Health and Wellness

About one in six people suffer from dysphagia, a medical term that means difficulty swallowing. Symptoms can include pain, gagging and an inability or...

Ebola is one of the most virulent diseases on the planet. Spread through contact with the bodily fluids of somebody who is infected, its...

Nearly 45 per cent of Canadians will develop cancer at some point in their lifetime and one in five will die from the disease. Radiation...

For many Somalis, daily life in their homeland is complicated and, at times, dangerous. The country in East Africa has experienced an ongoing civil...

Drug development is a complex, costly and time-consuming process. To ensure that pharmaceuticals are safe and effective, the interval between a laboratory breakthrough and a therapy that's ready for clinical trials can be a decade or more. That long wait is no comfort to patients who are suffering from debilitating or potentially deadly medical conditions.

Certain footage in this video was generously provided by CHEO, a pediatric healthcare and research centre in Ottawa, and by the National Research Council...