45+ min ago   (487+ words) If you're one of the 60,000 Hamiltonians without a family doctor, the Hamilton Family Health Team wants to hear from you. "Many people have not believed they can actually get a family physician or nurse practitioner," Gloria Jordan, the health team's…...

2+ hour ago   (220+ words) Health influencers are selling peptides as a cure-all for everything from building muscle to losing weight and even boosting your libido. While Health Canada warns consumers they pose serious risks, in the U.S., government regulators are talking about loosening restrictions. Jonathan…...

7+ hour, 17+ min ago   (368+ words) Windsor-Essex paramedics could go on strike as early as Aug. 8, their union says. The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) issued a no-board report Tuesday, according to a news release issued the same day by CUPE Local 2974. That starts a 17-day…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (139+ words) Melanoma tumours are genetically similar to each other, less similar to infected fish they're found on Image | bullhead fish cancer (39 of 55) Caption: About a third of brown bullhead catfish in Lake Memphremagog, which spans the Quebec-Vermont border, have black spots…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago   (336+ words) The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has identified the first sign of West Nile Virus in the region this year. Routine monitoring has identified one positive mosquito pool, the health unit said in a news release issued Wednesday. So far, no…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago   (765+ words) It's rare that cancerous tumours can spread from one individual to another. But a genetic study suggests that's what's happening with melanoma tumours among catfish in Quebec and the northeastern U.S. The discovery represents the first known transmissible cancer in fish…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (304+ words) St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton has been fined $65,000 after pleading guilty to an Occupational Health and Safety Act violation that stems from a workplace incident that critically injured a laboratory worker in 2024. According to Ontario's Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and…...

9+ hour, 21+ min ago   (695+ words) Alberta's booming mosquito populations are triggering more than just itchiness and aggravation. It turns out the pesky swarms are leading to some emergency room visits in Alberta, particularly among children. Edmonton emergency room physician Dr. Andrew Dixon has treated a…...

10+ hour, 21+ min ago   (466+ words) Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new approach to making custom hard contact lenses using advanced 3D printing technology and a specialized silicone material. The goal is to help people with irregularly shaped corneas get personalized lenses faster,…...

10+ hour, 21+ min ago   (899+ words) A Manitoba man is relieved the province changed its tune and partially reimbursed him for an out-of-country surgery after previously refusing to pick up the tab. Tom Molinski, 69, recently got a cheque in the mail for $23,908.99 from Manitoba Health — about…...