More than two years after his 19-year-old son died suddenly from meningitis B, Norrie Matthews is urging parents to get their children vaccinated against the disease before the start of the school year. Meningitis B, the most common and deadly strain of meningitis, is rare but can lead to severe and life-threatening complications when contracted.That’s
A surge in COVID-19 cases across countries in the Northern Hemisphere is causing concern for global health authorities, given that these regions usually witness a peak in respiratory illnesses during the winter months. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged countries to strengthen their surveillance and reporting of COVID-19 amid the spike in hospitalizations
The Public Health Agency of Canada is tracking a new, highly mutated variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 which has been detected in at least four countries, Health Canada says, but no cases have been detected in Canada so far. The World Health Organization said this week it had classified BA.2.86 a “variant under
Several frozen desserts are being recalled in Canada because of possible Listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued the recall Thursday for six products sold by U.S. brand Soft Serve on The Go after cases of Listeria illness were reported in the United States.The affected cups of ice creams, sorbet and frozen desserts
Derrick Hollier came home Thursday afternoon to news nobody would want to receive. His 82-year-old mother, Joan, had fallen in the lobby of their Bedford-area condo building about a half hour before, and was lying on the floor in pain, waiting for an ambulance.She had hit her head and shoulder on a radiator and was
Amidst a concerning rise in leprosy cases across Florida, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning saying the disease may be on the path to becoming endemic in the region. Travellers heading to the southeastern region of the United States, specifically central Florida, should be mindful of the potential risk
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says if a Calgary medical clinic begins charging a fee for faster access to a family doctor, it will be shut down, fined or have medicare payments from the province withheld. Smith says her government is committed to the principles of the Canada Health Act that include patients not paying to access publicly
A U.S. congressman from Texas held a day-long “thirst strike” on Tuesday to push for federal safety standards for those working in extreme heat conditions — an issue that is becoming more prominent amid record-shattering temperatures. Rep. Greg Casar, a Democrat, spent the day on the steps of the U.S. Capitol refusing to eat, drink
Aspartame, a popular artificial sweetener commonly used in sugar-free soft drinks, desserts and chewing gum may pose a risk of cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, but experts who spoke to Motorcycle accident toronto today are not “excessively worried.” Researchers from WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) assessed the hazard of aspartame and
Changes to cervical cancer screening for women are underway in Canada that could help detect high-risk pre-cancerous infections. At least two provinces have already said they would replace the old Pap test and move to the human papillomavirus (HPV) test as the primary screening method for cervical cancer. Several others are also looking at making