Toronto Joey Salmingo took his two-and-a-half-week-old son to a Markham hospital with a fever. He wasn’t seen by a doctor for five hours. Experts in the industry say this is indicative of a worsening crisis in emergency room wait times, and more needs to be done. Markham, Ont., man saysContinue Reading
Montreal A father wants to spread awareness about synthetic opioids sold to teens after he says his son died of an overdose. The 15-year-old took a drug known as isotonitazene thinking it was oxycodone. Isotonitazene, a potentent alternative to fentanyl, can be deadly for first-time users Mathis Boivin died afterContinue Reading
The Dose25:37How can I stick to my new year’s resolutions better? Read transcribed audio Every year, Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee makes the same new year’s resolution: to be more organized. “Every year, I fail,” the psychologist told Dr. Brian Goldman on CBC podcast The Dose. Whether it’s about fitness, mental health,Continue Reading
ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility Help newsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousOpinionThe NationalBusinessHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in Canada Breaking down 4 big health stories to watch in 20243 days ago Duration 6:07 3 days agoNewsDuration 6:07Canada’s health-care system will need to navigate some major obstacles in 2024, from critical staffing shortages toContinue Reading
Nova Scotia A growing number of health-care workers in Nova Scotia are not getting their annual flu shots, according to figures released by their employer, Nova Scotia Health. ‘We’re nowhere near where we really need to be in vaccine uptake,’ says Dr. Robert Strang Jean Laroche · CBC News ·Continue Reading
British Columbia A third child has died in British Columbia due to complications linked to influenza, cases of which continue to rise in the province. B.C. Centre for Disease Control says influenza and RSV cases are on the riseThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 04, 2024 8:07 PM EST |Continue Reading
PEI Some Island doctors are pushing back against Health P.E.I.’s wait-time advisories for hospital emergency departments, saying they may be doing more harm than good. Summerside ER doctor among those who won’t be sharing any more of the notices Stephen Brun · CBC News · Posted: Jan 04, 2024 7:09Continue Reading
North Wildlife officials in Alaska have confirmed the first known case of a polar bear that died from avian flu — highlighting growing concerns about the virus’s potential spread among northern mammals. Case highlights growing concerns about risk of H5N1 spread among mammalsCBC News · Posted: Jan 04, 2024 5:59Continue Reading
Health Canada has approved a new Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine geared toward protecting two of the groups most severely affected by the virus: newborns, who would receive antibodies through maternal immunization, and Canadians over 60.Continue Reading
ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility Help newsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousOpinionThe NationalBusinessHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in Canada Soft housing market expected for 1st half of 2024, but only in some parts3 days ago Duration 2:03 3 days agoNewsDuration 2:03The Canadian housing market is expected to remain soft at least for theContinue Reading
