Just over 4 British Columbians died of toxic drugs daily in March: coroner​ The B.C. Coroners Service says 135 people died in March due to suspected unregulated drug poisoning, up from 115 deaths the month before.

A disabled man living in a group home died malnourished in hospital. His family wants answers​ A family is calling for an inquest after an intellectually disabled man who was being cared for at a Manitoba group home died in hospital with significant malnutrition.

Erectile dysfunction ads are targeting young men. But many don’t need the meds, experts say​ Euphemistic ads for ED medication are as old as the internet, but in recent years, direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical companies are using memes and unmistakable messaging to reach young men concerned about their sexual health on social media. Doctors caution young men often only need medication after steps like lifestyle changes haven’t improved sexual health and performance.

Scientists are warning Canadians to get ready for a U.S. tick invasion this year​ Scientists say new species of ticks carrying troubling pathogens travelling our way from the northern United States at a rate of about 50 kilometres per year, including the lone star tick which can leave a bitten person with a severe allergy to meat.

Ontario pharmacists getting power to treat more conditions, administer more vaccines: health minister​ Ontario pharmacists will soon be allowed to administer more vaccines and treat more common ailments, as part of the government’s continuing moves to expand its scope of practice.

Doctors, medical students team up for special concert honouring women and mothers​ The I Medici di McGill Orchestra, composed primarily of physicians and medical students, traded in their lab coats for musical instruments for Mother’s Day. The concert raised funds and awareness to advance endometriosis research.

Giving birth in a hotel room? For some Indigenous women, gaps in care mean few options​ Across many northern and remote Indigenous communities, families must leave weeks before giving birth. Some travel alone, others bring a support person, while children and extended family stay behind.

Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives in the Netherlands for disinfection​

U.K. lawmakers approve lifetime smoking ban for anyone born after 2008​ Children in the U.K. who are 17 or younger, and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after British lawmakers approved new restrictions on smoking Tuesday.

AI slop videos aimed at babies are ‘garbage,’ says pediatrician​ A new wave of AI-generated YouTube videos aimed at toddlers and preschoolers are raising concerns among child development experts and advocates who say it could harm early childhood development. They’re calling for YouTube parent company Google to change how the videos are displayed and distributed on the platform.