As Tim Brooks left a hospital washroom where garbage and urine had spread on the floor, he saw a partially dressed patient on a stretcher in the emergency department. Brooks covered the …
Health Canada has approved a new vaccine geared toward protecting two groups most severely affected by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): newborns, who would receive antibodies through maternal immunization, and Canadians …
Wildlife officials in Alaska have confirmed the first known case of a polar bear that died from avian flu — highlighting growing concerns about the H5N1 strain’s potential spread among northern …
Manitoba’s health minister and chief provincial public health officer made a plea to health-care workers to consider picking up shifts over the holidays, with intensive care units already stretched and an …
If you or someone you know is battling a cold, the flu or COVID-19, you’re not alone. It’s that time of year when more people are feeling sick and health …
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 …
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Hospitals and emergency rooms could be forced to ration care by the end of this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Thursday, saying recent trends in COVID-19 …
Colorado is so far experiencing its most typical respiratory virus season since the start of the pandemic, but no one knows whether the bugs have any tricks to pull over …
Alberta hospitals are squeezing in extra intensive care unit beds as respiratory virus cases balloon and ICUs fill up. Alberta Health Services has added 17 adult surge beds since last week …