People underestimate how long coughs from bronchitis last, a mismatch that could drive overprescription of antibiotics, a U.S. study suggests.

About one in three adults in the U.S. have used Dr. Google or other search engines to try to figure out a medical condition, according to a new report.

Canadians who got a flu shot this year may have cut in half their risk of getting sick enough from flu to require medical care, new data suggests.

The Quebec government says it will proceed with so-called "dying with dignity" legislation aimed at allowing doctors to help some terminally ill patients end their lives.

Patients under the care of a private clinic were fast-tracked for colonoscopies, an inquiry into preferential treatment for VIPs in Alberta's health-care system has heard.

When his girlfriend died in the night after using fentanyl, a powerful prescription drug, Lee Saikaley said he knew he had to get off the drug. 'If I didn't learn from that, I mean it's pretty much hopeless," he said.

U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their jobs over their refusal.

People taking opioid painkillers face higher risks of car accidents even at low doses, say Ontario researchers who want patients warned that the drugs can decrease alertness.

Weekend warriors and people starting a post-holiday fitness program too hard and too fast after time off are being warned that extreme exercise risks damaging the vital kidneys and muscles.