Health

Canadian Red Cross to help CHEO amid surge in respiratory illnesses in children

A prominent children's hospital in Ottawa will soon be receiving help from the Canadian Red Cross as it grapples with a massive wave of pediatric respiratory illnesses that have stretched resources to the breaking point, the organization announced Su

Dec 4, 2022 4:09 PM Read more >

Avian flu causing turkey shortage ahead of Christmas: BC Poultry Association

VANCOUVER — The avian flu is causing a turkey shortage in British Columbia, the BC Poultry Association said, warning it could pose a challenge for customers ahead of the high-demand Christmas season.

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Respite-care staff redeployed to help out at Alberta Children's Hospital

CALGARY — A surge in patients at Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary has prompted the province's health delivery agency to redeploy staff from a facility that helps dying children so they can offer extra support to the overburdened hospital.

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Veterans' cases raise fresh concerns about expanding assisted dying law

OTTAWA — Revelations that some Canadian veterans have been offered medically assisted deaths while seeking help from the federal government are adding to worries about Ottawa’s plans to expand such procedures to include mental-health injuries and ill

Dec 4, 2022 2:48 PM Read more >

FDA change ushers in cheaper, easier-to-get hearing aids

It's now a lot easier — and cheaper — for many hard-of-hearing Americans to get help. Hearing aids can now be sold without a prescription from a specialist.

Dec 4, 2022 7:05 AM Read more >

China reports 2 new COVID deaths as some restrictions eased

HONG KONG (AP) — China on Sunday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions amid increasingly vocal public frustration over the measures.

Dec 3, 2022 11:19 PM Read more >

NY state health commissioner resigning to return to Harvard

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's state health commissioner will resign Jan. 1 after 13 months in the job to return to Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Dec 3, 2022 11:59 AM Read more >

N.L. children's hospital cancels some surgeries amid surge in respiratory illness

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A children's hospital in the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador's says it has had to cancel some surgeries and appointments due to a high level of respiratory illness.

Dec 3, 2022 9:58 AM Read more >

'More American than football': Retired history professor recounts abortion fight

CALGARY — Betsy Jameson found a yellow piece of paper in 2017 when she cleaned out her office after retiring from the history department at the University of Calgary.

Dec 3, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

B.C.'s COVID response praised for 'nimbleness,' calls to bolster public trust

VICTORIA — A review of British Columbia's COVID-19 response released Friday says despite being unprepared for the pandemic, the province showed "resilience, balance and nimbleness" during the emergency.

Dec 2, 2022 6:31 PM Read more >