Fall 2024 COVID-19 guide: The status of COVID in Canada, available vaccines — and strains expected to dominate winter
Currently, the KP.3 and KP.3.1.1 FLiRT variants, derivatives of KP.1 and KP.2, are the most prevalent in Canada and the ...
Canada not ordering Novavax protein-based COVID vaccine this year due to low demand
TORONTO — The Public Health Agency of Canada says it is not providing Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine this respiratory virus ...
Yogurt from Costco Canada recalled for the 2nd time in a month over health concerns
Yogurt from Costco is being recalled for the second time in a month, after manufacturer Danone Canada said the product may ...
Canada won’t be ordering Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine, cites low demand
The Public Health Agency of Canada says a very small portion of the doses ordered in 2023 were used and that its decision reflects efforts to limit vaccine wastage.
Health Canada has recalled these eye drops — here's why
Health Canada has issued a recall notice on all lots of Cromolyn Eye Drops produced by Pendopharm Division of Pharmascience ...
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1 dead, 3 hospitalized as another salmonella outbreak linked to geckos declared across Canada
Canadian health officials are investigating another salmonella outbreak associated with geckos. The Public Health Agency of ...
Mentorship network for Indigenous students in Atlantic Canada sees funding applications double
The Atlantic Indigenous Mentorship Network was formed in 2017 and aims to mentor Indigenous post-secondary students and ...
Health Canada Approves Apple Watch Sleep Apnea Feature
Health Canada this week approved the sleep apnea detection feature on watchOS 11 for the Apple Watch Series 10, Apple Watch ...
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Children's mental health support program gets $2.7M from province
Alex Munter often thinks back to 2020 when one particular youth, struggling with mental health problems and addictions, was ...
Price tag of hospitalization in Canada for diabetic amputation is $47,000, report finds
The rates of leg amputation ranged from a low of seven per 100,000 in easily accessible major urban centres to a high of 49 ...
Canada's fertility rate has dropped to a record low
The fertility rate in Canada continues to drop and the country has reached a record low, according to new data from ...
Canada’s new pandemic preparedness agency aims to speed up vaccine development
Health Emergency Readiness Canada is tasked with boosting Canada's life-sciences sector and ensuring Canadians get faster access to vaccines.