Doctors warn about risk of eye injuries from Nerf toy guns
A 43-year-old woman was nearly blinded in her left eye after she was struck by a Nerf foam bullet amid recent warnings from doctors concerned Read More
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NDP willing to withhold health funding to provinces with abortion barriers
People take part in the March For Life rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 9, 2019. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) The NDP says Read More
Girl creates ‘Medi Teddy’ for young patients afraid of IV’s
A 12-year-old girl has designed a special stuffed animal pouch to cover IV bags to make hospital visits less intimidating for young patients. When Ella Read More
NDP’s 2019 election platform promises mental, dental, hearing coverage for all
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh joins hands with deputy leader Alexandre Boulerice, left, and other candidates during a presentation of the party’s plan for climate change Read More
Canadian charity hopes to bring high tech smartphone ultrasound to rural Africa
Nicole Bogart, CTV NewsPublished Saturday, June 15, 2019 1:28PM EDTLast Updated Saturday, June 15, 2019 10:13PM EDT Diagnostic imaging tools such as x-rays and ultrasounds Read More
‘I was willing to try anything’: UBC study explores why people fall for health scams
British Columbians surveyed for a recent UBC study said that online health scams frequently focused on skincare products. (Shutterstock/Vladimir Gjorgiev) Forty per cent of people Read More
Breaking down the walls of scientific secrecy
Rachel Harding is a research scientist with the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) at the University of Toronto. As a pioneer of open-notebook science, she publishes Read More
Cardiologist monitors heart health of Toronto Raptors fans during NBA Finals matchup
The National·Video A cardiologist hooked up a group of Toronto Raptors fans to heart monitors to see what kind of impact the game was having Read More
HIV, syphilis outbreaks in parts of Saskatchewan: health authority
SASKATOON — Health officials are dealing with outbreaks of sexually transmitted infections in some west-central Saskatchewan communities. The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared an outbreak Read More
Brazil asks for WTO investigation of Indonesia on poultry trade
FILE PHOTO: Chicken are pictured at a poultry factory in Lapa city, Parana state, Brazil, May 31, 2016. REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer/File Photo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Read More