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Measles cases jump 79% globally after COVID-19 hit child vaccination campaigns
Measles cases jumped by 79% in the first two months of this year compared to 2021, after COVID-19 and lockdowns disrupted child vaccination campaigns around the wor…
27 Apr 2022 | Health -
Montreal chosen as location for new Canadian Moderna vaccine-manufacturing plant
Moderna has chosen Montreal as the location for its Canadian mRNA vaccine-manufacturing plant, Global News has learned.
27 Apr 2022 | Health -
Canada detects severe hepatitis of ‘unknown origin’ cases in kids. What is it?
Canadian health officials are investigating cases of severe acute hepatitis of “unknown origin” found in children across the country.
27 Apr 2022 | Health -
Parents feel ‘isolated’ in COVID’s 6th wave. How to protect your kids
As yet another wave of COVID-19 rips through Canada, Julie Lajoie finds herself worrying for her children’s health.
27 Apr 2022 | Health -
Quebec reports 22 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations fall
Quebec registered 22 new deaths and a 37-patient decrease Wednesday as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
27 Apr 2022 | Health -
World is ‘blind’ to COVID spread, WHO warns. Where does Canada stand?
The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday urged countries to maintain surveillance of coronavirus infections, saying the world was “blind” to how the vir…
26 Apr 2022 | Health -
Ontario COVID update: 1,730 people in hospital with the virus, 219 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 1,730 people in hospital with COVID-19. There are 219 people in intensive care with or due to the virus.
26 Apr 2022 | Health -
Quebec adds 32 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations jump by more than 60
Quebec reported 32 new deaths attributed to COVID-19 as hospital numbers jumped Tuesday.
26 Apr 2022 | Health -
Feds invest $6.7M on research project looking at impact of COVID-19 on youth
The federal government is investing $6.7 million on a Canada-wide research platform to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on children.
25 Apr 2022 | Health -
U.S. gives full approval to 1st COVID-19 drug for young children
The U.S. drug regulator on Monday granted the first full approval for treating COVID-19 in children aged 28 days and older to Gilead Sciences Inc’s GILD.O drug remd…
25 Apr 2022 | Health -
Ontario COVID numbers: 1,455 people in hospital, 219 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 1,455 people in hospital with COVID on Monday, with 219 in intensive care.
25 Apr 2022 | Health -
Quebec reports 8 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations stay stable
Quebec recorded eight new deaths linked to the COVID-19 pandemic as the number of patients in hospital remained relatively stable Monday.
25 Apr 2022 | Health -
N.S. health-care worker unions optimistic about province’s health plan
The Nova Scotia government’s highly anticipated ‘Action for Health’ plan, designed to address some of the biggest challenges in the health system is being met with …
24 Apr 2022 | Health -
COVID-19 shots still work but researchers say they’re testing new approaches
COVID-19 vaccinations are at a critical juncture as companies test whether new approaches like combination shots or nasal drops can keep up with a mutating coronavi…
24 Apr 2022 | Health -
Ontario announces $14M for Muskoka hospital expansions
The Ontario government has announced an investment of $14 million to expand health care in and around the Muskoka region.
24 Apr 2022 | Health -
Masks required in TVDSB schools until local health units say otherwise: Trustee
A tweet by the chair of the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) Board of Trustees suggests that masking is still required by staff and students unless local…
24 Apr 2022 | Health -
At least 1 child has died after 169 cases of acute hepatitis reported in children: WHO
The World Health Organization said on Saturday that at least one child death had been reported following an increase of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in childre…
23 Apr 2022 | Health -
Alberta government increases funding for more cataract surgeries in private facilities
The Alberta government says it will fund 25 per cent more cataract surgeries this year in privately-run surgical facilities in an effort to reduce surgery backlogs.
22 Apr 2022 | Health -
Canada draws over a million tourists in a week for 1st time since COVID-19 pandemic
Canada attracted more than one million travellers in a week for the first time since the pandemic, government data showed on Friday, as easing of COVID-19 border re…
22 Apr 2022 | Health -
Ontario extends remaining COVID mask mandates
Ontario is extending remaining mask mandates in higher-risk settings until June 11.
22 Apr 2022 | Health -
‘Catastrophic’: No clear solution from provinces as surgery backlog crisis continues
As hundreds of thousands of Canadians wait for surgery, provinces across the country have yet to outline a clear plan on how to clear the backlog.
22 Apr 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: Quebec prolongs mask mandate to middle of May now
Quebec will extend its mask mandate in public spaces again — this time until mid-May — as the province continues to deal with the sixth wave of COVID-19.
21 Apr 2022 | Health -
‘Very scary’: Halifax mom speaks out as 8-month-old baby recovers from COVID-19
A Nova Scotia mom whose baby spent Easter Monday in the hospital with COVID-19 is sharing her story to show that the disease can affect anyone.
21 Apr 2022 | Health -
Ontario COVID numbers: 1,626 people in hospital, 207 in intensive care
Ontario is reporting 1,626 people in hospital with COVID on Thursday, with 207 in intensive care.
21 Apr 2022 | Health -
Quebec adds 38 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations top 2,400
Quebec saw another uptick in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 on Thursday as the province reported 38 new deaths linked to the disease.
21 Apr 2022 | Health -
‘Living in pain’: Canadians travel across the world to avoid surgery backlog
A surgery backlog exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic has steered some Canadians thousands of miles away from home to get life-changing procedures done without the…
21 Apr 2022 | Health -
Canada lacks robust COVID-19 detection system amid 6th wave. Here’s why
Experts say Canada needs to develop a robust system to detect COVID-19 activity in the absence of wide-scale PCR testing.
21 Apr 2022 | Health -
Canadians have ‘unfinished business’ amid rising COVID-19 hospitalizations. Here’s why
Hospitals across Canada are facing a resurgence of patients with COVID-19 that some health officials say will likely continue for another month.
19 Apr 2022 | Health -
Avian flu cases identified among flock at handful of Quebec sites
The avian flu has been detected in at least four locations in Quebec in the same week by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
18 Apr 2022 | Health -
Safety advocates, physicians worry about rising number of kids hurt in ATV crashes
A growing number of Maritime children were seriously hurt in all-terrain vehicle incidents last year. And as hospitals elsewhere in Canada report a similar wave, ch…
17 Apr 2022 | Health -
New COVID-19 breath test approved in U.S. Here’s how it could be useful
A new COVID-19 screening tool promises to make testing easier, faster and painless, relying on the simple act of breathing.
16 Apr 2022 | Health -
Canadian experts say easier access to COVID-19 booster shots is needed
Easier access to COVID-19 vaccine boosters could be a way of addressing the plateauing rates of Canadians getting the shot, public health and immunology experts say.
14 Apr 2022 | Health -
Omicron XE variant: Here is what we know about this COVID hybrid strain
As the highly transmissible BA.2 subvariant of Omicron dominates the COVID-19 spread across Canada and globally, scientists are keeping a close eye on a new hybrid …
14 Apr 2022 | Health -
Pfizer booster for kids 5 to 11 helps protect against Omicron variant, company says
A third dose of Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine produced significant protection against the Omicron variant in healthy children aged between five and 11…
14 Apr 2022 | Health -
Paxlovid ‘inaccessible’ to many patients in Canada. Here’s why that needs to change
A pill to treat COVID-19 appears to be the country’s best hope, outside of vaccines and strong public health measures, to keep hospitals from being overrun with cas…
13 Apr 2022 | Health