Health

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

BRAMPTON, Ont. — A 27-year-old woman declared brain dead by doctors at a Toronto-area hospital will remain on life support following a court ruling on Thursday.

U.S. regulators have approved the first continuous blood sugar monitor for diabetics that doesn't need backup finger prick tests. Current models require users to test a drop of blood twice daily to calibrate, or adjust, the monitor.

OTTAWA — A national, universal pharmacare program that all but eliminates all out-of-pocket expenses for Canadians who need to fill their prescriptions could slash the overall price tag for drugs in this country by more than $4 billion a year.

WASHINGTON — Mosquitoes harbour gut bacteria just like people do — and the bugs inside the bugs may hold a key to fighting malaria.