New Brunswick's new premier wants federal health agency to probe mysterious brain illness
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt wants the Public Health Agency of Canada to help investigate a mysterious brain illness that ...
Jamie Sarkonak: Slow-to-pivot health care leaves Canadians feeling out of control
The vast majority of Canadians (86 per cent) don’t feel in control of their health care, say the findings of the latest vibe ...
Statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada: Update on Avian Influenza and Risk to Canadians
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) today confirmed a human case of avian influenza (also known as bird flu) caused by ...
Shared Health making preparations for patient notifications ahead of possible Canada Post work stoppage
Appointment letters and pre-appointment information for patients sent via mail are being temporarily paused, and patients ...
Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of H5 bird flu
Canada has reported H5N1 bird flu in wildlife and domestic birds. This year, there have been at least 24 reports of the virus ...
Human bird flu case presumed in Canada, teenage patient is hospitalized
The first presumed human case of avian influenza (H5N1, or bird flu) has been reported in Canada. An infectious disease ...
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Health officials urge vigilance with discovery of Canada’s first presumptive avian flu case in B.C. teen
Public-health officials in British Columbia declined to provide any new details Monday about their investigation into how a ...
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Four-year typhoid fever outbreak in Canada linked to chronic carrier
In a rare occurrence of locally acquired typhoid fever in Canada, health officials in Ottawa recently traced an outbreak back ...
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London Health Sciences Centre first in Canada to implant cutting edge cardioverter defibrillator
New device receives Health Canada approval after LHSC team participates in global study to prove safety and efficacy ...
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ASEAN, Canada work together for health security
Through data analytics, visualization and communication, ASEAN member states are leveraging cutting-edge technology to ...
Teen in Critical Condition After Contracting Canada's First ‘Presumptive’ Human Case of Bird Flu
British Columbia health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry shared in a news conference that a teenager, who contracted the first ...
Teen infected in Canada’s first bird flu case is in critical condition
A Canadian teenager infected with bird flu — that country’s first case involving a locally acquired infection — is in ...