Staff shortages shut down Western Hospital's CEC for summer

The Western Hospital's Collaborative Emergency Centre will remain closed until the end of the summer due to continued staff shortages.

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California joins New York in declaring state of emergency over monkeypox

California's governor on Monday declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak, becoming the second state in three days to take the step.

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Canada expanding funding for HIV screening, including $8M for self-testing kits

At the International AIDS Conference in Montreal, the federal health minister on Monday announced nearly $18 million for HIV testing in Canada, with a substantial amount of the funding for self-administered kits.

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Prosecutors in Michigan county can enforce abortion ban under new court ruling

Abortion could become illegal in parts of Michigan after a state Court of Appeals panel said in a decision released Monday that a judge's injunction blocking the enforcement of a pre-Roe v. Wade ban doesn't apply to county prosecutors.

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To get the monkeypox vaccine, this American came to Canada

Seattle, Wash., resident Justin Moore trucked across the border at British Columbia, along with several friends, to get vaccinated for monkeypox, something he says he couldn't get at home. He described the Canadian experience as 'uplifting.'

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Wait times for eating disorder treatment in Canada grow during the pandemic

Demand for publicly funded eating disorder treatment in Canada has increased substantially during the pandemic, experts say, and that's had an effect on wait times for services.

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The WHO says we must work together to fight monkeypox. African doctors are skeptical

Even though many Africans have suffered from monkeypox over the last five decades, global health experts worry they still won't have equal access to vaccination or treatment as rich countries scramble to battle their first cases.

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