As the new school year approaches, thoughts are turning to back-to-school supplies — but keeping children’s vaccinations up to date is something else parents and guardians should have on their to-do list, British …
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 …
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An Ottawa doctor says he’s speaking out after watching patients being forced to choose between treatment and employment. Sandeep Sehdev, an oncologist at The Ottawa Hospital’s Cancer Centre, said he’s seen patients …
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 …
Canadians raced to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in the first years of the pandemic, but data suggests there’s far less of a rush to get the latest shots available this …
As It Happens7:00Asylum-seeker’s death on U.K. barge has activists and residents calling for change The death of a man on a barge housing asylum-seekers in the U.K. proves the accommodations …
When Dr. Anil Kapoor was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in January his prognosis was positive, and his family was hopeful treatment would buy him several more years. But …
A new Health Canada report says the number of medically assisted deaths in 2022 was more than 30 per cent higher than the year prior. Medically assisted deaths constituted 4.1 per …