Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said there were 206 new cases of COVID-19 in Waterloo Region on Wednesday.
In her daily update on Twitter, she lists public health units that have seen significant case increases. On Wednesday, that list included Waterloo Region.
The increase marks the largest single-day increase ever in...
Over 80 percent of 200 COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Spain have vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Vitamin D is a hormone the kidneys produce that controls blood calcium concentration and impacts the immune system....
Emanuel Zayas dies after undergoing surgery to remove 10-pound tumor from his face.
Zayas, 14, died Friday night, his doctors and relatives announced.
And the news of his death spread sadness through the social networks where many people had been tracking his progress from desperation to encouragement.
Dr. Robert Marx, head of...
People aged 45 or over in England can now get a Covid jab, as the vaccination programme enters the next phase.
Appointments can be booked on the NHS England website, which temporarily crashed on Tuesday morning when it opened up to the new age group.
It comes after all over-50s and those in...
Most Kroger stores in Wisconsin will begin to distribute COVID-19 vaccines after they get their first shipments this week.
The federal government is giving Kroger the vaccines as part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. The chain will get 2,340 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses over the next week. The state...
Chemical found in McDonald's fries could cure baldness, researchers say.
FOR years men have been searching for the cure for baldness and finally scientists may have the answer - McDonald’s fries.
Scientists have discovered that the chemicals used to cook McDonald’s French fries may assist with hair regrowth.
According to MSN News,...
Nunavut is looking to get the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine once it is available in Canada.
The territory’s chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, says Moderna’s vaccine is preferred because the Pfizer one requires cold storage and shipping would be too difficult in Nunavut.
On Thursday, Canada’s senior military and public...
Ontario is reporting more than 16,000 new COVID-19 cases today and 16 more virus-related deaths as the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care surpasses 220.
Officials are reporting 16,714 new cases today, down from the record 18,445 infections confirmed on Saturday but up significantly from 9,826 last Sunday. Public...
Cannabidiol, or CBD, may help reduce the cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation that is killing many patients with COVID-19, researchers say.
While more work, including clinical trials to determine optimal dosage and timing, is needed before CBD becomes part of the treatment for COVID-19, researchers at the Dental College...
Signs of damage to multiple organs have been reported in young and previously healthy people with ongoing coronavirus symptoms four months after their initial infection, a British study has revealed.
The Coverscan study aims to assess the long-term impact of Covid-19 on organ health in around 500 “low-risk” individuals, mainly...
