Health

In a Canadian first, the cardiac team from London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has completed a heart transplant using the Transmedics Organ Care system, often referred to as "heart in a box." The system...

A drug alert has been issued for Waterloo Region after dozens of overdoses were reported in less than a week. Region of Waterloo Public Health says there were 48 suspected drug poisonings and one suspected...

A new and improved mental health and addictions centre at Guelph General Hospital will begin operating later this month now that construction is complete. Guelph General Hospital (GGH), the Homewood...

The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is warning of another blue-green algae bloom in one of its reservoirs. The GRCA already issued notices about small blooms at the Shade's Mills and Belwood...

Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) has expanded mental health safe rooms with help from a City of Cambridge investment. The local hospital says renovations are complete on two emergency department safe...

TORONTO — A new study suggests emergency department visits for gambling disorders have doubled in Ontario since the expansion of online gambling and legalization of single-event sports betting a few years ago.

People with Huntington disease carry the genetic mutation from birth, but why do some people develop symptoms much earlier than others?

A generic over-the-counter pain reliever sold in pharmacies across Canada is being recalled due to what the manufacturer says is the presence of "foreign material." Teva Canada Limited says one lot...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he's open to the idea of involuntary addiction treatment. Ontario's Big City Mayors group recently repeated a request to the province to review existing mental health...