at 18:16 on June 18, 2013, EDT.

Alberta Health Services reverses cuts to home, palliative and continuing care

EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services has reversed several decisions affecting palliative, home care and continuing care.

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at 16:13 on June 18, 2013, EDT.

New Brunswick health minister says catastrophic drug plan on the way

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's health minister says he expects to begin rolling out parts of a catastrophic drug program as early as this fall.

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at 14:56 on June 18, 2013, EDT.

HEALTHBEAT: July 1 brings changes to way diabetics on Medicare purchase blood testing supplies

WASHINGTON - Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar — but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system.

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at 23:37 on June 17, 2013, EDT.

Study finds high rate of mental illness in Calgary homeless population

CALGARY - A study has found there is an "overwhelmingly high" rate of undiagnosed and untreated psychiatric illness among Calgary's homeless population.

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at 19:51 on June 17, 2013, EDT.

Earliest known MERS outbreak, in Jordan, infected at least 10 people

The earliest known outbreak of the MERS coronavirus infected at least 10 people, with testing still underway on blood samples from seven people who were likely exposed during the April 2012 incident, officials in Jordan and in the United States have revealed.

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at 15:45 on June 17, 2013, EDT.

Doctors say public purse and public health at risk because of government cuts

OTTAWA - Public health and the public purse are in danger because of cuts to refugee health funding, doctors and refugee advocates said Monday as they protested the cuts across the country.

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at 17:14 on June 17, 2013, EDT.

Website helps Parkinson's patients avoid protein-medication interaction

TORONTO - Parkinson's medication and protein don't get along.

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at 17:08 on June 17, 2013, EDT.

Post-secondary students feel stress, anxiety, have suicidal thoughts: survey

Canadian post-secondary students feel stressed, overwhelmed, lonely and some have even considered suicide in the past year, a new study released Monday suggested.

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at 15:00 on June 17, 2013, EDT.

As more patients get lab-grown body parts, scientists face challenge of making complex organs

NEW YORK, N.Y. - By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery.

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at 01:45 on June 17, 2013, EDT.

Boston hospital to offer hand transplants for kids, following on success in adults

A Boston hospital is starting the world's first hand transplant program for children, and doctors say it won't be long until face transplants and other radical operations to improve appearance and quality of life are offered to kids, too.

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at 19:29 on June 16, 2013, EDT.

One case of rare brain disease confirmed in B.C.; two other cases now suspected

VANCOUVER - One case of a rare, degenerative brain disease has been confirmed in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, and a health official says two other cases are now suspected.

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at 04:00 on June 16, 2013, EDT.

Governments, experts worry about spread of chronic wasting disease in deer and elk

Experts say it may not be possible to eliminate chronic wasting disease in deer and elk in Canada.

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