Category: Health

As Western University continues to wait for government funding to expand its nursing program, applications to the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing were up by 20 per cent this past year, driving up competition at a time when nurses are burned out and leaving the profession in droves.

The Liberal government starts its third term in office today with a speech from the throne delivered by Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon — and a plan to pass a flurry of legislation before the Christmas break.

A new paper calls into question a decades-old Canadian study that has informed breast cancer screening guidelines for women in their 40s around the world, which generally do not recommend a yearly mammogram.

A health-care worker gives her tips for preparing your child to receive their vaccine, while a pediatrician addresses questions your child may have.

A national health advocacy body is calling on the federal government and some social media companies to reduce threats and violence some front-line health-care professionals are experiencing at work.