Category Archives: Health
Family of Halifax area teen who died of meningitis deserves answers: minister
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's health minister says the Halifax-area family of a 19-year-old who recently died of meningitis has a right to answers about the treatment their son received from the health system. Zach Churchill says the case of Kai Matthews,
As COVID-19 crisis ebbs, some seeking 9/11-style commission
With more than 600,000 Americans dead of COVID-19 and questions still raging about the origin of the virus and the government's response, a push is underway on Capitol Hill and beyond for a full-blown investigation of the crisis by a
Zambia’s 1st president, Kenneth Kaunda, dies at age 97
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president and a champion of African nationalism who spearheaded the fights to end white minority rule across southern Africa, has died at the age of 97.
Quebec minister apologizes for ‘communication error’ regarding AstraZeneca 2nd shots
MONTREAL — Quebec's health minister apologized on Thursday after the government appeared to change its advice regarding second doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. A message on the province's website Wednesday said people who received a first shot ...
UK records over 10,000 virus cases for first time since Feb
LONDON (AP) — The U.K.'s latest surge in coronavirus infections gathered pace Thursday with new confirmed cases rising above 10,000 for the first time in nearly four months as a result of the spread of the more contagious delta variant.
Manitoba doctors cite ‘staggering’ pandemic backlog of medical surgeries, tests
WINNIPEG — Manitoba is facing a "staggering" backlog of surgeries, diagnostic tests and other health-care services because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the drain on staff, the provincial doctors association said Thursday. An estimated 110,000 procedure...
US to spend $3.2B on treatments for COVID-19, other viruses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is devoting $3.2 billion to speed development of antiviral pills to treat COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses that could turn into pandemics.
Lisbon ringed off at weekends as Portugal fights virus surge
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Travel in and out of the Lisbon metropolitan area is to be banned over coming weekends as Portuguese authorities respond to a spike in new COVID-19 cases in the region around the capital, officials announced Thursday.
Pfizer, Moderna vaccines now preferred second dose for AstraZeneca recipients: NACI
OTTAWA — The National Advisory Committee on Immunization said Thursday people who got the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as their first dose should get Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for their second shot. On June 1, NACI had said AstraZeneca recipients "could...
Catholic foster care agency wins Supreme Court verdict
WASHINGTON (AP) — In another victory for religious groups at the Supreme Court, the justices on Thursday unanimously sided with a Catholic foster care agency that says its religious views prevent it from working with same-sex couples. The court said
