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People 65 years of age and older may receive another dose of updated vaccine to protect against severe illness from COVID-19, Canada’s advisory body on immunizations said Friday. The National …
COVID-19 has killed 17 more New Brunswickers, including six over the holidays, while influenza has claimed nine lives. These are the first flu deaths of the season and they include a child under four, the latest …
Financial trouble is prompting Alberta Health Services to cut back on overtime pay, reduce reliance on private staffing agencies and leave some jobs vacant, says a leaked memo to health leaders. The …
Health officials say Influenza A and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are both on the rise in B.C., and hospitals in the province are treating a record number of patients as the respiratory …
The number of sick and injured people in Quebec’s emergency rooms is the highest it has been in five years and doctors and nurses are struggling to provide care. The …
Jaelene Tweedle says she knew the Red Deer Hospital’s emergency room had been under stress for a while, but she wasn’t prepared for what she saw when she had to …
A father wants to spread awareness about synthetic opioids sold to teens after he says his son died of an overdose. Christian Boivin says 15-year-old Mathis was a normal teenager …
When Joey Salmingo took his newborn to an Ontario emergency room in late December, he didn’t expect him to wait eight hours to be seen by a doctor. Salmingo says it …
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 …