of Toronto's Casey House at the time of the royal visit in 1991. She says Princess Diana helped to ease the stigma around HIV/AIDS.

Health Canada is warning people not to buy or use fake or unauthorized versions of GLP-1 drugs such as semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy. The health agency says it has found retailers in Canada selling unauthorized GLP-1 products — sometimes referred to as "fauxzempic" — both in stores and online.

As families fight to avoid forced patient transfers from faith-based hospitals that refuse to perform medical assistance in dying (MAID), an advocacy group says there are more than 100 forced transfers a year across Canada.

As Winnipeg is blanketed under snow and an orange-level extreme cold warning, several outreach organizations say people experiencing homelessness are in a "life and death situation" while some shelters are operating over capacity.