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[ad_1] If Dr. Noni MacDonald were to grade the federal government on its COVID-19 vaccine roll-out so far, she would

[ad_1] The past year has been difficult for many people. The pandemic, the politics, the job loss and the isolation

[ad_1] Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, as thousands of patients are dying every day in the United States

[ad_1] In the early days of the pandemic, Rebecca Hickman would carefully watch each sample being tested for the novel

[ad_1] At first glance, the results reported on Friday from the long-awaited trial of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine might

[ad_1]   ​​​​​​​The Alberta government is planning to lift some restrictions, including allowing restaurants to reopen in-person dining and gyms

[ad_1] Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union on Friday, amid criticism the bloc

[ad_1] Our Adolescence columnist, the psychologist Lisa Damour, responds to a reader’s question. The question has been edited. [To submit

[ad_1] With demand for COVID-19 vaccines outpacing the world’s supplies, a frustrated public and policymakers want to know: How can

[ad_1] JERUSALEM — Israel, which leads the world in vaccinating its population against the coronavirus, has produced some encouraging news:

[ad_1] A growing number of officials and organizations in Canada, including police and prosecutors, are calling on the federal government

[ad_1] During the coronavirus pandemic, Canadians are being told to stay home to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed. Yet most

[ad_1] Only two forms of “morning-after” contraception are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, both hormonal drugs taken orally

[ad_1] Is it better for our bodies to work out at certain times of day? A useful new study of

[ad_1] The day is cold and overcast but inside, standing in an empty and cavernous former Target department store, Ahmed

[ad_1] HONG KONG — When Shirley Leung, 60, woke up enclosed in Hong Kong’s first coronavirus lockdown, she surveyed the

[ad_1] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that new pandemic measures for travel are coming and Canadians should cancel any travel

[ad_1] Johnson & Johnson is also in preliminary talks with Merck, a major American pharmaceutical company, about using its production

[ad_1] The latest: Coronavirus deaths and cases per day in the United States dropped markedly over the past couple of

[ad_1] There are Covid-19 bubbles — small clusters of friends or family who agree to socialize exclusively with each other

[ad_1] Monday marks one year since the first case of the virus that causes COVID-19 was confirmed in Canada, in

[ad_1] Since the summer, public health officials and politicians repeatedly called for national pro-vaccination campaigns. But no meaningful federal campaign

[ad_1] A male teenager who died of COVID-19 has been identified by the long-term care home near London, Ont., where

[ad_1] One year ago this week, the Chinese Communist Party was on the verge of its biggest crisis in decades.

[ad_1] In desperate times, there are many ways to stretch vaccines and speed up inoculation campaigns, according to experts who

[ad_1] Ten months into the coronavirus pandemic, Toronto teen Serena Sri is sorely missing all the “amazing” things about adolescent

[ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers

[ad_1] In an interview four years ago, Mr. Pope noted that nobody at that point had received compensation from any

[ad_1] Ontario reported another 2,662 cases COVID-19 and 87 more deaths linked to the illness on Friday, as the province

[ad_1] An unusual experiment to prevent nursing home staff members and residents from infection with the coronavirus has succeeded, the

[ad_1] A group of doctors from Hamilton emergency departments say the province should pay nurses who have to isolate after being

[ad_1] The other men began a typical moderate-exercise program, riding bikes at the lab five times a week at a

[ad_1] While Ontario and Quebec are the epicentres of COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada, people in First Nations are being hit

[ad_1] The steady drumbeat of reports about new variants of the coronavirus — first in Britain, then in South Africa,

[ad_1] The latest: California officials are pinning their hopes on U.S. president-elect Joe Biden as they struggle to obtain coronavirus

[ad_1] Are there additional ways to reduce my risk? Getting the vaccine is the ultimate way to reduce risk. But

[ad_1] A defamation lawsuit by the world’s largest fast-food operator against Canada’s public broadcaster over a report on the chain’s

[ad_1] The College Board, which administers the SAT college entrance examination and has seen its business battered by the coronavirus

[ad_1] After the virus behind COVID-19 spent 2020 wreaking havoc around the globe, this year started with a bit more

