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Health 2nd human infected with H5N1 bird flu in U.S., CDC saysA Michigan farm worker has been diagnosed with bird flu, becoming the second U.S. case tied to dairy cows. Patient had mild symptoms, Michigan health officials sayThe Associated Press · Posted: May 22, 2024 3:53 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Health·Second Opinion Ontario’s first measles death in decades offers grim reminder that unvaccinated kids are at riskAn Ontario child’s death from measles this year offered a grim reminder: When vaccination rates drop and this virus rears its head, the youngest among us bear the brunt. Months into 2024, Ontario hasContinue Reading

Health Canada’s vaccine advisory group said Friday it recommends building toward immunizing all infants from respiratory syncytial virus. Highly contagious virus is a leading cause of hospitalization in infants and young childrenAmina Zafar · CBC News · Posted: May 17, 2024 4:26 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 17 Pfizer Canada’sContinue Reading

Health When Robbie Sherren died on May 7, he became the first Canadian adult to donate his heart after cardiac or circulatory death. The legacy is helping his parents cope and igniting a new approach to save lives in this country, doctors say. Donation advance will expand cardiac transplants, doctorsContinue Reading

Health Early tests on milk being sold in Canada found no signs of the virus that causes a dangerous form of bird flu, federal officials say. Testing involved 142 retail milk samples from across country, amid outbreak of H5N1 in U.S. dairy cows Lauren Pelley · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Health More people are being diagnosed with cancer, but the overall rate is going down, and more are surviving at least 25 years, a new study suggests. People increasingly don’t have a family doctor to oversee or guide their cancer care Amina Zafar · CBC News · Posted: May 13,Continue Reading

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. While there’s no sign a dangerous form of bird flu has gained the ability to transmitContinue Reading

Health Scientists in the U.S. and Canada are watching wastewater for early signs of H5N1 as an outbreak of bird flu among American dairy cattle keeps growing. U.S. officials launching wastewater dashboard, monitoring for influenza A increases Lauren Pelley · CBC News · Posted: May 10, 2024 2:00 PM EDTContinue Reading

Health Raw milk may be riskier amid avian flu outbreak in U.S. Stick to pasteurized dairy, experts warnMeasures such as pasteurization and rules for raw milk cheese keep disease-causing bacteria and viruses like avian flu out of dairy products in Canada, food safety experts say. Early research shows pasteurization worksContinue Reading