Health Archive

Key Takeaways Health Canada's adult guidelines classify a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 as the normal weight range. Weight ranges calculated for...

Canada has announced $880 million to support health research projects and 6,485 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. The investment will fund studies...

Health Canada has recalled specified Simmons Kozy and Nido baby nests and loungers because they may pose a fall hazard. The products...

Key Takeaways Laboratory testing confirmed an imported Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease case on October 20, 2026. The patient was isolated, and health...

The FDA has granted accelerated approval for GSK's Jemperli for certain adults with locally advanced rectal cancer. Interim trial results indicate that...

Canada has ended its multi-jurisdictional measles outbreak, but regaining global elimination status requires at least 12 consecutive months without transmission of the...

Key Takeaways Health Canada authorized 16 new prescription drugs and 33 generic and biosimilar drugs during the third quarter of 2026. The...

Manitoba has declared its measles outbreak over after the last laboratory-confirmed case was identified in August. The outbreak, first reported in 2025,...

Key Takeaways Federal and Manitoba health ministers are scheduled to announce support for international medical graduates on October 14. The stated objective...

Canadian health ministers will gather in Winnipeg on October 15 and 16 for federal, provincial and territorial discussions. The meetings will include...

Port Hardy Hospital's emergency department is scheduled to close for four hours on October 12 because of limited care-provider availability. Island Health...

Canada's 2026 respiratory virus season brings renewed attention to flu, COVID-19 and RSV. Official guidance urges eligible residents to plan vaccination, while...

Canada’s assisted-dying debate has returned to the spotlight after former Quebec premier Philippe Couillard reportedly questioned how much the practice has expanded...

Canada and Ontario are investing more than C$31 million to help internationally educated health professionals enter the workforce faster. The initiative includes...

Justice Minister Sean Fraser and Health Minister Marjorie Michel were scheduled to outline the government's next steps on October 7. The current...

Health Canada has issued Type II recalls for specific Innovacon and Abbott Rapid Diagnostics hCG pregnancy testing products that may produce false-positive...

Canada and the Northwest Territories held a healthcare announcement in Ottawa on October 5, involving federal and territorial ministers. Health Canada confirmed...

Canada’s annual death count rose from 171,029 in 1981 to roughly 340,000 in provisional 2025 data, reflecting a larger and older population....

Canada is investing $25 million to support 80 new supportive housing units near Toronto Western Hospital, expanding a social medicine model that...

Health Canada has recalled specific Boston Scientific Direxion and Direxion HI-FLO Microcatheters because a manufacturing issue may make devices difficult to withdraw...