Congo's health ministry declares new Ebola outbreak
The outbreak, suspected to have infected 28 people, is in the southern Kasai province.
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Horizon resumes mandatory masking as respiratory illnesses rise in N.B.
Horizon Health Network has reintroduced mandatory masking in all patient-facing clinical areas in all of its facilities, starting Wednesday, citing a rise in respiratory virus activity.
Measles spread trending down as Alberta kids head back to the classroom. Will it last?
Alberta's measles surge appears to be slowing, but with children back in school this week health experts caution another rapid upswing could be around the corner.
Alberta girl awarded damages in lawsuit over infection leading to quadruple amputation
The Alberta girl, identified in a court decision only by the initials KB, suffered irreversible damage to her limbs as a baby due to complications from a bacterial infection. Doctors had to amputate her right hand, different parts of four fingers on her left hand and both her legs.
Why is it so hard to find the source of a legionnaires' outbreak?
A deadly outbreak of legionnaires' disease in London, Ont., has shown just how challenging it is to pinpoint the source of the bacteria behind the illness.
Northeast B.C. measles vaccinations below herd immunity as school resumes, health officials say
As students head back to classrooms across northeast B.C., health officials are warning that measles is still circulating, and immunization rates remain too low to prevent another outbreak.
New end-of-life care home in Quebec highlights growing demand for MAID
Health care providers say a new $8-million facility in Saint-Charles-Borromée meets a growing need for end-of-life services including MAID, which is involved in more than one out of ten deaths in the Lanaudière region.