Health News

• MS liberation therapy fund should end, Parrott says
  Independent MLA and retired surgeon Jim Parrott is calling on the provincial government to stop spending taxpayers' money on a controversial treatment for multiple sclerosis. […]
• Athletes warned not to use dangerous performance enhancer
  An unauthorized product with a numbered name is available for sale to Canadians online but a drug maker says it stopped testing it when it was linked to cancers in animal studies. […]
• Coroner's jury recommends pool safety changes
  The jury of a coroner's inquest into the drowning of a Chinese student in Saint John is calling for province-wide safety standards at all public pools and increased minimum training for paramedics. […]
• WHO to help Saudi Arabia's coronavirus investigation before hajj
  The World Health Organization plans to help Saudi Arabia dig deeper into deadly outbreaks of a new coronavirus to draw up advice ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage, which attracts millions of Muslims. […]
• New blood restrictions still discriminate against gay men, advocates say
  Health Canada has loosened decades-old restrictions on gay men giving blood — but it's still not nearly enough, Hamilton advocates say. […]