The Government of Nunavut announced five new cases of COVID-19 in the territory on Thursday.
All of them are in Arviat, the territory’s hardest-hit community, which now counts 68 active cases of the virus.
But the GN also delivered some good news: all the COVID-19 cases in Rankin Inlet have recovered.
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Eating a western-style diet for a week can slightly impair brain function and encourage healthy young people to overeat, according to a new study.
After consuming a high fat, high added sugar diet, volunteers performed worse on memory tests and had a desire to eat junk food following a meal.
The...
Newly announced results of a Phase I dose-escalation study show CureVac’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV, generates noticeable immune responses in healthy volunteers.
CureVac formulated CVnCoV based on state-of-the-art lipid nanoparticle (LNP) technology which was licensed from the company’s long-term partner Acuitas Therapeutics. The vaccine candidate’s mode of action mimics the...
University of Cincinnati researchers have found that certain treatments for cancer may increase the chance of death if they contract COVID-19.
These findings from a multicenter study, presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Virtual Congress 2020, shed light on ways standard anti-cancer treatments may impact outcomes for patients...
More vaccine sites are becoming available in Evansville, including the Walmart on Burkhardt Road.
At this time, appointments to get a vaccine at Walmart can only be made through the company's online scheduler, which can be found by visiting Walmart.com/covidvaccine.
Before making an appointment, individuals are asked to make sure they meet their state's requirements...
Ryan Joseph, a high school sophomore in California has been left paralyzed from the neck down and unable to breathe on his own after being injured during a wrestling match.
Ryan Joseph of College Park High School in Pleasant Hill was wrestling in a junior varsity match Jan. 10 when...
A retired British shop clerk received the first shot in the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program Tuesday, signaling the start of a global immunization effort intended to offer a route out of a pandemic that has killed 1.5 million.
Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, got the shot at 6:31...
Saskatchewan's COVID-19 vaccination booking system will be available to residents 42-years and older, starting at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
This applies to all of Saskatchewan except for those in the Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District, where age eligibility will drop to 30 and older.
The system will open to residents over 40, and...
Community organizers in British Columbia are being credited with helping to bring down the spread of COVID-19 within the South Asian community.
"There's been a huge amount of commitment from our partners ranging from Gurdwaras, schools, community agencies, businesses media outlets to really support and come together to ensure...
Researchers in the US have reported the country's first confirmed case of coronavirus reinfection.
A 25-year-old man with no known immune disorders or underlying conditions was infected with Covid-19 on two separate occasions, according to a study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
While the authors said further research was...
