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Quebec reports 23 more COVID-19 deaths, rise of 54 hospitalizations as wave continues
Quebec is reporting 23 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus and a 54-patient rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations.
12 Jul 2022 | Health -
Ottawa fast-tracking travel visas for AIDS conference in Montreal amid sharp criticism
The federal government says it is now prioritizing temporary travel visas for people seeking to attend the AInternational AIDS Conference in Montreal at the end of …
12 Jul 2022 | Health -
Canadian health care on ‘brink of disaster,’ nurses say
Canadian nursing leaders say they’ve sent a message to the premiers as they meet this week that patients and nurses are suffering through a “dire staffing crisis” t…
11 Jul 2022 | Health -
Woman, 91, dies on balcony after waiting 7 hours for ambulance in Montreal
Urgences-santé officials in Quebec are offering their condolences to the family of a 91-year-old woman who died after waiting seven hours for an ambulance to arrive…
11 Jul 2022 | Health -
New COVID-19 Omicron mutation sparks concern in India and beyond
The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious Omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numer…
11 Jul 2022 | Health -
How the N.B. Liberals are slowly moving away from restrictive abortion rules
The party of Frank McKenna, the author of some of the most restrictive abortion rules in the country, has increasingly moved to make abortion care more accessible o…
11 Jul 2022 | Health -
Canada’s health-care system is in ‘crisis.’ Are employers, leaders up for the task?
With one in two nurses thinking of quitting their job, Canada’s health-care system is currently in a crisis, says Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation …
11 Jul 2022 | Health -
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the most senior Democrat in the chamber, has tested positive for the coronavirus and has very mild symptoms, a spokespers…
11 Jul 2022 | Health -
Shanghai officials say new Omicron BA.5 subvariant found in city
The city of Shanghai has discovered a COVID-19 case involving a new subvariant Omicron BA.5.2.1, an official told a briefing on Sunday, signaling the complications …
10 Jul 2022 | Health -
Health workers to premiers: find solutions to ‘crisis,’ don’t just ask Ottawa for funds
Amid what many are calling a health-care crisis, those on the front lines want Canadian premiers, who will gather for their first in-person meeting since 2019, to c…
10 Jul 2022 | Health -
Convoy organizers discussed playing ‘race card’ with Lich’s Métis heritage
Organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” discussed using their ties to Métis identity to play the “race card” as part of an overall strategy to control their public image…
09 Jul 2022 | Health -
Quebec nurse gets job back after abrupt 2021 firing over treatment of Atikamekw patient
A Quebec nurse who had been accused of making degrading comments towards an Atikamekw woman in March 2021 won’t be fired, an arbitrator has ruled.
08 Jul 2022 | Health -
Confused about mixed messaging for 4th COVID doses? You’re not alone
A seventh wave of COVID-19 appears to be making its way through Canada, but confusion has set in among many about who is eligible for fourth doses of the vaccine an…
08 Jul 2022 | Health -
Canada considers legal risks for health workers providing abortion to U.S. patients
Federal officials are looking into whether Canadian health workers could face legal risks for providing abortion services to Americans from states where the procedu…
08 Jul 2022 | Health -
Feds won’t buy tobacco company’s stake in Medicago to free up COVID vaccines: minister
The federal government isn’t considering putting up money to help buy shares in the only domestic manufacturer of COVID-19 vaccines, but it is “working on a solutio…
08 Jul 2022 | Health -
How some in Montreal are pivoting careers as city copes with labour shortages
As COVID-19 ripped through Quebec’s short-staffed and ill-prepared nursing homes at the beginning of the pandemic, David S. Landsman was among the province’s hailed…
08 Jul 2022 | Health -
Ontario considering expanding COVID-19 booster shots to all adults amid 7th wave
Ontario is considering expanding eligibility for fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines to people under 60 years of age and that decision is expected to come early next …
07 Jul 2022 | Health -
York Region confirms its first cases of monkeypox
York Region says it has confirmed its first two cases of monkeypox — and the two infections are not connected.
07 Jul 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: How bivalent vaccines could help protect against new variants
Predictions of a fall COVID-19 wave make another booster vaccine campaign likely but questions abound over how the virus will continue to evolve and what protection…
07 Jul 2022 | Health -
COVID cases are rising globally. Is a ‘summer wave’ coming to Canada?
Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise across the world, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise concern about reductions in testing and a lack of equal a…
06 Jul 2022 | Health -
Canadian scientist says he’s found a huge ozone hole over the tropics
A Canadian scientist says he’s discovered a massive hole in the ozone layer over the tropical region of the planet that could impact 50 per cent of the world’s popu…
06 Jul 2022 | Health -
17M Canadians got Omicron in 5 months, new federal report says
Some sobering figures from Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force reveal how quickly the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and its subvariants spread across the country at…
06 Jul 2022 | Health -
IN PHOTOS: Here’s how green became the colour of abortion rights
From the streets of Poland to crowds in Argentina, Mexico and, most recently, the United States following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, abortion rights protests h…
06 Jul 2022 | Health -
Monkeypox: More than 6,000 cases reported, prompting 2nd WHO emergency meeting
More than 6,000 cases of monkeypox have now been reported from 58 countries in the current outbreak, according to the World Health Organization.
06 Jul 2022 | Health -
Children’s emergency rooms in Canada facing high volumes amid surge in viruses
Burnt out from over two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, health-care workers across Canada are grappling with emergency rooms flooded with patients amid a summer sur…
06 Jul 2022 | Health -
U.S. pharmacists can now prescribe Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill to at-risk people, FDA says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it authorized state-licensed pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer Inc’s PFE.N COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid, to eligibl…
06 Jul 2022 | Health -
Report suggests offload delays at Guelph, Ont. hospital resulting in lack of ambulatory service
The lack of available ambulances in Guelph, Ont., is causing concern with city council.
06 Jul 2022 | Health -
N.S. to hire 100 more EHS transport operators to relieve pressure on ambulances
The province of Nova Scotia has announced Emergency Health Services will hire 100 more transport operators across the province, more than doubling the amount of ope…
06 Jul 2022 | Health -
Think you’re immune to COVID-19 after getting sick? Maybe not, new research shows
At least 40 per cent of Canadians have been infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19, according to new research compiled by Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task For…
06 Jul 2022 | Health -
Canada to throw away more than half of expired AstraZeneca vaccine doses
Canada is about to toss more than half of its doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn’t find any takers for it either at home or abroad.
05 Jul 2022 | Health -
Canada’s monkeypox cases hit 300 as numbers exceed 5,800 globally
Canada has now confirmed 300 monkeypox cases as of July 4, according to an announcement from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on Monday.
04 Jul 2022 | Health -
N.S. to remove remaining COVID-19 restrictions, including isolation for positive cases
Nova Scotia is moving to lift all remaining COVID-19 restrictions this week, including the mandatory self-isolation period for those who test positive.
04 Jul 2022 | Health -
Abortion clinic staff in U.S. struggle with mental health after Roe v. Wade overturn
Danielle Maness has squeezed the hands of hundreds of anxious patients lying on tables in the procedure room, now empty. She’s recorded countless vital signs and de…
03 Jul 2022 | Health -
France mulls return to masks as COVID-19 hospitalizations rebound
Tourism is booming again in France _ and so is COVID-19. French officials have “invited” or “recommended” people to go back to using face masks but stopped short of…
02 Jul 2022 | Health -
Medication abortion is common in U.S. Here’s what to know
Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. These involve taking two pre…
02 Jul 2022 | Health