As It Happens6:21A brain implant reduced this boy’s epilepsy seizures by 80%. And he charges it with his headphones Before he got his new brain implant, 13-year-old Oran Knowlson’s whole …
McMaster Children’s Hospital has cancelled roughly 100 tonsil and adenoid surgeries since the death of two children. The hospital paused all tonsil and adenoid surgeries for children 17 and under …
Two children have died after tonsil and/or adenoid surgery at McMaster Children’s Hospital, the Hamilton hospital said Wednesday, adding it’s pausing such procedures as a precaution while doing a “comprehensive” review. …
Canada’s vaccine advisory group said Friday it recommends building toward immunizing all infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The common and highly contagious virus normally causes cold-like symptoms. But for more …
When varsity athlete Megan Plamondon started feeling sick last November, she thought she’d pushed herself too hard on a two-hour run. The student at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., started feeling tired toward …
Montreal Public Health says there have been 14 confirmed cases of measles in the city since the beginning of February, with only two believed to have been acquired abroad, suggesting …
A vaccine information phone line for parents at SickKids hospital has seen an increase in calls following five confirmed measles cases in recent weeks, but the project’s co-lead says it’s currently …
Quebec’s public health director is asking Quebecers to make sure they and their children are properly vaccinated against the measles, as cases of the virus are on the rise in the province, …
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 …
Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson’s son Toby has been discharged from the pediatric intensive care unit. The four-year-old boy was hit by a car Sunday in Clearwater Beach, Fla., …