There are early signals that measles — one of the world’s most contagious viruses — may be quietly spreading within parts of Canada as health officials brace for more imported …
A growing number of Canadian parents say they are opposed to vaccinating their children, according to a new poll, amid a resurgence in potentially deadly diseases such as measles. The …
Crowds gathered to help evacuate casualties from a building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza, on Saturday. Gaza health officials said eight Palestinians were killed …
Canada’s top doctor is calling on people to check that they’re fully immunized with two doses of the measles vaccine before heading out of the country. Global health authorities are reporting …
The World Food Program (WFP) said Tuesday it was forced to pause deliveries of food aid to isolated northern Gaza because of the “complete chaos and violence due to the …
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 …
Experts are watching closely as cases of invasive pneumococcal disease rise in Alberta. The potentially life-threatening illness is caused by bacteria known as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which often strike after viral …
People who are homeless have high rates of COVID-19 reinfection, putting the health of an already vulnerable population at further risk, a study published Friday in the BMC Infectious Diseases …
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 …
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the western coastline of Japan on New Year’s has killed 213 people as of Thursday. Eight of the deaths were at evacuation centres, where …