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For virus tracking, wastewater is liquid gold. Scientists hope that work isn't flushed away
For more than two years, research teams across the country — and around the world — have been using human waste to monitor rising and falling SARS-CoV-2 levels. The same sewage surveillance systems can track pathogens from polio to monkeypox. So what' US officially added to WHO’s list of poliovirus outbreak countries
The list includes mainly low- and middle-income countries, plus Israel and the UK. Polio declared a disaster emergency in New York after more poliovirus found
The declaration will expand vaccine access and require vaccine data reporting. Non-emergency patients asked to stay away from St. John's ERs due to 'unprecedented pressures'
In a statement, the health authority says both the Health Sciences Centre and St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital in St. John’s are dealing with 'unprecedented pressures resulting in long wait times for patients.' Canadian health care: Issues with access to timely care | CTV News
Two out of five Canadians say they were unable to access essential health-care services in the last six months, according to a new Angus Reid report. Ultraprocessed foods linked to cancer and early death, studies find
Ultra-processed foods significantly increases men's risk of colorectal cancer and can lead to early death for both men and women, especially from heart disease, according to two new studies. York Public Health advises throwing out 2 products as part of probe into restaurant poisonings
York Public Health is warning consumers against ingesting or using two products as part of its investigation into unintentional poisonings at a Markham restaurant over the weekend. B.C. baby dies while waiting for ambulance, mayor demands change | CTV News
The mayor of a small community in B.C.'s Interior is calling for flexibility around which first responders are allowed to take patients to hospital after an infant died while waiting for an ambulance. Ottawa urged to label alcohol after report links moderate use to increased risk of cancer, other fatal illnesses
Drinking three beers a week increases risk of developing breast or colon cancer, while drinking a daily glass of wine increases risk of developing heart disease and chance of having a stroke, according to a report by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use a Meningococcal disease: What to know about the infection | CTV News
Toronto has declared an outbreak of meningococcal disease after one person has died and two others remain infected. CTVNews.ca breaks down what you need to know about the bacterial infection.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, face of U.S. COVID-19 pandemic response, to retire in December
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December after more than five dec
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December after more than five dec Do SUVs, pickups cause more deaths' Safety advocates say they have the numbers to prove it
Sixteen groups have joined together to pen a letter to Ontario’s chief coroner asking him to investigate whether SUVs and pickup trucks cause more pedestrian and cycling deaths than smaller vehicles. Medical device first used at London hospital reverses stroke symptoms in minutes
A stroke patient in London, Ont., was the first to receive a new medical device that rapidly removes a blood clot in 10 minutes. The procedure reverses the symptoms of a stroke and prevents permanent damage to the brain. B.C. health care: Man dies waiting for paramedics | CTV News
For the second time in less than a month, a resident of Ashcroft, B.C., died while waiting for health care after having a heart attack mere metres from a local ambulance station. Medical assistance in dying given to 10K Canadians in 2021
More Canadians are ending their lives with a medically-assisted death, says the third federal annual report on medical assistance in dying (MAID). Data shows that 10,064 people died in 2021 with medical aid, an increase of 32 per cent over 2020. Canada to start testing some wastewater for polio 'as soon as possible'
After new reports of polio cases abroad, and virus samples in the wastewater of several other developed countries, Canada intends to start testing wastewater from a number of cities "as soon as possible," CBC News has learned.North Korea dictator was 'seriously ill,' his sister says, blaming South Korea for COVID-19
In a striking speech before thousands of North Koreans, leader Kim Jong-un's sister said he suffered a fever while guiding the country to victory over the coronavirus. She blamed rival South Korea for the outbreak and vowed "deadly" retaliation.
In a striking speech before thousands of North Koreans, leader Kim Jong-un's sister said he suffered a fever while guiding the country to victory over the coronavirus. She blamed rival South Korea for the outbreak and vowed "deadly" retaliation. Vaping advocates are fighting for no new taxes. Big tobacco helps them do that
Canada and Alberta have passed new laws and increased taxes, precipitating a decline in national smoking rates. But a new battle over the country's vaping laws continues, and is supported by some familiar players. More emergency departments across Canada forced to temporarily close because of staff shortages
Ottawa’s Montfort Hospital was the latest to close its emergency department over the weekend, suggesting the country’s health care staffing crisis is spreading to large urban centresConjoined twins fused at the brain successfully separated
Doctors have successfully separated a pair of 3-year-old twin boys fused at the brain after months of cross-continental planning through a virtual reality operating theatre.
