Health

With the FIFA World Cup games just weeks away, soccer fever is rapidly spreading. But with more than 230,000 daily visitors expected in Toronto for the games, health officials are worried about a different...

A spokesperson for Ontario's Minister of Health, Sylvia Jones, confirms that a patient who recently travelled to East Africa is now in an Ontario hospital being assessed for "a range of possible" infections,...

Toronto Public Health (TPH) is advising residents about a potential measles exposure at multiple restaurants and facilities in the city’s west-end. Officials say they are investigating a confirmed...

A hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world just got a new name in hopes of improving care. It is now called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome instead of polycystic ovary syndrome. Researchers...

Toronto is preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of people from around the world as it hosts the FIFA World Cup 2026 this summer and the City is encouraging residents and visitors alike to play responsibly...

When the novel coronavirus surged into a life-altering global pandemic, infectious diseases specialist, Dr. Isaac Bogoch, emerged as a go-to voice for clarity in the midst of crisis. Now that hantavirus...

New guidelines published online by Cancer Care Ontario say the province is lowering its colorectal cancer screening age from 50 to 45 in response to a "notable" increase in younger...

Hantavirus is a rare but potentially deadly virus carried by rodents, and a recent outbreak aboard a cruise ship near Cape Verde has renewed global attention on how it spreads and what risks it poses —...

Claire Elyse Brosseau said she hadn’t been outside since January. She made an exception Monday to make her latest plea for a medically assisted death outside of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. "It’s...