For 10 years, Americans have had access to flu shots that protect against four strains of the virus: two A strains and two B strains. Starting this fall, however, all …
Notice how less crowded the cold, flu and COVID aisle is at your local pharmacy? In California, respiratory virus season is winding down. Fewer colds, coughs, fevers and sick days …
The conversation began seven years ago when Japanese star Hideki Matsuyama won his fourth PGA Tour title to pass Shigeki Maruyama, his mentor. Maruyama told him the ultimate mark was …
Patrick Cantlay began with an eagle and never let anyone close to him the rest of the round Friday. He shot a 6-under 65 to build a five-shot lead at …
As cases of measles surge in Europe, there are calls for public health officials in Alberta to take stronger steps to prevent outbreaks. The World Health Organization recently warned of a …
Kim Wetmore is urging people to go to the hospital or get a test if you’ve got symptoms of strep A. She doesn’t want people to have to go through the same …
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is reporting another influenza-related death of a child under 10. In its latest weekly update, the centre says the death was reported during the …
By MIKE STOBBE | Associated Press NEW YORK — Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections, U.S. health officials said in a report Thursday that bolsters a …
Canada is seeing a record number of cases of invasive Group A strep, a bacterial infection that kills roughly one in 10 people who contract it, according to data obtained by …
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