Category Archives: Health
Polish women protest attempts to further restrict abortion
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Women’s rights activists in Poland used red paint to symbolize blood as they protested Tuesday against a government plan to register every pregnancy in a national database and as parliament prepares to debate a new proposal
Swift response to fourth COVID ICU surge in Ontario may be challenging: report
TORONTO — It may be harder for Ontario's health system to quickly respond to a surge in critically ill COVID-19 patients as non-virus care ramps up and workers contend with burnout, according to a new report that recommends sustained public
South African envoy calls on Canada to support waiver on COVID-19 vaccines
South Africa's envoy in Ottawa is calling on Canada to support a waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines to end "vaccine apartheid" as her country copes with the fallout of its discovery of the new Omicron variant. South African High
Health officials in Prince Edward Island report one new case of COVID-19
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison says the case involves a person under the age of 19 who is a close contact of a previously reported infection. The
UK launches booster vaccination blitz as new variant spreads
LONDON (AP) — New measures to combat the new omicron variant of coronavirus took effect in England on Tuesday, with face coverings again compulsory in shops and on public transportation, as the government said it would offer all adults a
Legault criticized for saying he wishes gathering rules could be eased for holidays
MONTREAL — Premier François Legault says he would like to permit Quebec families to host up to 25 people for the Christmas holidays, but the opposition says the premier is sowing confusion and creating expectations. For the second consecutive day, Lega...
More than $1B needed to clear surgical backlogs: Canadian Medical Association
OTTAWA — Clearing backlogs for eight key surgical procedures put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic will require $1.3 billion in government cash, says a report commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association. Asked by the association to detail the e...
NYC OKs safe sites for drug use, aiming to curb overdoses
NEW YORK (AP) — The first officially authorized safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics have been cleared to open in New York City in hopes of curbing deadly overdoses, officials said Tuesday.
Russian coronavirus-denying monk given prison sentence
MOSCOW (AP) — A rebel Russian monk who castigated the Kremlin and denied that the coronavirus existed was convicted Tuesday on accusations of encouraging suicides and given a 3 1/2-year prison sentence.
New lead testing method could reveal higher levels in water
ST. LOUIS (AP) — For years, testing of the tap water in an upscale Detroit suburb showed the city was in the clear. Then residents got a notice seemingly out of the blue: Their water could be contaminated with elevated
