Caregiver advocates say proposed change to tax credit a ‘great step up’
Advocates are welcoming Ottawa’s proposed change in the caregiver tax credit that would expand financial support to thousands more Canadian caregivers.
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Quebecers urged to avoid two Montreal hospitals
Two Montreal hospitals are currently experiencing high patient volumes.
Flu rates in Canada are higher than a year ago. Here’s why
Flu rates in Canada are higher now compared to the same time last year, thanks to an earlier start to the season.
‘The clock is ticking:’ Ontario woman says she was denied coverage for drug to treat her rare cancer
A Toronto woman battling a rare cancer says she was “devastated” to learn that while medical professionals at Ontario’s Ministry of Health agreed she needed a potentially life-saving out-of-country treatment, bureaucrats would not sign off and didn’t inform her that her application had been recommended for approval by the ministry’s doctors.
Moderna’s newest combo vaccine approved by Health Canada
Health Canada has authorized Moderna’s mRNA vaccine for influenza, as well as its combination mRNA vaccine for flu and COVID-19.
Court certifies class action alleging negligence at LTC home led to COVID-19 deaths
A lawsuit alleging that gross negligence at a Toronto long-term care home led to hundreds of deaths from COVID-19 has been certified as a class action.
‘Immediately stop using’: Thousands of items sold in Canada recalled due to fire and burn hazards
Four products sold in Canada are being recalled due to fire and burn hazards.
All infants should be vaccinated against Hep B, immunization advisory committee says
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization now recommends that all infants receive vaccination against hepatitis B.
Southern Alberta school combats flea infestation
Several classrooms at an Airdrie, Alta., school are closed as staff continue to take steps to control “flea activity” at the facility.
Public Health investigating possible stomach bug outbreak in Glace Bay, N.S.
Public Health is investigating an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness — or stomach bug — in the Glace Bay, N.S., area.
The Ford government sent this doctor a letter over the ‘high number’ of days he worked. He wants an apology
A family doctor in Madoc, Ont. is speaking out about an “intimidating” letter he says that he received from the Ministry of Health questioning the “high number” of days he worked over the last year.
1 in 3 teens face dating violence, and doctors should be on alert: pediatric society
The Canadian Paediatric Society is urging doctors to talk to teen patients about healthy relationships and dating violence.
British health-care worker with Ebola to be evacuated from Congo to U.K., document shows
A British health-care worker infected with Ebola is being medically evacuated from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Britain for specialist treatment, according to an official document seen by Reuters.
Quebec 811 launches AI assistant in push to reduce wait times
Santé Québec has expanded its use of AI by launching a virtual assistant for the Info-Santé 811 line.
This researcher shares why pregnant women don’t get ‘mommy brain’
When Susana Carmona became a mother more than a decade ago, she struggled to reconcile her experience with the expectation that she would enjoy every aspect of caring for her daughter.
Cyberattack hits French blood bank site but no blood products were compromised
A cyberattack on several blood banks sought to raise temperatures to extremely high levels but was thwarted before it could do any damage to blood products or samples, French authorities said.