Category Archives: Health
Biden orders push on long COVID, pandemic’s shadowy mystery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting the pandemic's lasting shadow, President Joe Biden has ordered a new national research push on long COVID, while also directing federal agencies to support patients dealing with the mysterious and debilitating condition. ...
US drug czar testifies in WVa lawsuit against opioid makers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The new White House drug czar has testified that the opioid epidemic got so bad in drug-ravaged West Virginia that the state was having trouble finding foster parents to care for children.
Email reveals Quebec ministers knew earlier about Herron care home tragedy
QUEBEC — An email tabled at an inquest into pandemic deaths reveals Quebec cabinet ministers knew about the dire situation at the Herron long-term care home at least 10 days earlier than they had previously acknowledged. Forty-seven residents of the Mo...
Two provinces extend mask rules, some expand access to fourth doses of COVID vaccine
Several Canadian provinces are bolstering their defences against COVID-19 amid signs of a sixth wave. On Tuesday, Quebec and Prince Edward Island extended their provincial mask mandates until later this month as they try to prevent the spread of COVID-...
US pulls GSK’s COVID drug as omicron sibling dominates cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — GlaxoSmithKline’s IV drug for COVID-19 should no longer be used because it is likely ineffective against the omicron subvariant that now accounts for most U.S. cases, federal health regulators said Tuesday.
New Brunswick reports nine more deaths as new website for COVID-19 data launched
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting nine deaths from COVID-19 for the week that ended Saturday, bringing the total to 358 since the start of the pandemic. Health officials said Tuesday 12 more people were admitted to hospital for COVID-19 over
Biden orders push on long COVID, pandemic’s shadowy mystery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting the pandemic's lasting shadow, President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a new national research push on long COVID, while also directing federal agencies to support patients dealing with the mysterious and debilitating condi...
US: Discrimination based on opioid treatment violates law
A deepening opioid epidemic is prompting the U.S. Department of Justice to warn about discrimination against those who are prescribed medication to treat their addictions. In guidelines
Nova Scotia legislature moves to hybrid sitting following COVID-19 outbreak
HALIFAX — Nearly two weeks after it opened for its spring sitting, the Nova Scotia legislature is scaling back to a hybrid sitting because of a COVID-19 outbreak. The change does not limit the number of members who can attend in
Lawyer for NYC fired after grilling mayor over kid mask rule
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for New York City was fired after she crashed a news conference Monday to confront Mayor Eric Adams about the city's mask mandate for children aged 2 to 4.
