Nick Logan

New research published Wednesday in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found a nearly 100 per cent increase in emergency department visits, in just the past few years, following the rapid growth of privatized online gambling and legalization of betting on single sports events.

Teddy Wojtowicz hasn't gambled in about three years, after his betting habit cost him his career and enough money to have bought a house, and left him with a criminal record.

Some plastic surgeons in Canada and elsewhere say they're seeing more people coming in for consultations with AI-modified images of themselves, seeking cosmetic procedures that work that will mirror AI-generated outcomes that may not even be achievable.

Whistleblower lawsuit against berry giant reveals details of excess chemicals on fruit sent to Canada

The physical and mental well-being of millions of kids around the world may be at risk because of excess screen time, according to global data analyzed for a new series of research papers published Sunday by medical journal The Lancet. But researchers say they need to see tech companies' own user data to determine just how severe an issue it may be.

Dozens quarantined, but Russia says no indication 28-year-old's death connected to pathogens she worked with

Helen Branswell, a journalist celebrated for her years of coverage on public health and infectious diseases, has died at the age of 69.

A new study co-authored by two researchers at Hamilton's McMaster University suggests brain health could be affected by consuming too much ultra-processed foods produced to be cheap and ready-to-eat.

A new study co-authored by two researchers at Hamilton's McMaster University suggests brain health could be affected by consuming too much ultra-processed foods produced to be cheap and ready-to-eat.

Vancouver's James Howard is paying $90,000 a month for a new pancreatic cancer treatment that may add a few more months to his life. But, he's far from the only Canadian who is faced with having to find the means to access new cancer medicines at high costs and it's an issue that front-line oncologists across the country say is pushing public health care past a breaking point.