Health

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier John Horgan says his government is taking action to combat the overdose death crisis, with funding from a $322-million investment announced in a recent budget update. Here are five steps: — B.C.

TORONTO — Medical professionals and body artists say the practice of tattooing the eyeball, which recently left an Ottawa woman facing the prospect of vision loss, is on the rise despite its many risks.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia pharmacies are now stocking free naloxone kits as part of the province's strategy to battle opioid overdoses that currently claim nearly 60 lives a year in the province. The chief medical officer of health, Dr.

OTTAWA — A salmonella outbreak that left 13 people ill in four provinces this summer has been linked to frozen raw breaded chicken products.

HALIFAX — A research project suggests participating in sports has far-reaching benefits for ill and injured military personnel.

EDMONTON — Two of the leadership candidates for Alberta's United Conservatives say they will pursue more private-care options to fix a broken health-care system.

REGINA — The Regina Catholic School division has apologized after a letter from the province’s bishops questioning the HPV vaccine was sent out.

U.S. regulators have approved a new medicine for treating a common type of breast cancer after it has spread to other parts of the body.

The Food and Drug Administration is requiring manufacturers of the most widely prescribed painkillers to provide extensive training to doctors in an attempt to reduce the number of patients who become addicted, and stem the ongoing opioid crisis.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal government was warned off using a public-private partnership model in its massive redevelopment of Atlantic Canada's largest research hospital Thursday, following the release of government documents by the third party