[ad_1] Enter the robot. The robotic equipment’s software uses the information generated by the scan to create a personalized preoperative

[ad_1] The latest: New Brunswick has rolled back the Edmundston and Grand Falls region to a more restrictive red phase

[ad_1] The latest: Canada’s chief public health officer is warning that the upcoming months of the COVID-19 pandemic will be

[ad_1] Over all, children’s screen time had doubled by May as compared with the same period in the year prior,

[ad_1] Ontario is tweaking its vaccination plan to deal with a looming shortage of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine as the province recorded 3,056

[ad_1] The latest: Canada’s procurement minister urged drugmaker Pfizer-BioNTech to get the country’s COVID-19 vaccine delivery schedule back on track

[ad_1] Because it’s not always practical to have all the windows wide open, especially in the depths of winter, Dr.

[ad_1] “We know that that’s an overestimate of the current level of vaccination that’s occurring,” said Michael Johansson, a researcher

[ad_1] President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced on Friday that he will elevate the role of science in his cabinet

[ad_1] The Quebec College of Physicians is calling for all cosmetic surgery clinics to close for the time being, saying

[ad_1] President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has chosen Dr. David Kessler to help lead Operation Warp Speed, the program to

[ad_1] It’s a scenario doctors never thought they would have to face and are still desperately trying to avoid. But there

[ad_1] “When we look at what’s happened in the U.K. and think about this new variant, and we see all

[ad_1] “He dictated that whole letter,” he told CNN. “I didn’t write that letter.” Harold Nelson Bornstein was born on

[ad_1] The latest: Ontarians are waking up under a new stay-at-home order today, but questions remain over how exactly the rules will

[ad_1] Canada’s national panel of vaccine experts says the second COVID-19 vaccine dose can be delayed briefly in order to

[ad_1] If you’re still unsure if your child needs a test, call their pediatrician, said Dr. Kristin Moffitt, an infectious

[ad_1] Dental hygienists and other regulated health practitioners may be the province’s answer to expanding its capacity to distribute the

[ad_1] Other experts said this scenario was not just plausible but likely. “The overall intellectual construct of the paper I

[ad_1] While Lhamo Dolkar worked on the front-lines as a registered nurse in the early months of the pandemic, her

[ad_1] Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Friday that their Covid vaccine is effective against one of the mutations present in

[ad_1] Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, is scheduled to hold a briefing on the COVID-19 situation

[ad_1] MIAMI — Linda Kleindienst Bruns registered for a coronavirus vaccine in late December, on the first day the health

[ad_1] First Nations have begun to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccines as provincial immunization programs get underway, with Indigenous leaders encouraging people

[ad_1] A 20-something who works on computers. A young researcher who studies cancer. Technicians in basic research labs. These are

[ad_1] Using a calculator she helped design, Jasmine Mah estimates it will still be eight months before she receives her

[ad_1] The following is a review, created for the print edition, of several longer stories that have run this week,

[ad_1] The latest: Quebecers out in the streets after 8 p.m. Saturday can expect to be questioned by police as a

[ad_1] With 12 days to go, the Trump administration on Friday approved a long-held conservative goal: to issue a state’s

[ad_1] Alberta has detected the first case in Canada of a COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa. The case involved a recent

[ad_1] In the early stages of a global push to distribute the coronavirus vaccine to those who need it most

[ad_1] This column is an opinion by Brooks Roche, a member of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council from Charlottetown, PEI. He is

[ad_1] Three distinct groups — Capitol Police, rioters and members of Congress — “were spending time indoors, without social distancing,

[ad_1] If you’re an identical twin who’s always resisted being called a clone of your sibling, scientists say you have

[ad_1] My wife’s parents have led a relatively monastic existence since about mid-March. Both are in their 80s and live

[ad_1] The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is carefully monitoring allergic reactions to the coronavirus vaccines

[ad_1] Day 4 Lean In to Self-Care Self-care is different for everyone. Here are five self-care exercises to help you

[ad_1] The latest: Quebec Premier François Legault is expected to offer details on how the province will respond to increasing

[ad_1] California’s daily coronavirus case tallies remain around four times what they were during the state’s summer surge, and officials

