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Health Amylyx Pharmaceuticals has announced it will withdraw its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug from the market in Canada and the U.S. following its failure in a late-stage clinical trial. Drug had been approved in 2022, generated sales worth hundreds of millionsCBC News · Posted: Apr 04, 2024 11:20 AM EDTContinue Reading

Health·Analysis Bird flu outbreaks among U.S. cattle are a new twist in a growing global crisis. And it could be a harbinger of more species-jumps to come, including the rising possibility of H5N1 appearing in livestock like pigs — which scientists warn could help this virus better adapt to humans,Continue Reading

Health A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows, health officials said Monday. The patient is being treated with an antiviral drug and their only reported symptom was eye redness, Texas health officials said. HealthContinue Reading

Health There are early signals that measles — one of the world’s most contagious viruses — may be quietly spreading within parts of Canada as health officials brace for more imported infections during the March Break travel season. 2 cases not linked to travel identified in Quebec, Ontario Lauren PelleyContinue Reading

Health A growing number of Canadian parents are opposed to vaccinating their children, according to a new poll, amid a resurgence in potentially deadly diseases such as measles. Experts stress importance of being immunized given spike in diseases such as measlesCBC News · Posted: Feb 28, 2024 2:00 PM ESTContinue Reading

Health Breast cancer tends to hit Black women at younger ages and be more aggressive, but they’re underrepresented when it comes to genetic screening, say doctors launching an awareness campaign designed to empower Black women to learn more about it. Black women tend to be diagnosed at a younger age, with moreContinue 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. Just a decade ago, syphilis infections among infants were nearly eradicated in Canada. Yet there wereContinue Reading

Health Advocates alarmed as Ottawa shutters mental health portalOttawa’s planned shutdown of a portal to mental health and substance use care is an affront to Canadians in need of already-chronically underfunded services, according to one advocate. ‘A slap in the face’ says head of substance use organization Amina Zafar · CBC NewsContinue Reading

Health Canada’s top doctor is calling on people to check that they’re fully immunized with two doses of measles vaccine before heading out of the country. Call comes amid global surge in measles activityCBC News · Posted: Feb 23, 2024 2:35 PM EST | Last Updated: February 24 A flyer educatingContinue Reading