Category Archives: Health
Medicare told to reassess premium hike for Alzheimer’s drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra on Monday ordered Medicare to reassess a big premium increase facing millions of enrollees this year, attributed in large part to a pricey new Alzheimer's drug with questionable benefits.
Coroner’s inquest hears COVID-19 risk to long-term care not on radar until March 2020
MONTREAL — Long-term care homes accounted for nearly 70 per cent of deaths during the pandemic's first wave in Quebec, but the risk was not prominent on the government's radar as COVID-19 emerged in early 2020, a former assistant deputy
Slovakia eases COVID measures as omicron surge yet to hit
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia is easing coronavirus restrictions after a decline in new infections while the fast-spreading omicron variant is yet to fully hit the country.
Quebec reports record COVID-19-related hospitalizations but drop in ICU patients
MONTREAL — Quebec reported 26 more COVID-19 deaths on Monday and a rise of 118 patients with the disease, as several Montreal-area hospitals moved to the highest level of service disruption to care for patients infected with the novel coronavirus. Heal...
Alberta student, parents say they feel abandoned as K-12 kids return to school
EDMONTON — Twelve-year-old Charlie Kozak wasn't feeling safe about having to be in class Monday. "It's a chaotic mess," Charlie said during a phone interview last week from his home as he prepared to return to his school in Calgary. "I know
Taxes, vaxes and maps: Kansas Legislature kicks off session
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican lawmakers are eager to cut taxes because Kansas is flush with cash, but the annual legislative session that opened Monday is shadowed by redistricting, election year-politics and COVID-19. ...
COVID-19 cases fill hospital beds in parts of Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick
VANCOUVER — Hospitals in several parts of Canada are straining under the weight of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, with Quebec hospitalizations reaching an all-time high on Sunday and Ontario's admissions to intensive care units surging past the 400 m...
German vaccine mandate may take months to pass, parties say
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's ruling parties are hitting the brakes on plans for compulsory coronavirus vaccinations, saying it may take months for lawmakers to properly debate the contentious measure in parliament.
Quebec’s COVID-19 hospitalizations reach new peak at 2,436
MONTREAL — Quebec reported a sharp jump in COVID-19-related hospitalizations over the weekend, with Sunday's provincial figures documenting a new all-time high since the onset of the global pandemic. The province has seen more than 2,000 people in hos...
Thousands rally in Prague against vaccination mandate
Thousands of people marched through the Czech Republic's capital on Sunday to protest against compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for certain groups and professions. The protesters gathered at Wenceslas
