by Research Team | Nov 9, 2015 | Health News
Private health insurers would be allowed to cover GP visits and common tests such as X-rays under radical reforms being canvassed by the Turnbull government that would shift Australia towards a more US-style health system. Health policy experts say the move, flagged...
by Research Team | Nov 9, 2015 | Health News
She’s put 250,000 miles on her Honda minivan going to their homes in upstate New York. Home visits make a different kind of care possible.
by Research Team | Nov 9, 2015 | Health News
In a five-part series, the Herald investigates controversies in cancer testing and treatment and reports on the moving stories of people afflicted with cancer. In the first part of the series, Herald health reporter Martin Johnston turns his attention to breast cancer...
by Research Team | Nov 8, 2015 | Health News
An invasive Asian mosquito that can carry diseases such as encephalitis has been detected for the first time in Western Canada, at a site in Metro Vancouver. SFU biologist Peter Belton was among the researchers who found the Aedes Japonicus mosquito species breeding...
by Research Team | Nov 8, 2015 | Health News
Most commercial chicken and turkey farms that were infected by the bird flu have been cleared to restock, agriculture officials said Friday, but scientists still will keep a close eye on migrating birds and test thousands to see if the virus is present. No new cases...
