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This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s refusal to license a therapeutic device intended to help brain-injured people is raising questions about the rigour of Health […]

This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you […]

In the fall of 2016, Jim Wiseman was in the hospital to have his bladder removed as part of his cancer treatment. “I know that […]

In the fall of 2016, Jim Wiseman was in the hospital to have his bladder removed as part of his cancer treatment. “I know that […]

Relying on the trickery used HIV to infect people, doctors at two medical centres say they have cured 10 infants of so-called bubble boy disease, […]

Health Canada says it is aware of Canadian and international reports of complications, including deaths, associated with using intragastric balloons for weight loss. Doctors temporarily […]

Lisa Love hasn’t seen her doctor of 25 years since she discovered telemedicine. Love tried virtual visits last summer for help with a skin irritation […]

Congo’s president on Tuesday said he wants to see a deadly Ebola virus outbreak contained in less than three months even as some health experts […]

Woman no longer need to have an ultrasound before they’re prescribed Mifegymiso for medical termination of a pregnancy, Health Canada says. Mifegymiso is the brand […]