An aggressive form of strep is on the rise across the country and has already claimed five lives in New Brunswick this year — barely a month into 2024. The Wetmore family in Riverview, N.B., is now urging people to get tested for Group A strep, after they say their father and husband was one
Security cameras outside a home have become a contentious issue for a Winnipeg couple looking to receive home care for an elderly parent. Glen Ferris’s mother, Sandra, is partially blind and deaf. She also suffers from bladder issues and has troubles with mobility. When he and his wife Jennifer are at work, Sandra is checked
Stanley cups, the popular water bottles cherished by many on social media, have come under scrutiny over claims that the products contain lead, which can be harmful to human health. The trendy tumblers have been gaining traction online through social media in recent years. But recently, some social media users shared videos where they conducted at-home
When Lise Lalonde found out she had advanced stage two breast cancer that had already spread to her lymph nodes last July, her life came to a standstill so she could undergo a rigorous but debilitating treatment plan. Three weeks later, Lalonde began to face physically and emotionally demanding rounds of chemotherapy for hours at
As respiratory illnesses surge across the country, the persistence of a cough that just won’t quit may be prompting some to wonder if there is a deeper underlying issue. This lingering cough is what Nicholas Vozoris, an assistant professor and staff respirologist at Saint Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, calls a “post-infectious cough” and it
Disease X, a hypothetical illness with the potential for 20 times more fatalities than the COVID-19 pandemic, was the focal point of a panel discussion in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, where international leaders gathered to deliberate on the potential looming threat. The World Economic Forum held a meeting Wednesday morning called Preparing for Disease X
In the midst of the respiratory virus season in Canada, government data shows strep A cases have been on the rise in the past year, with invasive disease resulting in hospitalizations and some deaths among children. “Early data indicates that iGAS disease activity in 2023 is higher compared to pre-pandemic years, particularly in children under
A New Brunswick man who spent five days at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton, N.B., with pneumonia says he saw first-hand the ongoing impact of the health-care crisis in the province. “I saw nurses, doctors, and all other hospital workers try their best to keep a semblance of some sort of health
As Canada enters its fifth year navigating COVID-19, some experts and advocates are worried treatment options for the virus remain disappointingly inadequate. Despite significant strides in understanding the virus, Jennifer Hulme, a 42-year-old emergency physician at the University Health Network in Toronto, says many Canadians suffering from long-term COVID-19 are left without many options.She is
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The World Health Organization has classified the COVID-19 variant JN.1 as a separate variant of interest from the parent lineage BA.2.86 due to its rapidly increasing spread. The WHO made the announcement Tuesday, saying that based on current evidence, the global health risk posed by JN.1 remains