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‘My body, my choice’: Thousands protest ahead of Austria’s COVID-19 lockdown
Thousands of protesters gathered in Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain the country’s skyro…
20 Nov 2021 | Health -
‘Most stressful shift of my career:’ Stranded doctors help mudslide victims at B.C. hospital
Doctors who work at Fraser Canyon hospital in Hope, B.C., say they were not equipped to treat the number of injured victims from Sunday night’s mudslides along High…
20 Nov 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: MLHU reports 22 cases, SWPH adds 38 cases to its tally
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19 Nov 2021 | Health -
Ontario reports nearly 800 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths
Ontario is reporting 793 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the second straight day counts are in the 700s as cases continue to rise week over week. The provincial case …
19 Nov 2021 | Health -
Quebec reports 745 new COVID-19 cases, to announce kid vaccination plans next week
Quebec is reporting 745 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday and two additional deaths bringing the death toll in the province to 11,552.
19 Nov 2021 | Health -
‘Boycott Chapman’s’: Why anti-vaccine groups are taking aim at ice cream
Self-described anti-vaccine groups are calling for a boycott of a family-run Canadian ice cream company after it offered a pay rise to staff vaccinated against COVI…
19 Nov 2021 | Health -
Canada set to announce kids COVID-19 vaccine approval, change to U.S. travel testing rules
The federal government is set to make two major announcements on the pandemic front today, starting with the approval of Canada’s first COVID-19 vaccine for childre…
19 Nov 2021 | Health -
Austria to mandate COVID-19 vaccination as country enters full lockdown
Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full COVID-19 lockdown, it said on Friday as neighboring Germany warned it may follow suit, se…
19 Nov 2021 | Health -
All U.S. adults now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine booster
U.S. regulators on Friday opened up COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, expanding the government’s campaign to shore up protection and get ahead of rising coronav…
19 Nov 2021 | Health -
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 approved by Health Canada
Health Canada has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, the department announced Friday.
19 Nov 2021 | Health -
N.S. Health apologizes to N.B. woman after surgery abruptly cancelled due to vaccination status
When Jean Hussell set off from her home in Cap-Pelé, N.B., to the make the three-hour drive to Halifax on Tuesday morning, it was with eager anticipation.
19 Nov 2021 | Health -
Health-care workers facing online COVID-19 hate need help now, CMA urges feds
The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to fulfil its promise to support health-care employees amid continuing online harassment of physic…
18 Nov 2021 | Health -
Parents ‘thrilled’ as COVID-19 vaccines for kids near approval, but rollout unclear
Waiting for Canadian approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 12 has been “sheer torture,” said Dr. Anna Wolak, a family doctor and mother of three in Vancouve…
18 Nov 2021 | Health -
Quebec reports 720 new infections as active cases soar to almost 6,100
Quebec is reporting another 720 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and two more deaths as the health crisis persists.
18 Nov 2021 | Health -
Former Quebec health minister testifies at inquest into COVID-19 care home deaths
Quebec’s former health minister is telling a coroner’s inquest that the province did not massively transfer elderly patients to long-term care homes to free up hosp…
18 Nov 2021 | Health -
AstraZeneca says COVID-19 antibody drug 83% effective over six months
AstraZeneca on Thursday cemented its lead in bringing a preventative COVID-19 shot for the non-infected to market for people who do not respond well to vaccines, sa…
18 Nov 2021 | Health -
Canada waives some COVID-19 border rules for B.C. flood victims who return home via U.S.
Some COVID-19-related border measures have been waived for British Columbians trying to return home amid record flooding across the province.
18 Nov 2021 | Health -
COVID-19: MLHU reports 15 cases, death of man in his 80s
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17 Nov 2021 | Health -
Desperate for COVID-19 vaccines, some Canadian parents taking their kids to U.S.
Vancouver father Geoff Berner says he’s sick of waiting for Health Canada to make up its mind on COVID-19 vaccines for children under 12.
17 Nov 2021 | Health -
Nasal vaccine to treat Alzheimer’s disease to be tested in U.S. clinical trial
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial is underway in the United States, examining the effectiveness of a nasal vaccine for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
17 Nov 2021 | Health -
Quebec sees jump in daily COVID-19 cases with more than 700 new infections
Quebec added 718 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday but no additional deaths linked to the virus.
17 Nov 2021 | Health -
Health Canada reviewing Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for kids 6-11
Health Canada has received a submission from Moderna for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six to 11, the department reported Tuesday.
16 Nov 2021 | Health -
Quebec reports 2 COVID-related deaths, booster shots open to those 80 and older
Quebec added 517 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday and two more deaths linked to the virus.
16 Nov 2021 | Health -
Pfizer to allow other companies to make its COVID-19 pill
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill, a move that could make the tre…
16 Nov 2021 | Health -
Canadian Blood Services to recommend end of blood donation ban on gay, bisexual men
An end to the ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood — promised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2015 — is set to be recommended within weeks in favour …
16 Nov 2021 | Health -
Quebec reports 509 COVID-19 cases as some restrictions eased
Quebec is reporting 509 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and one more death linked to the virus as several restrictions are being loosened across the province.
15 Nov 2021 | Health -
Quebec’s top doctor questioned over lack of preparation at inquest into COVID long-term care deaths
The coroner leading an inquest into COVID-19 deaths in Quebec’s long-term care homes says she’s concerned the facilities weren’t prepared for the first wave of the …
15 Nov 2021 | Health -
Canadian airports saw 14-fold increase in foreign travellers after border opened: report
Canada saw a spike in the number of international travellers entering the country as it eased COVID-19 measures and reopened its borders to fully vaccinated individ…
14 Nov 2021 | Health -
Israel OKs COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 5-11
Israel on Sunday approved giving the COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of 5 and 11.
14 Nov 2021 | Health -
100 years since insulin discovery, Canadian scientists push for new diabetes treatments
Exactly 100 years since the discovery of insulin by a team of Canadian researchers revolutionized the treatment of diabetes, the autoimmune disease continues to aff…
14 Nov 2021 | Health -
Canadian endometriosis patients face ‘substandard’ quality of care: experts
Denise Nadalini said she suffered excruciating period pains for more than two decades.
14 Nov 2021 | Health -
Austria orders COVID-19 lockdown for unvaccinated amid surge in cases
The Austrian government ordered a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people starting midnight Sunday to slow the fast spread of the coronavirus in the country.
14 Nov 2021 | Health -
Canada donates nearly 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Uganda
Canada has donated nearly 2 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Uganda, according to the United Nations.
13 Nov 2021 | Health -
Foreign doctors ready to help are ‘sidelined’ by regulation, expert says
Over 21 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s public health systems are stretched thin while thousands of foreign-trained doctors living in Canada remain side…
13 Nov 2021 | Health -
As COVID-19 case rise, here’s what to expect from the pandemic this winter
Canada is experiencing “a bit of turbulence” when it comes to COVID-19 case counts, Canada’s chief public health officer said Friday.
12 Nov 2021 | Health