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More than 1 in 4 deaths among young people in Canada were opioid-related in 2021, study finds
Premature deaths related to opioids doubled between 2019 and 2021 across Canada, with more than 1 in 4 deaths among young adults aged 20–39 years attributable to opioids, new research suggests.
McMaster University professor among winners of $100K prize for Canada's top researchers
Getting food poisoning while travelling overseas gave an internationally renowned Canadian scientist some harrowing insights into antimicrobial resistance, the very topic that his decades of related research have now earned him a $100,000 Killam Prize.
Questions remain about B.C.'s IVF funding plan
British Columbia is joining seven provinces in paying for some of the cost of in vitro fertilization, but scant details and long-standing inequities have raised questions about how the plan could benefit patients.
Universal diabetes drug coverage could be 'life-changing': doctor
Federal Health Minister Mark Holland has tabled a bill that paves the way for a universal drug plan, starting with coverage for birth control and diabetes drugs. Doctors and advocacy groups hailed the plan as they wait for specifics on coverage.
B.C. again leads Canada with highest number of deceased organ donors, province says
British Columbia saw a record-breaking 563 organ transplants last year from a record 160 deceased organ donors and 77 living donors.
Proposed class-action lawsuit filed in Manitoba over cantaloupe tainted with salmonella
An Ontario woman who became ill after eating cantaloupe is the lead plaintiff in a second proposed class-action lawsuit filed over cantaloupe-linked salmonella infections across the country.
More addiction treatment needed as B.C. drug decriminalization pilot enters 2nd year: doctors, advocates
Addiction specialists say a lack of readily available long-term treatment represents a major gap for those who need immediate addiction services, while others are calling on B.C. to regulate private treatment facilities to ensure they provide evidence-based care.
Former Ontario inmates saw higher risk of overdose death as COVID-19 emerged: study
Former Ontario inmates saw their risk of dying from a toxic-drug overdose jump as much as 50 per cent at the start of the pandemic compared to the years before COVID-19, says a study.
Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere: doctors
There's a big problem for everyone waiting for a kidney in British Columbia, where only four surgeons do all the transplants at two Vancouver hospitals: kidneys that can't be used are getting shipped to other provinces.
Drop in cancer diagnoses in 2020 possibly linked to COVID-19 disruptions: Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada says there was a notable decline in new cancer diagnoses in 2020, possibly due to pandemic-related disruptions in screening services.