Category: Health

The total number of deaths caused by illicit, toxic drugs in British Columbia since the province declared a public health emergency in 2016 has now surpassed 15,000.On Friday, the B.C. Coroners Service reported...

Vermont's health department is urging residents of several towns, including one bordering Quebec, to stay indoors from dusk to dawn to prevent the spread of a mosquito-borne illness.Certain towns are...

A vial labelled "Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine" is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic | ReutersThe Food and Drug Administration authorized Novavax's updated protein-based Covid vaccine for...

The UN Security Council met in emergency session in New York on the continuing crisis in Gaza and the occupied West Bank on Thursday. Earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO)...

WHO Representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, said that the two-round vaccination campaign is due to begin this Sunday in central Gaza for three days, then...

B.C Premier David Eby is ordering a review of a program that dispenses free drug paraphernalia and testing kits from hospital vending machines.The harm reduction kiosks have been placed at...

Canadians flying to popular locales like Cuba are being warned to take precautions against insects that spread the rare and potentially deadly Oropouche virus, also called Oropouche fever.This week, U.S. officials...

Canada won two medals on Day 1 of the Paris Paralympics on Thursday.Track cyclist Kate O'Brien competed in the women's C4-5 500-metre time trial final, winning bronze. Swimmer Aurélie Rivard won her third consecutive medal...

A former family doctor has been sentenced to 12 years for sexually assaulting seven women during medical appointments and examinations in Ste. Anne, Man.Court of King's Bench Justice Sadie Bond delivered the...

The World Health Organization said Thursday it has reached an agreement with Israel for limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of...