Mumbai doctors blame pigeons for spike in lung disease
At his clinic in a northern suburb of Mumbai, Dr. Pralhad Prabhudesai stared at an X-ray, flipped through a chart and quickly fired a string of questions at the patient standing …
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Death toll rises to 7 from cantaloupe salmonella outbreak in Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting another death from a salmonella outbreak involving cantaloupes, bringing the total to seven. The agency says there have so far been 164 …
A mysterious respiratory illness is affecting dogs, but tests show no new pathogens: U.S. officials
Testing of the mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs across the United States has not yet revealed any new pathogens or any common cause for the wave of infections that have …
2 doctors told him he had a fatal disease and wouldn’t live until Christmas. They were wrong
A Winnipeg man who was misdiagnosed with a fatal disease by two different doctors says anybody believed to have a life-threatening condition should be sent to a specialist in the field …
Influenza, RSV put pressure on Alberta Children’s Hospital as case counts climb
Alberta Children’s Hospital is facing an influx of kids sick with respiratory viruses so it’s adding capacity in an effort to meet demand. “The emergency departments are quite full, very …
Social networks are key to good health. That has some doctors seeking strategies to cure loneliness
At one point, Elaine Dawe’s sense of loneliness enveloped her life. “I was sad all the time. I was lonely. I didn’t want to get dressed. I went for a …
A change of heart — literally — moved this couple to renew their wedding vows
‘He proposed to me before the transplant and he said, “If I get through this, marry me again,”‘ Bonita Pelley recalls, on the day of her vow renewal ceremony. (Sarah …
New Brunswick’s rapid journey from 1st to worst in preventing COVID deaths comes with few explanations
A year after New Brunswick residents set a dubious Canadian record for COVID-19 deaths, provincial health officials remain reluctant to speak about what went wrong in the province, or even acknowledge that things …
This COVID study has been tracking immunity for 3 years. Now it’s running out of money
A long-running study into COVID-19 immunity has unearthed promising insights on the still-mysterious disease, one of its lead researchers says — but she’s concerned its funding could soon dry up. The Stop the …
When my aging mom thought the Christmas tree was a wondrous new invention, we had to laugh
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