AvatarGlobal NewsAvatarAvatar6 hours agoBird flu risk to humans an ‘enormous concern,’ WHO says. Here’s what to knowGlobal News - By Sean PrevilThe World Health Organization’s top scientist says there is “enormous concern” about the risk of spread of the H5N1 bird flu to humans, but at least …
AvatarGlobal NewsAvatarAvatar6 hours ago‘She gets to be 10’: Ontario child’s heart donated to girl the same ageGlobal News - By Jacquelyn LeBelMaryam De Groef says she and her husband moved countries often and would always apply to be organ donors wherever they lived, but they never could …
AvatarGlobal NewsAvatarAvatar1 day agoMost Canadian youth visit dentists, but lack of insurance a barrierGlobal News - By Sean PrevilSome Canadians under the age of 18 are two months away from being able to apply for the national dental care plan, but data from Statistics Canada …
AvatarGlobal NewsAvatarAvatar1 day agoShoppers faces proposed class action over claims company is ‘abusive’ to pharmacistsGlobal News - By Eric StoberA proposed class action lawsuit filed against Shoppers Drug Mart and its parent company Loblaw claims that the companies pressure pharmacists to fill …
AvatarGlobal NewsAvatarAvatar2 days agoBudget 2024: Liberals look to offset drug plan cost with higher smoking, vaping taxesGlobal News - By Laura OsmanThe federal government expects that its latest effort to discourage Canadians from smoking, contained in the federal budget tabled Tuesday, will …
AvatarGlobal NewsAvatarAvatar2 days ago‘Bacterial vampirism’: Deadly pathogens attracted to human blood, study findsGlobal News - By Katie DangerfieldSome of the world’s most deadly bacteria exhibit a peculiar craving for human blood, a discovery shedding new light on the mechanics of bloodstream …
AvatarGlobal NewsAvatarAvatar2 days agoLandmark smoking ban that would phase out sales passes U.K. parliamentGlobal News - By Sylvia HuiThe British government’s plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on …
AvatarGlobal NewsAvatarAvatar2 days agoPreventing future pandemics goal of new U.S. partnership with 50 countriesGlobal News - By Amanda SeitzPresident Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like …
AvatarGlobal NewsAvatarAvatar3 days agoOver 25% of young Canadian deaths linked to opioids amid pandemic: studyGlobal News - By Katie DangerfieldMore than one in four deaths among young Canadians between 2019 and 2021 were opioid-related, with the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased use of …
AvatarGlobal NewsAvatarAvatar3 days agoHealth task force blasted over ‘dangerous guidance’ for cancer screeningsGlobal News - By Katie DangerfieldMedical experts are sounding the alarm about the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, branding the group’s cancer screening guidelines as …
AvatarGlobal NewsAvatarAvatar4 days agoDentists hesitant to sign up for federal dental plan; seniors advised to look at all optionsGlobal News - By Carolyn Kury de CastilloCanada’s health minister met with dentists on Thursday to address concerns about the Canadian Dental Care Plan as the Alberta Dental Association …
AvatarGlobal NewsAvatarAvatar4 days ago‘There is much more to do’: B.C. marks eight years of toxic-drug health emergencyGlobal News - By Darrian Matassa-FungEight years to the day after British Columbia declared a public health emergency, Premier David Eby said the toxic drug crisis has had a …