Category Archives: Health
New Brunswick reimposes state of emergency amid sudden surge in COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON — As New Brunswick reimposed a state of emergency Friday to deal with a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases, a senior health official admitted the province was wrong to lift all health-protection orders in late July. The province has recorded
School disruption, ‘long COVID,’ all factors in choice to vaccinate young kids: Tam
OTTAWA — When most parents decided to have kids, they probably thought some of their bigger parenting decisions would be about sleep-training, extracurricular activities or the right age to get a phone. Few probably thought ahead to the best way to
‘People will suffer and will die’: Emergency doctor says some health triage has begun
EDMONTON — The head of emergency medicine for the Alberta Medical Association, Dr. Paul Parks, says major components of triage have already begun in Alberta — an assertion disputed by the province. The dispute arose Friday as the Canadian Armed Forces
Biden urges COVID-19 booster shots for those now eligible
President Joe Biden on Friday urged those now eligible for boosters of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to get the added protection a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the extra doses for millions of older or otherwise
Nurses want national hiring and retention strategy amid staffing ‘crisis’
Logan Giesbrecht left his dream job as an emergency room nurse when the mental health strain of an understaffed department became unbearable, even before the pandemic's fourth wave hit and anti-vaccination protesters began gathering outside hospitals. ...
Ontario eases capacity limits for some sports, event venues
TORONTO — Ontario is easing capacity limits at certain venues where proof of vaccination is required, paving the way for more people immunized against COVID-19 to attend conventions, concerts and Blue Jays games. The loosened restrictions come as Ontar...
Alberta doctors call for more drug-use sites to reduce strain on acute-care resources
A group of Edmonton physicians says the Alberta government's overhaul of harm reduction supports for people who use drugs is needlessly straining acute-care resources as COVID-19 demands grow. Members of the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association's op...
Many hurdles for families with food challenges: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans struggling to feed their families over the past pandemic year say they have had difficulty figuring out how to get help and had trouble finding healthy foods they can afford.
The Latest: Washington state to give Pfizer boosters to some
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The Washington state Department of Health says it will immediately start offering booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to certain people after recommendations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other group...
B.C. Premier John Horgan promises more funding for depleted supply of naloxone kits
CHILLIWACK, B.C. — British Columbia's supply of naloxone for police departments is depleted, forcing some to pay for their own kits of the overdose-reversing drug. Premier John Horgan said the ministers of finance and mental health and addictions are w...
