In many ways, it feels like we tamed SARS-CoV-2 into submission. Yet this virus continues to circulate year-round, causing repeat infections, with few official measures still in place to curb its spread. Scientists warn the long-term toll on individuals' health remains somewhat uncertain.
Virtual Care Nova Scotia offers unattached patients access to doctors and nurse practitioners via app or website. Those patients can also be referred to a network of in-person clinics across the province when a video or phone call isn't adequate.
Though improvements have been made by the Lanaudière health board, Atikamekw community members say there is more work to do as the pain of Joyce Echaquan's death is still fresh and mistrust remains.
Health Canada has given the green light to Pfizer's updated vaccine to protect people ages six months and older from COVID-19.
Tania Dick is the director for cultural safety and humility and clinical practice for the B.C. Ministry of Health, but she says the last 18 years of her career have shown her how much work is needed to eliminate anti-Indigenous racism from the nursing profession.
Some people are having a hard time finding rapid tests in rural and urban communities across Canada. Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases this fall, doctors say accessible availability of tests and better communication from public health officials is key to keeping virus spread low.
A Health Canada review has found there is a risk of psychiatric withdrawal effects when women taking high doses of the drug domperidone to stimulate breast milk production suddenly stop taking it.
Penny Kerrigan was flown to Terrace, B.C., because of severe stomach pain. She was allegedly discharged with just regular Tylenol for the discomfort and without a diagnosis of her appendicitis, something she ascribes to anti-Indigenous bias.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, along with AHS health officials, are set to provide an update on the investigation into the E. coli outbreak in Calgary on Wednesday. Watch it here live at 9 a.m. MT.
Infectious disease specialists and immunocompromised people are concerned about an increase in COVID-19 cases in B.C. — especially because it appears many people have stopped following recommended health measures like wearing masks and staying home when sick.
The story of Keegan Combes, who died of accidental methanol poisoning after being neglected by staff at a B.C. hospital, has become part of the fight to dismantle anti-Indigenous racism in the nursing profession, according to B.C.'s regulator for nurses.
In the last year, two cases have been recorded in the Edmonton area and seven in southern Alberta. In the last month, there have been five recorded cases in the southeastern area of Alberta.
Children across the country are waiting too long to see a specialist and get treatment, a new report by the Conference Board of Canada says.
A Thunder Bay, Ont., nurse who lost her mother last summer to Stage 4 T-cell lymphoma is pushing for a new policy to make it easier for patients to receive cancer diagnoses. She wants to know why a patient can't see a hematologist until the cancer is verified. Here's what we learned.
Take-home kits to screen for cervical cancer virus should be offered to reduce disparity, family doctors say in new guidelines.
In recent years, emerging research has found that newcomer children in Canada are developing chronic adult health conditions because of their circumstances. Researchers at McMaster University are looking to create a program that will help keep them healthy.
Research shows that the types of microbes found in our gut, or gastrointestinal tract, could have a direct impact on our mood.
New findings indicate how exercise helps people living with long COVID walk farther and faster. Such patients commonly report that they have a hard time handling long or strenuous walks, which in turn hampers their quality of life.
The number of people accessing a prescribed safe supply of illicit drugs in B.C. has dropped by more than 11 per cent over four months, according to the provincial government, although the reasons for the decrease are unclear.
Two new studies show a significant pandemic increase in ER visits and hospitalizations for teenagers due to self-harm or suicidal ideation. Experts say better mental health supports are needed — and a model for cancer care could be the path to providing them.
The health authority says there have been two additional lab-confirmed cases of the bacterial infection that have now been linked to the outbreak, up to 350 from 348 on Tuesday.
The College of Family Physicians of Canada wants to increase the length of a family medicine residency from two years to three, as a way of preparing doctors for more complex patients. But the plan is raising concerns it will increase the shortage of doctors at a time when some six million Canadians don't have access.
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said he's "encouraged" by the latest numbers following a weeks-long E. coli outbreak in Calgary, which has left hundreds of kids sick and closed multiple daycares.
As cases creep upward of a rare disease that spreads to humans from wild canines and dogs, medical experts say it's important to get a better understanding of its incidence across the country.
There are now 348 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli in Calgary following an outbreak at daycares — including 27 secondary cases, up by four since Saturday, Alberta Health Services says.
A pediatrician, author and co-inventor of a low-cost COVID-19 vaccine warns that the anti-vaccine movement has morphed into a political force that threatens the world's gains against deadly childhood infections like measles.
Despite their popularity, experts say there are health risks to consuming energy drinks, and it’s important for parents and teachers to have open conversations with teens about those risks.
Demand for gender-affirming care is becoming more common across the country. But families of youth who want this kind of care — which can range from mental health counselling to hormone replacement therapy or even just learning what treatments are available — say the wait is too long. Doctors say more physicians and nurses are keen to help and providing this care is just a matter of training.
