Ontario health officials are expected to release updating modelling on the province’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic late Monday morning.
The data will be provided by Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Barbara Yaffe and Co-Chair of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table Dr. Adalsteinn Brown.
The modelling is...
Biting into the "hottest pepper in the world" sounds painful enough. But for one 34-year-old man, the daring feat resulted in excruciating headaches, known as "thunderclap" headaches, according to a new report of his case.
Shortly after, he began having dry heaves and experiencing thunderclap headaches — brief and intensely...
Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, paving the way for vaccinations to begin countrywide next week.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday Canada's updated contract with the U.S. drugmaker and its German partner should see 249,000 doses shipped to Canada by the end of the...
Drugstore chain Walgreens, and healthcare company Aegis Sciences Corp. are extending their relationship to perform fast and accurate COVID-19 diagnostic testing as Walgreens further expands COVID-19 drive-thru testing nationwide.
The drive-thru locations are part of Walgreens' collaboration with the administration, federal health agencies, as well as state and local authorities...
A study published in the journal Nutrients has discovered a confirmed link between a healthy diet and the prevention of prostate cancer. The research team utilized data from a study carried out between 2005 and 2012 in Montreal.
Marie-Élise Parent, co-author of the study explained in a statement, "For a...
Dutch law to make everyone organ donors unless they opt out.
The Netherlands has passed a controversial new law making everyone a potential organ donor unless they specifically opt out. Similar donation laws already exist in Spain, Belgium and France.
The Netherlands narrowly passed new legislation on Tuesday that will register...
Frozen strawberries sold in Quebec and Ontario by Groupe Adonis have been recalled because of a possible hepatitis A contamination.
Some cases of illnesses associated with the consumption of the strawberries have been reported. Anyone who has purchased the brand is advised to not eat them.
Hepatitis A signs and symptoms...
Federal health officials announced that multiple new cases of the COVID-19 variants first discovered in the UK and South Africa have been found in Canada.
On Friday, Canada’s chief public health officer said that the country has now confirmed 31 cases of the UK variant of coronavirus, and three cases...
Officials with Big White Ski Resort say they will "act quickly and decisively to address the living conditions of our staff residing outside of our managed residences."
Senior vice-president Michael J. Ballingall made the statement after Interior Health revealed a cluster of 60 COVID-19 cases at the ski hill.
"Big White...
There are now 58 active cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma Public health Region and two hospitalizations.
Algoma Public Health has reported five new cases of COVID-19, all in the Sault Ste. Marie area.
These cases bring the pandemic total to 545 cases.
Four of these cases were classified as close contact,...