[ad_1] The latest: Ontario, which has faced criticism over the logistics and pace of its COVID-19 vaccine program, is expected

[ad_1] Alberta has lost its first health-care worker to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on Monday added another 96 deaths to the

[ad_1] Here’s a better way to start the new year: Skip the traditional January resolutions and make time for some

[ad_1] Hi, everyone. Chris Jordan here, and welcome to my Standing 7-Minute Workout. No floor exercises, just a chair and

[ad_1] Britain began vaccinating its population with the COVID-19 shot developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca on Monday, touting a scientific “triumph” that

[ad_1] As governments around the world rush to vaccinate their citizens against the surging coronavirus, scientists are locked in a

[ad_1] “There is a poetic truth at the heart of ‘The Obsession,’” wrote Christopher Lehmann-Haupt in his New York Times

[ad_1] The latest: Ontario reports record number of COVID-19 cases as more politicians admit to foreign travel. U.K. epidemiologist warns new

[ad_1] Michele Miller, of Bayside, N.Y., was infected with the coronavirus in March and hasn’t smelled anything since then. Recently,

[ad_1] Ontario is reporting a two-day total of 5,839 new cases of COVID-19 and 95 additional deaths. Ontario’s health ministry did not

[ad_1] Like many Black and rural Americans, Denese Rankin, a 55-year-old retired bookkeeper and receptionist in Castleberry, Ala., did not

[ad_1] The latest: British health officials warned Friday that hospitals around the country face a perilous few weeks amid surging new

[ad_1] A pharmacist at a Wisconsin hospital has been arrested and accused of intentionally removing more than 500 doses of

[ad_1] Robert Strang spent much of 2020 facing the media scrum in Nova Scotia as the province’s top COVID-19 doctor, but his

[ad_1] CBC News has learned that Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard spent time in Hawaii this month on a

[ad_1] The distribution of vaccines in the United States has gotten off to a slower-than-expected start, federal health officials acknowledged

[ad_1] Each day, our editors collect the most interesting, striking or delightful facts to appear in articles throughout the paper.

[ad_1] British Columbia’s Interior Health Authority says it has identified an additional 15 cases of COVID-19 linked to the Big

[ad_1] The latest: The two hardest-hit provinces in Canada reported new single-day high COVID-19 numbers on Wednesday, with 2,923 new cases

[ad_1] These setbacks have not dampened enthusiasm in Britain for the country’s leading homegrown vaccine, one that analysts have said

[ad_1] The latest: Quebec has recorded its first case of a new variant of COVID-19, the health minister said Tuesday,

[ad_1] Stephen Larson, a lawyer for the Dick Van Dam Dairy, described the images as staged or are taken out

[ad_1] The head of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution task force, retired general Rick Hillier, is scheduled to hold a news

[ad_1] Drawing physicians out of the clinic and into the political fray “was a really signal event,” said Dr. Robert

[ad_1] The latest: A new variant of the coronavirus first seen in Britain has been detected in several nations —

[ad_1] For many of us, 2020 was an exceptionally stressful year, dominated by fears about the coronavirus pandemic. Even with

[ad_1] The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities

[ad_1] Jennie Aitken, 33, began noticing it weeks into the pandemic. The Victoria woman has a family and was frequently

[ad_1] Along with so many things, the pandemic has dashed many of go-to New Year’s traditions — no raging clubs,

[ad_1] “When we study people who have great sex over the long-term in a relationship, they do not describe spontaneous

[ad_1] The latest: Ontario enters provincewide lockdown in effort to curb rising COVID-19 case counts. Most Boxing Day shopping expected

[ad_1] Dr. Kuppalli and others expressed some discomfort at being first in line for the vaccine, while so many others

[ad_1] The initial polio vaccine rollout did not go smoothly. Within a month, six cases of polio had been linked

[ad_1] A COVID-19 treatment showing early signs of promise is at risk of being overshadowed by the vaccine rollout.  Monoclonal

[ad_1] Rafaela López Juárez was determined that if she ever had another child, she would try to give birth at

[ad_1] Naturopaths in B.C. have been banned from performing liquid rhinoplasty, a procedure marketed as a quick and relatively painless

