COVID-19 booster shots recommended for high-risk Canadians starting this spring
Canada's national vaccination advisory body is calling for high-risk individuals to get another COVID-19 booster shot, starting this spring.
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From bloody noses to taped ankles, Canada Winter Games medical staff have athletes covered
Whatever the ailment, from a twisted joint to a concussion or viral infection, the young athletes competing at the 2023 Canada Winter Games know medical staff have their backs.
'Stop the bleeding,' Philippines health official says about international recruiting of nurses
Government health officials say there's a shortage of 350,000 nurses in the Philippines. They, hospital administrators and nursing advocates are trying to find ways to make their own health-care system sustainable, even as international recruitment delegations come knocking.
B.C. firm gets approval from Health Canada to make and sell cocaine
Health Canada has granted a British Columbia cannabis company the right to possess, produce, sell and distribute cocaine.
Newfoundland official says man's death in ambulance during ER closure is 'disturbing'
Bonavista MHA Craig Pardy says he was disturbed to hear about a man who died in an ambulance on the way to Clarenville while the Bonavista emergency room was closed.
Ottawa ends shipments of rapid COVID-19 tests to provinces as millions set to expire
Quebec alone has 63 million tests on top of the federal stockpile. But the once-essential tool has lost its importance in the pandemic, experts say.
Cambodia says 2 recent bird flu cases did not spread human-to-human
Health officials in Cambodia say recent cases of bird flu discovered in two villagers, one of them fatal, show no sign of human-to-human transmission. The finding allays fears of a public health crisis.