There’s an app for that medical issue. Should you use it?Health apps are hailed for revolutionizing medicine. Just one little problem: Some of them are wildly incorrect.
Does your child have a cold? Be careful of what drugs you provide.Over-the-counter cough and cold medication warns that it shouldn’t be used on anyone under age six. So why do so many parents give it to children?
The magic of Finland’s baby boxes comes to CanadaCredited with cutting infant mortality rates, the program has been adopted by more than 30 countries—and in January, it comes to Canada
Vitamin Determination: An oilman becomes a health care renegadeAllan Markin is one of Alberta’s richest men—and a crusader to get Canadians to take more vitamin D. Misguided eccentric, or visionary?
Could Canada cause multiple sclerosis?The cheeky rebranding of multiple sclerosis in Canada raises the fair question: why are rates so high here?
Vegetarians, divided: The rise of the flexitarianCheeseburger-loving flexitarians are driving a vegan boom—to the ire of some
Tiny country, big people: Why the Dutch tower over us allHow a small country became a land of big people in stunningly short order
Paging Dr. Digital: How to get doctors on social mediaMost doctors don’t use Facebook or Twitter professionally. A university asks: Should they?
Waiting in pain for a no-show ambulanceParamedics are anonymously tweeting records of ambulance no-shows and wait times, highlighting a widespread problem
How your brain can heal itselfGroundbreaking research offers new hope for people with chronic pain, multiple sclerosis and more