Category Archives: Health
New LTC standards should focus on the ‘qualities of home’: survey
OTTAWA — Residents should feel at home, respected, and safe in long-term care but the current reality doesn't come close, says a survey that will inform new national standards of care. The survey was conducted by the National Institute on Aging
California coronavirus death count tops 70,000 as cases fall
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's coronavirus death toll reached another once-unfathomable milestone — 70,000 people — on Monday as the state emerges from the latest infection surge with the lowest rate of new cases among all states.
Appellate court sets hearing in South Carolina abortion case
An appellate court is set to debate a lawsuit challenging South Carolina's abortion law about a week after the U.S. Supreme Court considers a similar measure in Mississippi.
Quebec’s nurses order says it will suspend licence for unvaccinated members
MONTREAL — Unvaccinated nurses in Quebec were already facing suspension without pay, and now the province's nurses order says their licences will also be suspended. The Ordre des infirmieres et infirmiers du Quebec said Monday it will suspend the worki...
U.S. to accept travellers immunized with vaccines approved by WHO, FDA, says CDC
Canadians immunized against COVID-19 with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine can visit the United States when new travel regulations come into play next month, but it's not yet clear whether those with mixed doses will make the cut. The U.S. Centers for D...
Russia’s new COVID-19 infections, deaths near all-time highs
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily coronavirus infections and deaths hovered near all-time highs Monday amid sluggish vaccination rates and the Kremlin's reluctance to toughen restrictions.
Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill for treating COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world's arsenal against the pandemic.
NWT’s chief public health officer declares COVID outbreak at legislature building
YELLOWKNIFE — The chief public health officer for the Northwest Territories has declared a workplace COVID-19 outbreak at the legislature building in Yellowknife. A statement on the territory's website says there are six confirmed and two probable COVI...
Calls rise in Italy to ban pro-fascism groups after rampage
ROME (AP) — Left-leaning Italian lawmakers and politicians on Sunday called for measures to outlaw pro-fascism groups a day after anti-vaccine protesters, incited by extreme-right leaders, stormed a union office in Rome.
Quebec reports 612 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 612 new COVID-19 cases, along with three more deaths related to the virus. In a news release Sunday, health officials say hospitalizations fell by one to 296, while the number of patients in intensive care dropped
