Mike Crawley
Senior reporter
Mike Crawley covers health for CBC News. He began his career as a newspaper reporter in B.C., filed stories from 19 countries in Africa as a freelance journalist, then joined the CBC in 2005. Mike was born and raised in Saint John, N.B.
Latest from Mike Crawley
No commitment from Trump team to drop tariff threat after meeting with Joly, LeBlanc in Florida
Two of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top cabinet ministers met Friday with two of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks in an attempt to stave off the looming prospect of tariffs on Canadian exports.
Canada |
Second Opinion
Blood test that can screen for 50+ cancers now for sale in Canada, at $2,099
It’s an idea that thrills cancer researchers: a blood test that has the potential to screen for a sweeping number of cancers before symptoms appear. More than 250,000 Galleri tests have been sold in the U.S., but data on its accuracy is mixed
Health |
Second Opinion
Killing cancer cells with alpha particles could be the next frontier in treatment
Canadian cancer researchers are part of global efforts to test targeted alpha therapy, a new form of treatment that some oncologists believe is the next frontier in attacking cancer at the cellular level.
Health |
Forcing people into drug treatment is on the political agenda. Here's what the evidence says
Across Canada, there’s a growing number of political leaders proposing to force people into treatment for drug addiction, despite inconclusive evidence about its effectiveness.
Health |
How the proposed deal between provinces, smokers and tobacco companies would work
Here are some key facts about the plan for Canada's three biggest tobacco companies to pay out $32.5 billion in compensation to provincial and territorial governments and to some smokers.
Health |
Canadian doctors warned to be on the lookout for scurvy
Scurvy is a disease that likely conjures up images of sickly sailors from hundreds of years ago, but doctors in Canada are being warned to look out for the condition now, as a result of growing food insecurity.
Health |
'My world stopped': What it's like to learn you have cancer from a message on your phone
As more Canadians get rapid, online access to the results of their medical tests, concern is emerging about people learning they have a life-changing condition in a message on a screen, without hearing it from their doctor.
Health |
How one family's tragedies helped unlock a cause of sudden cardiac arrest
After Lauren Philion lost a brother and a sister to sudden cardiac arrest, and almost died herself, extensive study of her family's history has helped lead Canadian researchers to a discovery they hope will help save lives.
Health |
Doug Ford shifts direction on wind power in Ontario
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government is poised to oversee the biggest expansion of green energy that the province has seen in nearly a decade.
Canada -Toronto |
Surgical waits vary a lot between Ontario hospitals: study
A new study shows “enormous” differences around Ontario in wait times for common surgeries, with the average patient at some hospitals waiting as much as 15 times longer than patients referred elsewhere for the same procedure.
Canada -Toronto |