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Gilead says counterfeit versions of its HIV drug were sold to patients over past 2 years
Gilead Sciences Inc said an unauthorized network of drug distributors and suppliers sold pharmacies more than $250 million of counterfeit versions of its HIV treatm…
19 Jan 2022 | Health -
Canadians’ support for lockdowns, government dips amid Omicron COVID-19 wave: poll
Canadians are losing confidence in government leaders and their response to the Omicron variant-fuelled COVID-19 wave, a new poll suggests, with support for lockdow…
19 Jan 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: P.E.I. shuts gyms, bans indoor dining and limits gatherings as cases rise
Prince Edward Island is imposing strict, new health restrictions amid rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
18 Jan 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: MLHU reports 4 deaths, LHSC sets new record of 166 inpatients
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18 Jan 2022 | Health -
Toronto to distribute COVID-19 rapid test kits to child care providers
The City of Toronto says it will distribute rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to licensed child care programs in the community.
18 Jan 2022 | Health -
Pfizer’s COVID pill is in short supply. Should unvaccinated be prioritized?
With a limited supply of Pfizer’s new COVID-19 treatment, Paxlovid, bound for Canada, the country’s top doctors have identified groups that should be first in line …
18 Jan 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: Meet a N.B. pharmacist and how he’s taking on vaccine hesitancy
Greg MacFarlane is doing more than filling prescriptions these days.
18 Jan 2022 | Health -
Pfizer’s Paxlovid pill not a replacement for COVID-19 vaccine, officials say
There’s hope that Health Canada’s approval of Pfizer’s antiviral COVID-19 treatment will help ease the strain on the country’s health-care system, as hospitalizatio…
18 Jan 2022 | Health -
Hong Kong killing 2K small animals after hamsters catch COVID-19
Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet sto…
18 Jan 2022 | Health -
4-year-old Quebec girl’s death related to COVID-19 ‘incredibly sad,’ says health minister
Quebec’s health minister is offering his condolences to the family of a four-year-old girl after a hospital network in the province’s capital confirmed she died “du…
18 Jan 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: Record 147 inpatients at LHSC, MLHU reports 3 deaths
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17 Jan 2022 | Health -
4th COVID-19 vaccine dose less effective against Omicron, Israel study shows
An Israeli hospital on Monday said preliminary research indicates a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine provides only limited defense against the Omicron variant…
17 Jan 2022 | Health -
Facing staff shortages, Quebec asks public sector workers to help in health system
A major union representing public sector workers says it’s open to temporarily transferring members to help out in the overburdened health system, but it says it wa…
17 Jan 2022 | Health -
3,887 people in Ontario hospitals with COVID, 578 in intensive care
The latest figures released by the Ontario government Monday morning show there are 3,887 people in hospital with COVID-19, with 578 of them in intensive care.
17 Jan 2022 | Health -
Free to the world, a new COVID vaccine could help immunize low-income countries
In the rush to vaccinate the world against COVID-19, researchers in Texas have made a breakthrough.
17 Jan 2022 | Health -
Quebec reports 54 new deaths related to COVID-19, hospitalizations up by 81
Quebec is reporting 3,381 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Monday and 54 more deaths attributed to the virus.
17 Jan 2022 | Health -
Air Canada, WestJet, Pearson ask government to drop COVID arrival testing requirement
Canada’s largest airlines and the country’s busiest airport are asking the federal government to drop its rule requiring mandatory arrivals testing for COVID-19.
17 Jan 2022 | Health -
Paxlovid, Pfizer’s oral COVID-19 pill, set to be approved in Canada
Pfizer’s Paxlovid COVID-19 antiviral pill has been approved for use in Canada, Global News has learned.
17 Jan 2022 | Health -
Omicron may seem mild, but we can’t ‘let it rip,’ experts say
Dr. Kieran Quinn says he’s noticed a shift in attitude among his friends, colleagues and community members during the Omicron wave of COVID-19, as preventive vigila…
16 Jan 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: New Brunswick nurse details life and death on front lines
Amid all-time high COVID-19 hospitalizations and staggering staffing shortages, a registered nurse at the Saint John Regional Hospital is describing the fight on th…
16 Jan 2022 | Health -
Canadian students struggle as Omicron variant disrupts school year
With classes back in full swing last fall, some Canadian students said it seemed like they were finally settling into a school routine after more than a year and a …
16 Jan 2022 | Health -
COVID-19 vaccines for truck drivers ‘right thing to do,’ Duclos says as mandate kicks in
Requiring COVID-19 vaccines for truck drivers crossing the border into Canada is the “right thing to do,” says Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos as a new vaccine man…
16 Jan 2022 | Health -
Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate now in effect for cross-border truck drivers
A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers crossing into Canada from the United States is now in effect, raising worries about future disruptions to the supply chain a…
15 Jan 2022 | Health -
Provincial chief medical officers navigate rocky road as COVID-19 drags on
The abrupt departure of Quebec’s public health director last week was further evidence of the rocky road being navigated by the country’s chief medical officers as …
15 Jan 2022 | Health -
Over 900 unvaccinated members of CAF to face formal proceedings
The Department of National Defence says proceedings have been launched against more than 900 members of the Canadian Armed Forces for refusing to get the COVID-19 v…
14 Jan 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: LHSC reports 132 inpatients, MLHU reports 2 deaths
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14 Jan 2022 | Health -
Canada in for ‘intense’ weeks of Omicron infections, hospitalization surges: data
Canada is set for several “intense” weeks of COVID-19 activity as Omicron will continue to drive record infections and hospitalizations, new federal data suggests.
14 Jan 2022 | Health -
Ontario reports 3,814 patients with COVID in hospital, 527 in ICUs
Ontario is reporting 3,814 people are in hospital with COVID on Friday, though just over half of them were initially admitted due to complications with the virus.
14 Jan 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: Quebec announces 68 new deaths, total hospitalizations at more than 3,000
Quebec is reporting an overall total of 3,085 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Friday, and 68 more deaths attributed to the virus.
14 Jan 2022 | Health -
Prince Edward Island reports its first two COVID 19 related deaths of the pandemic
Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting the first two COVID-19 deaths of the pandemic.
14 Jan 2022 | Health -
Some nurses lack proper PPE amid Omicron COVID-19 surge, union says
When news of the first cases of COVID-19 began cropping up in Canada in early 2020, Linda Silas was one of the first to ring alarm bells about the lack of proper pe…
14 Jan 2022 | Health -
COVID-19: LHSC sets another record with 135 inpatients; MLHU adds 1 death
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13 Jan 2022 | Health -
B.C. expands program aimed at preventing overdose deaths in construction industry
The British Columbia government is providing a $1-million grant to expand access to resources aimed at preventing overdose deaths in the construction industry.
13 Jan 2022 | Health -
Millions of COVID-19 vaccines shared by rich countries went to waste. Why?
At least 100 million COVID-19 vaccines sent to poorer nations had to be turned away last month — not because the countries didn’t want them, though, according to a …
13 Jan 2022 | Health -
For ICU doctor, Omicron is a feeling of ‘continuous, unrelenting pressure’
For intensive care doctor Sarah McMullen, the Omicron wave of COVID-19 seems like a twisting, turning carnival ride, leaving her wondering when she’ll get to step o…
13 Jan 2022 | Health