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Nova Scotia removes some restrictions for medical assistance in dying
Nova Scotia is removing the requirement that someone’s natural death be “reasonably foreseeable” before they can access medical assistance in dying.
09 Aug 2022 | Health -
U.S. to administer smaller doses of monkeypox vaccine to stretch limited supply
U.S. health officials on Tuesday authorized a plan to stretch the nation’s limited supply of monkeypox vaccine by giving people just one-fifth the usual dose, citin…
09 Aug 2022 | Health -
COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Canadian military will be ‘tweaked,’ says defence chief
Canada’s top military commander says he plans to “tweak” the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for members of the Canadian Forces in the next few weeks.
09 Aug 2022 | Health -
Climate hazards make 58% of infections diseases in people worse, study shows
Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, han…
09 Aug 2022 | Health -
Extreme heat and pets: How to keep your furry friends cool
Scorching temperatures have prompted Environment Canada to extend heat warnings across the country — and it’s not just humans feeling the heat.
08 Aug 2022 | Health -
Liberals plan temporary solution to dental care program, sources say
Sources close to the government’s proposed $5.3 billion dental care program say the Liberals are planning a temporary solution that involves giving money directly t…
08 Aug 2022 | Health -
Canada on track to spend $200M per year on medical cannabis for veterans
Ottawa is reimbursing a record number of veterans for medical marijuana, with new figures showing the federal government shelled out more than $150 million in the l…
07 Aug 2022 | Health -
COVID in China: Lockdown turns tourist hotspot Sanya into nightmare for stranded visitors
When Chinese businesswoman Yang Jing was planning this year’s summer holiday in 2021, she chose the tropical southern island of Hainan because of its nigh-perfect C…
07 Aug 2022 | Health -
Joe Biden tests negative for COVID-19, will isolate until next result
President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on Saturday but will continue to isolate at the White House until a second negative test, his doctor said.
06 Aug 2022 | Health -
1 in 8 adults end up with long COVID, new Dutch study finds
A Dutch study released on Saturday reports that one in eight adults who are infected with COVID-19 experience long-term symptoms or what is often known as long COVI…
06 Aug 2022 | Health -
Health Canada warns of counterfeit COVID-19 rapid antigen tests in Ontario
Health Canada has issued a public warning after it says counterfeit COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits were found in Ontario.
05 Aug 2022 | Health -
What is COVID-19 rebound and when does it happen? Here’s what we know
U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 a third time on Thursday after taking an antiviral drug treatment, but an infectious disease expert says “rebo…
05 Aug 2022 | Health -
Toronto continues to await drug decriminalization decision
TORONTO — As Toronto waits to hear whether the federal government will grant its request to decriminalize the possession of illicit drugs for personal use, harm red…
05 Aug 2022 | Health -
Spain leads Europe’s monkeypox outbreak as cases mount
As a sex worker and adult film actor, Roc was relieved when he was among the first Spaniards to get a monkeypox vaccine. He knew of several cases among men who have…
05 Aug 2022 | Health -
Quebec tops 16,000 COVID-19 deaths since beginning of pandemic
Quebec’s official COVID-19 death count has surpassed 16,000.
04 Aug 2022 | Health -
National LTC standards to be released later this year. Will feds commit to them?
Experts are putting the finishing touches on two sets of standards intended to improve the lives and safety of Canadians in long-term care homes, and are now wonder…
04 Aug 2022 | Health -
Monkeypox: U.S. to declare health emergency amid outbreak, sources say
The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the outbreak of monkeypox that already has infected more than 6,600 Americans, tw…
04 Aug 2022 | Health -
Supreme Court won’t hear appeal in case of Alberta parents who’ve faced 2 trials in son’s death
The Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear an appeal in a high-profile Alberta case that saw a couple tried twice in the death of their sick toddler.
04 Aug 2022 | Health -
Croatian nurse sets sights on Texas instead of ‘complicated’ Ontario system
Domagoj Tonžetić works as a nurse in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Croatia’s capital, Zagreb.
04 Aug 2022 | Health -
Nova Scotians with any COVID-19 symptoms asked to do treatment assessment form
Nova Scotia has made it easier for eligible resident to receive treatment while infected with COVID-19.
03 Aug 2022 | Health -
Does U.S. health care law protect emergency abortion? Here’s what to know
The Biden administration has filed its first legal challenge to a state abortion ban since the end of Roe v. Wade, arguing Idaho’s restrictive abortion law leaves d…
03 Aug 2022 | Health -
B.C. 911 service ‘in crisis’: Union says staffing levels need 80% increase
B.C.’s 911 service E-Comm is at crisis levels, according to the union representing workers who answer the emergency calls.
03 Aug 2022 | Health -
Avian flu: About 100 carcasses of seals found on Quebec’s shorelines
Quebec researchers say avian flu has been detected in at least two species of seal as an unusually high number of dead seals are being reported on the province’s sh…
03 Aug 2022 | Health -
New Biden executive order expected to help ease costs for out-of-state abortions
President Joe Biden on Wednesday will sign an executive order aimed in part at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain acces…
03 Aug 2022 | Health -
7 in 10 Ontario nurses say they can’t provide adequate patient care, study says
A new study finds that nearly seven in 10 nurses in Ontario cannot provide adequate patient care with almost half saying they are considering leaving the profession…
03 Aug 2022 | Health -
Monkeypox: Biden promises accelerated virus response as more states declare emergencies
President Joe Biden has appointed two top federal officials to coordinate his administration’s response to monkeypox, the White House said on Tuesday, as more state…
02 Aug 2022 | Health -
COVID-19 vaccination rate lower among urban Indigenous people, study shows. Why?
COVID-19 vaccination rates among Ontario’s urban Indigenous population were lower compared with the general population despite priority rollout, according to a new …
02 Aug 2022 | Health -
Canada announces $17.9M at Montreal AIDS conference to expand HIV testing
Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the government is investing $17.9 million to expand HIV testing in Canada.
01 Aug 2022 | Health -
Swiss lab tasked by WHO to stop next pandemic faces hurdles
The setting is straight from a spy thriller: Crystal waters below, snow-capped Swiss Alps above and in between, a super-secure facility researching the world’s dead…
01 Aug 2022 | Health -
Is the pandemic over? What to expect from COVID-19 in the months ahead
As the third winter of the COVID-19 pandemic looms in the northern hemisphere, scientists are warning weary governments and populations alike to brace for more wave…
01 Aug 2022 | Health -
Monkeypox global response is not enough, experts at AIDS conference say
A panel of scientists and activists at the AIDS 2022 conference in Montreal are urging worldwide governments to ramp up resources to handle the monkeypox outbreaks.
31 Jul 2022 | Health -
Biden tests positive for COVID-19 for second straight day amid ‘rebound’ case
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 for the second straight day, in what appears to be in a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-vir…
31 Jul 2022 | Health -
How a mental health project from moratorium era Newfoundland can inform senior care
When it comes to caring for seniors in Newfoundland’s outport communities, there may be a homegrown model the province can use — and it sprang from the cod moratori…
31 Jul 2022 | Health -
Abortion opponents pushing for more restrictions, laws across U.S.
Now that Roe v. Wade has been toppled, abortion opponents are taking a multifaceted approach in their quest to end abortions nationwide, targeting their strategies …
30 Jul 2022 | Health -
U.S. President Biden tests positive for COVID-19 again in rare ‘rebound’ case
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House s…
30 Jul 2022 | Health