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U.K. tainted blood inquiry: government must compensate victims ‘with the utmost urgency’
The head of an inquiry into a tainted-blood scandal that killed 2,400 people in Britain urged the government to pay survivors and bereaved partners at least 100,000…
30 Jul 2022 | Health -
Spain reports 2nd monkeypox death as virus continues to spread in Europe
Spain has reported a second death in as many days from monkeypox, its health ministry said Saturday.
30 Jul 2022 | Health -
Indiana abortion ban: State senators set to vote on rape, incest exceptions
Indiana state senators are set to meet in a rare Saturday session to vote on a near-total abortion ban, with passage sending the bill to the House after a contentio…
30 Jul 2022 | Health -
Marburg virus: How worried should Canadians be following Ghana’s outbreak?
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared an outbreak of the highly-infectious Marburg virus in Ghana after two men died of the disease. And even though…
30 Jul 2022 | Health -
Don’t wait for updated COVID-19 vaccines if you’re high risk, experts say
People at high risk of severe disease who have yet to get a second COVID-19 booster should not wait for next-generation, Omicron-targeted vaccines expected in the f…
29 Jul 2022 | Health -
Majority of Canadians support abortion access but less so for younger age groups: poll
Although support for abortion access has increased over the last decade in Canada, it wavers for younger age groups, a new poll suggests.
29 Jul 2022 | Health -
State of emergency declared in San Francisco over monkeypox spread
The mayor of San Francisco announced a legal state of emergency Thursday over the growing number of monkeypox cases, allowing officials to mobilize personnel and re…
28 Jul 2022 | Health -
COVID-19 project tracking long-term care homes halted due to lack of data
A think tank that’s been compiling data on COVID-19 in Canadian long-term care homes says it has to stop its work because provinces are no longer making enough info…
28 Jul 2022 | Health -
Lack of communication on epidural shortage ‘frustrating,’ doctors say
A shortage of epidural tubes used to provide pain medication primarily during labour and delivery is affecting most provinces, but supply issues seem to be worse in…
28 Jul 2022 | Health -
Leading Alzheimer’s theory undermined: Did tampering waste 16 years of research?
Hundreds of millions of dollars and years of research across an entire field may have been wasted due to potentially falsified data that helped lay the foundation f…
27 Jul 2022 | Health -
Monkeypox vaccines: WHO says about 16 million doses available as cases rise
There are approximately 16 million approved vaccine doses available for use against monkeypox and other candidates are being considered, according to the World Heal…
27 Jul 2022 | Health -
Canadian Blood Services face flak over ending mandatory masking this week
Canadian Blood Services is facing criticism from some donors after suspending mandatory masking at its buildings and collection events.
27 Jul 2022 | Health -
CAMH to study whether ‘magic mushrooms’ can treat depression without psychedelic effect
TORONTO – The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says it has been awarded Canada’s first federal grant to study the effects of a psychedelic chemical component …
27 Jul 2022 | Health -
Ontario monitoring epidural shortage in Western Canada, hospitals making plans
When Shaneeza Shaw planned for the birth of her first baby, she had hoped for an unmedicated delivery, but baby Jaylen had other plans.
27 Jul 2022 | Health -
Vancouver firefighters to proceed with plan limiting responses to some medical calls
Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services is proceeding with a plan to reduce its responses to a range of emergency medical calls, Global News has learned.
26 Jul 2022 | Health -
N.B. man says wife now needs wheelchair after 9-month hospital stay
A New Brunswick man says his wife’s nine-month hospital stay while waiting to be placed in long-term care led to long-term health impacts due to hospital staff not …
26 Jul 2022 | Health -
Several ERs in Newfoundland and Labrador grapple with closures amid staff shortages
Multiple emergency rooms in Newfoundland and Labrador are temporarily closing this week as they face a shortage of healthcare workers, according to statements from …
26 Jul 2022 | Health -
Saskatoon woman hopes message seen on car will help her find kidney donor
Every week you can find Debbie Onishenko sitting at her kitchen table checking out local flyers for best deal on groceries. But what she needs most, right now, is a…
26 Jul 2022 | Health -
Quebec COVID 19 indicators on downward trend as vaccination opens to young kids
COVID-19 indicators in Quebec showed signs of trending downward on Monday, as the government extended its vaccination campaign to children six months to five years …
25 Jul 2022 | Health -
Canada should commit $1.2B to fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria: advocates
Advocacy groups working to end extreme poverty say they hope Canada will use an upcoming international AIDS conference in Montreal to commit new funding for a globa…
24 Jul 2022 | Health -
Biden has ‘less troublesome’ COVID-19 symptoms as he continues to improve: physician
President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms continue to improve and now include “less troublesome” sore throat, runny nose, loose cough and body aches, his physician, D…
23 Jul 2022 | Health -
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency
Monkeypox outbreaks are now seen as a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced at a virtual press conference …
23 Jul 2022 | Health -
Biden says he feels ‘much better’ than he sounds after catching COVID
COVID-19 symptoms left President Joe Biden with a raspy voice and cough as he met Friday via videoconference with his top economic team. But the president tried to …
22 Jul 2022 | Health -
Nearly 6% of children suffer long COVID but symptoms may be less severe: study
Their symptoms may be less severe, but a study shows that nearly six per cent of children with COVID-19 still reported symptoms three months later.
22 Jul 2022 | Health -
Quebec reports 15 more deaths due to COVID-19 as hospitalizations drop
Quebec is reporting a drop in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19, even as 15 more deaths linked to the disease are being added to the provincial tally.
22 Jul 2022 | Health -
Toronto dancer tells of excruciating pain, isolation and stigma of monkeypox infection
Peter Kelly was still bouncing back from COVID-19 when a case of monkeypox gave him the “worst pain” of his life.
22 Jul 2022 | Health -
New York records 1st polio case in over a decade
A case of polio has been identified outside New York City and confirmed by federal health officials, the New York State Health Department said on Thursday in what w…
21 Jul 2022 | Health -
Canada’s homeless population among the hardest hit by extreme heat
William Gaikezheyongai has lived outside long enough to know where to get water in times of extreme heat.
21 Jul 2022 | Health -
Heat wave could ‘cripple’ emergency services already in crisis, paramedics say
With heat warnings being issued across much of Canada in recent days, first responders say they are deeply concerned about their ability to respond to heat-related …
21 Jul 2022 | Health -
Ottawa to give $1M to reach communities impacted by monkeypox
The federal government plans to give $1 million to community organizations across the country to provide gay and bisexual men with information about monkeypox and c…
21 Jul 2022 | Health -
Amazon looking to reinvent healthcare ‘experience’ with latest US$3.9B acquisition
Amazon announced Thursday it will acquire the primary care organization One Medical in a deal valued roughly at US$3.9 billion, marking another expansion for the re…
21 Jul 2022 | Health -
U.S. President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “very mild symptoms.”
21 Jul 2022 | Health -
Is monkeypox now a global crisis? WHO to consider again
As the World Health Organization‘s emergency committee convenes Thursday to consider for the second time within weeks whether to declare monkeypox a global crisis, …
21 Jul 2022 | Health -
Quebec COVID-19 hospitalizations rise above 2,000 for first time since May
Quebec is reporting more than 2,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations for the first time since early May.
20 Jul 2022 | Health -
Is COVID-19 testing needed at airports? Experts are divided
Infectious disease experts are at odds over how valuable it is to randomly test travellers arriving in Canada for COVID-19, as the federal government relaunched its…
20 Jul 2022 | Health