Healthcare

Dr. Jeffrey R. Dugas developed a procedure that cut recovery time to as little as nine months for some baseball pitchers with torn elbow ligaments. He envisions more innovations within five-to-seven years.

Hands up if you make a point of checking out local pharmacies when you travel?

The study of 2.2 million females between the ages of 12 and 19 found that the risk of premature death was 1.5 times higher in those who had one teen pregnancy and 2.1 times higher among those with at least two teen pregnancies.

Many of the province’s more isolated hospitals that rely on locums have been benefiting from the Temporary Locum Program, which pays them a premium.

Spring-break travel, a global rise in measles cases and reduced measles vaccine coverage among school-aged children in Canada could lead to a rise in cases in Canada.

Effects believed to rival hypertension medications.

Dr. Robert Dickson sees something dramatic in his walk-in that addresses common issues we don’t often consider.

Changes brought in with the new model could discourage family doctors in family health organizations and networks from doing emergency and hospitalist work, critics say.