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Dr. Sarah Giles wants you to know she's sorry that patients are suffering because of staffing shortages in health care. But she's learned that working longer hours won't solve the problem. In fact, it could have led her to leave the profession altogether.

Perfectionism leads to procrastination, black-and-white thinking and can be harmful to your mental health, experts say.

As the gambling industry expands worldwide with the increasing popularity of online gambling, a recent report from The Lancet's commission on gambling urges governments to treat gambling as a public health issue.

The B.C. Nurses' Union says a student nurse was attacked with a knife at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) on Thursday, during what the union president says was the victim's first clinical placement.

Doctors in northern Saskatchewan discovered an unusual number of scurvy cases, raising concerns about food security in rural and remote communities.

The chemical cocktails that are emitted when modern homes burn, as well as foams used to extinguish fires, were long seen as the biggest hazards to firefighters. But firefighters increasingly worry that PFAS, which make firefighting gear more resistant to abrasion, heat and moisture, could also be hurting them.

Toronto is declaring itself a paid-plasma-free zone — a designation that will likely do nothing to stop Canadian Blood Services from opening two clinics in the city's suburbs that will pay people for plasma donations in 2025.

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.

Some people who are blind have been able to forego a walking cane by using echolocation instead to visually sense their world. Now in a new study, scientists discovered that sighted individuals can also gain this ability through training.

The Baycrest Koschitzky Centre is launching a free online resource tool it says will help caregivers facing "significant and escalating challenges," such as isolation, burnout and financial hardship.

Yukon says its Communicable Disease Control and the territory's chief medical officer have confirmed a case of whooping cough on a flight from Whitehorse to Vancouver earlier this month.

More than 800 million adults have diabetes worldwide, almost twice as many as previous estimates have suggested, and more than half of those aged over 30 who have the condition are not receiving treatment, according to a new study.

Livestock measures aim to keep virus out as hospitals and labs test patients with respiratory symptoms.

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is doubling down on its decision to deny 71-year-old Patsy Smith of St. Anthony rehabilitative care after she had a stroke last year.

Transplants are rare because of new cancer treatments and small volumes. But experts say they still save lives.

Dozens of researchers across Canada have joined a growing chorus of voices urging the federal government to halt the importation of an endangered monkey species for medical research in Quebec.

Experts and health authorities say that while the risk of human infection with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza remains low, people should avoid contact with sick or dead birds.

Medical experts agree that walking is an easy way to improve physical and mental health, bolster fitness and prevent disease. While it's not the only sort of exercise people should do, it's a great first step toward a healthy life.

23andMe is laying off 40 per cent of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics division as the struggling genetic testing company attempts to slash costs.

CBC Winnipeg News host Brittany Greenslade speaks with Canadian gynecologist Dr. Jen Gunter, who is part of a Tuesday panel discussion about health misinformation and how to separate fact from fiction. It's part of Together Against Misinformation Week, a nationwide event that runs until Nov. 17.