Health

FREDERICTON — Midwives in New Brunswick have begun seeing their first patients — becoming one of the last provinces to provide publicly funded and regulated midwifery services.

A key U.S. maker of hospital products said it expects a temporary shortage of small saline bags because of the hurricane that hit Puerto Rico.

VICTORIA — The BC Coroners Service is launching an inquest into the death of a 36-year-old man who fell while being taken by ambulance to hospital in Quesnel, B.C. A statement from the service says Ebony Wood was involved in a vehicle crash on Nov.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is moving to significantly cut Canada's worst wait times for hip and knee replacements, as it strives to meet the national standard over the next four years — or possibly earlier.

BRIDGEWATER, N.S. — A Halifax-area doctor has been acquitted of fraud and unlawful possession of narcotics, but remains unable to practice as she faces a professional disciplinary probe. Dr.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's labour minister says he will appoint a conciliator in stalled contract talks with four health care unions. Labi Kousoulis says the request was made by the Nova Scotia Health Authority and the IWK Health Centre.

NEW YORK — America's weight problem isn't getting any better, according to new government research. Overall, obesity figures stayed about the same: About 40 per cent of adults are obese and 18.5 per cent of children.

REGINA — The provincial government says Saskatchewan has the highest number of HIV cases reported in Canada. Data released by the Saskatchewan Health Department and population health branch shows the province had 2,091 HIV cases from 1985-2016.

Winnipeg police have charged a man after he allegedly pulled an imitation handgun on another man outside one of the city's biggest hospitals.

SILVER SPRING, Md. — A potentially groundbreaking treatment for a rare form of blindness moved one step closer to U.S.