Manitoba's Mobile Vision Care Clinic expects to offer eye exams and glasses in about 100 Manitoba schools this year, testing approximately 12,000 students. For the majority, this will be their first eye exam, says the clinic's director.
Frustrated with Quebec's licensing exam for nurses, which was found to be flawed and unreliable last year, some Quebec nursing candidates are registering to practise in other provinces in order to take the exam offered to all nursing students in the rest of Canada.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said a central kitchen believed to be linked to an E. coli outbreak in Calgary that has made hundreds of children sick has been closed indefinitely, and said she has ordered a review of all shared kitchens in the city.
Health officials in France say a 32-year-old woman is dead and eight others remain hospitalized after an apparent botulism outbreak that includes Canadians.
As the magnitude of a Calgary daycare-related E. coli outbreak becomes clear, questions are being raised about what went wrong, calls are emerging for increased food safety surveillance and Alberta's health minister is vowing to get to the bottom of it.
In her first interview about an E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares that spread to more than 300 children, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she's directed her government to come up with a proposal to financially help affected families.
A new report points to an increasingly toxic and unregulated drug supply, which is creating more complicated addictions that require nuanced treatments. The trend toward deaths from multiple toxic substances is also apparent across Canada and the U.S.
Ontario is planning to allow pharmacists to prescribe flu medication, administer flu shots to babies and administer RSV vaccines, when available, ahead of an expected fall viral surge.
Nearly two years after the government of Nunavut declared a tuberculosis outbreak in Pangnirtung, a community-wide screening clinic will open in the community of 1,500.
Certain strains of E. coli are capable of causing severe disease, by rapidly spreading through the human digestive system, wreaking havoc throughout the bloodstream, and eventually damaging the delicate kidneys. That's the situation right now during a large outbreak in Alberta, with hundreds of children now affected.
In a response to questions from CBC about COVID-19 outbreak declarations at acute care and long term care facilities, the B.C. ministry of health confirmed that in some cases an outbreak is no longer reported even when there is a spike in cases. Instead, “enhanced measures” are put in place without alerting the public.
After more than three years of COVID-19, many Canadians have learned how to make decisions around living with the virus. But as Canada heads into another cold and flu season, many still have questions about what to do if they start to feel sick. Here are answers to some common questions.
Saskatchewan's average life expectancy is at its lowest level since 1999. Experts attribute the decline to young people dying from drug poisoning and suicide, as well COVID-19 deaths.
Mental health and addictions issues aren't new in First Nations in northern Ontario, but people in the field say the situation is getting worse. Chiefs across the region are calling for urgent intervention to ease the crisis, along with more autonomy in delivering health-care services to their communities.
The leading decongestant used by millions of people looking for relief from a stuffy nose is no better than a dummy pill, according to U.S. government experts who reviewed the latest research on the long-questioned drug ingredient.
B.C. Premier David Eby and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced with aplomb on Tuesday ground-breaking on a new hospital in Surrey, but the facility, which includes a new cancer care centre, will open its doors three years later than originally planned and cost an additional billion dollars.
In a 6-month span, a 16-month-old baby and both her parents died of suspected drug toxicity in Saskatoon. The surviving family members say they want to see better supports for parents living with addictions, and better protections for their children.
An official with the Canadian Cancer Society in Atlantic Canada is raising the alarm about youth vaping rates in Nova Scotia and what it says is a lack of action by the provincial government to do something about it.
None of the four facilities that are allowed to open at their discretion Monday were linked to any positive E. coli cases, despite sharing a kitchen where the outbreak started, Alberta Health Services.
A report from six Dalhousie University researchers finds infections and deaths increased when restrictions eased and the Omicron variant arrived.
A tech tycoon from California has been taking part in a punishing one-man experiment for the past two years, backed by a team of experts, to create a scientifically sound protocol for healthy longevity, while others are assembling massive amounts of data — all in the name of delaying the aging process.
As staffing shortages continue to cause short-term closures of emergency rooms across B.C., elected officials are putting pressure on the provincial government to step up.
Some people who need help managing mental health issues are being assessed by psychiatrists within days under a new program introduced by Nova Scotia Health.
Scientists warn a slew of insect-transmitted infections are on the rise across North America, fuelled in part by climate change — and even lesser-known conditions spread by mosquitoes and ticks may be under-reported.
A ballooning E. coli outbreak connected to Calgary-area daycares is sending dozens of children to hospital, some with serious illness, and sparking concern among parents and doctors alike.
Researchers experimenting with artificial intelligence have found that these tools seem to reliably detect breast cancer, while also reducing a demanding workload for radiologists.
Alberta Health Services says there are currently 25 patients receiving care in hospital, and nine patients have developed a disease which affects the kidneys.