Doctors have successfully separated a pair of 3-year-old twin boys fused at the brain after months of cross-continental planning through a virtual reality operating theatre.Pig organs partially revived hour after death
Study could transform access to organs for transplant by reversing some of the damage caused after death.
Study could transform access to organs for transplant by reversing some of the damage caused after death. Denied medical assistance in dying in Ottawa, she is going to Brampton
An Ottawa woman who's tried for years to get approved for medical assistance in dying says the long wait has significantly reduced her quality of life, and she hopes for less barriers for others as she prepares to travel five hours away for the procedure Ultraprocessed foods linked to cognitive decline: study
Eating ultraprocessed foods for more than 20 per cent of your daily calorie intake every day could set you on the road to cognitive decline, a new study revealed. Monkeypox declared global health emergency by WHO as cases surge
Declaration is strongest call to action agency can make, with most recent such announcement being for CovidNew York man may have contracted polio on U.S. soil | Daily Mail Online
The unnamed patient is a 20-year-old Hasidic Jewish man who lives with his parents and wife in Rockland County. He was discharged from hospital earlier this month, but is partially paralyzed.
The unnamed patient is a 20-year-old Hasidic Jewish man who lives with his parents and wife in Rockland County. He was discharged from hospital earlier this month, but is partially paralyzed. Hand, foot and mouth disease spiking in Winnipeg
Winnipeg is seeing a spike in reports of hand, foot and mouth disease – a viral infection commonly found in young children. Doctor's appeal over right to pay for private health care dismissed by B.C. court
B.C.’s highest court has dismissed an appeal of a landmark decision upholding the province’s public health care laws. 'What century is this'' Man in pain, scared and waiting 4 days in Ontario hospital hallway to fix broken leg
Ron Prickett has spent days in excruciating pain on a stretcher in a small-town hospital's hallway, waiting for a bed to open in London, Ont., so surgeons can repair his shattered leg. 'What century is this? This is insane,' the 76-year-old says of a heal Doctor's cancelled flight to Magdalen Islands leaves 57 patients waiting months for care
Nearly 60 patients on Quebec's Magdalen Islands will have to wait two more months to receive specialized care after an Air Canada flight carrying a Montreal doctor was cancelled. Regional health authorities fear medical specialists will abandon the regionMan Vomits For Months After Taking Vitamin D at Almost 400x Daily Recommended Dose
Doctors have issued a warning that not only is it entirely possible to overdose on vitamin D, it's also incredibly dangerous, after a man in the UK was hospitalized as a result of taking almost 400 times the daily recommended vitamin D.
Doctors have issued a warning that not only is it entirely possible to overdose on vitamin D, it's also incredibly dangerous, after a man in the UK was hospitalized as a result of taking almost 400 times the daily recommended vitamin D. Quebec tourist waited a week for emergency surgery after B.C. doctor refused to operate over billing
A Quebec man who fell and broke his jaw, cheekbone and a bone around his left eye while visiting British Columbia says his surgery was cancelled after he was told his home province "won't pay" for the procedure. '10 days of agony': Doctors warn of rash of hand-foot-and-mouth disease in kids and parents
Parents and doctors are warning of an increase in hand-foot-and-mouth disease this summer, especially in children. WHO to reconvene emergency meeting on monkeypox as more than 6,000 cases reported in current outbreak
The WHO will reconvene a meeting of the committee that will advise on declaring the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency in the week beginning July 18 or sooner ERs in Canada overwhelmed, face closures
Hospitals overwhelmed by the pandemic’s onslaught are still facing a number of challenges, causing unprecedented wait times in emergency rooms across the country. Donating your body to science: UBC seeks cadavers
It's not the typical type of donation sought, but the University of British Columbia is in need of particular items: cadavers. World Health Organization holding emergency session next week on monkeypox
The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee on Thursday next week to assess whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern. Family wasn't told of long-term care resident's death for almost a month
Family members of a woman who was in long-term care in London, Ont., want to know why it took nearly a month to be told she had died. The care home said it can’t comment on the case because of privacy legislation but that when a resident dies, “it fol Monkeypox: 72 deaths reported, with 2,821 cases confirmed, suspected so far this 2022
As monkeypox cases rise, information is sharing key weapon, says WHO Rectal cancer patients cleared of tumors in drug trial
In a small study of a dozen patients, researchers found an experimental drug cleared all rectal cancer patients of their tumours.Back to Canada News
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