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A Quebec coroner recommends tighter control of diphenhydramine sales after an 18-year-old died from an overdose, calling its over-the-counter availability unsafe.

Health Canada said the mix-up could cause patients to get a larger dose of painkiller than prescribed, possibly resulting in an overdose with 'potentially fatal health risks.'

Health Canada is warning the public after one lot of Seasonique birth control pills was recalled across the country due to a packaging error that left two pills missing.

The new levy, which the town is calling a "livability tax," has become a big topic in the small mountain town.

A new study finds that access to abortion services expanded greatly in the five years after the abortion pill was approved and pharmacies began dispensing it in Ontario.

While anyone who has had chicken pox still has the virus in their system, flare-ups in older adulthood are typically more severe.

There's many issues front of mind in the federal election campaign, but industry leaders say rural communities aren't getting enough focus.

A New Brunswick woman losing her family doctor faces a dire situation: she can't renew her prescription for controlled substances, leaving her to wait in emergency rooms.

Global News spoke with five experts to break down the biggest issues in health care today and what federal leaders can do to address them.

He wasn't on the stage but U.S. President Donald Trump's shadow towered over the Liberal leadership race during Monday night's French-language debate.

A total of 80 new stores are expected to be built in 2025, with about 50 of them set to be discount grocers, while 300 existing grocery and pharmacy locations will be renovated.

A "significant portion" of opioids prescribed in B.C. are being diverted, and prescribed alternatives are being trafficked a Ministry of Health document says.

Mark Holland says provincial and territorial health plans will cover primary care provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives. 

A new Manitoba law restricting protests near clinics and hospitals where abortions are performed is to take effect Saturday.

U.S. officials approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.

The province has been under pressure from health-care advocates and political opponents to tackle the rise of private nurse practitioner clinics that charge patients.

The Alberta government has quietly released the report of a government-appointed task force reviewing the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Calgary Police accuse a 46-year-old Gold River, B.C. woman of embezzling more than $575,000 from a small Calgary company that makes prosthetic limbs.

Twenty-three per cent of those surveyed said following health advice they found online resulted in a bad reaction or had a negative impact on their health. 

A list of the promises made by the Ontario PCs, NDP, Liberals and Greens ahead of the 2025 provincial election.