[ad_1] At 7 a.m. Christmas morning, Dr. Lisa Richardson will start her day helping COVID-19 patients at Toronto General Hospital

[ad_1] The team then projected what the new variant would do over the next six months and built models that

[ad_1] Ontario reported another 2,408 cases of COVID-19 and the deaths of 41 more people with the illness on Wednesday. The

[ad_1] A major trial of high-dose blood thinners in critically ill hospitalized Covid-19 patients is being temporarily halted because there

[ad_1] A physician who edited the standards of care that Hamilton paramedics must follow says there were multiple signs that

[ad_1] In recent days, the world has watched with curiosity and growing alarm as scientists in the U.K. have described

[ad_1] Italy also suspended air travel, and Belgian officials on Sunday enacted a 24-hour ban on arrivals from the United

[ad_1] A B.C. mom is calling for changes to the province’s wrongful death laws after her daughter died of a

[ad_1] A new variant of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is spreading in Britain and prompting high levels of concern, especially among

[ad_1] KABUL, Afghanistan — For Mohammad Wakil, 23, social distancing is an abstract concept. Every working day, he shakes hands

[ad_1] For years, Summer Heide didn’t eat spicy food because the slightest indigestion would trigger fears that she had stomach cancer.

[ad_1] Ruhee Dewji, a Canadian software developer who lives on her own, took up knitting in early spring at the

[ad_1] The latest: Immunizations for COVID-19 are now officially underway in all provinces as Canada’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases

[ad_1] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discussing with his senior ministers on Saturday what urgent action to take after

[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna for emergency use, allowing the

[ad_1] Looking ahead to spring While the majority of Americans won’t get their shots until spring, the vaccine rollout is

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford’s government is considering a lockdown across southern Ontario from Boxing Day until Jan. 11 as COVID-19 cases

[ad_1] “It stands out as a remarkable achievement by any measure,” Dr. DiMaggio said. “It was a public health triumph.”

[ad_1] Turning a desperately ill COVID-19 patient onto their stomach may seem simple enough to the uninitiated. It’s not. In

[ad_1] Two health care workers at the same hospital in Alaska developed concerning reactions just minutes after receiving Pfizer’s coronavirus

[ad_1] In the months since the pandemic hit, many parts of normal life have come to a stop. But while

[ad_1] As boxes of Pfizer vaccines began arriving around the country this week, hospital pharmacists made a surprising discovery: Some

[ad_1] “What’s not legitimate is to overrule science,” he said. Often, Mr. McGowan and Ms. Campbell mediated between Dr. Redfield

[ad_1] Germany reported a record level of coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder lockdown Wednesday, closing shops and schools

[ad_1] The group representing retirement homes in Ontario is asking the province to make COVID-19 testing mandatory for all caregivers

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna is highly protective, according to new data released on Tuesday, setting

[ad_1] Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared set for regulatory authorization this week after U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff endorsed

[ad_1] With approval from the Food and Drug Administration now in hand, Pfizer is shipping doses of its coronavirus vaccine

[ad_1] The latest: Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign kicked off in Ontario on Monday with the vaccination of a personal support

[ad_1] Britain announced on Monday that it would loosen restrictions on blood donation by gay and bisexual men beginning next

[ad_1] While they waited for Aliria’s body to arrive, Dr. Villegas and the staff messaged each other demands: freezers checked,

[ad_1] The latest: The first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Canada arrived in the country on Sunday

[ad_1] For many, sparkling water is the perfect beverage — versatile and utterly refreshing, able to cleanse the palate and

[ad_1] Health Canada on Saturday advised people with allergies to any of the ingredients in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine not

[ad_1] The latest: Health Canada issued an advisory on Saturday for some people who may want the recently approved Pfizer-BioTech vaccine,

[ad_1] Now the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium, a federally funded research group, is prospectively collecting data during the pandemic from

[ad_1] In its emergency authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Friday night, the Food and Drug Administration took an unexpected

[ad_1] The province is turning to humour in its messaging urging Albertans to stay home this holiday season. Dr. Deena

[ad_1] People who are vaccinated to protect themselves against COVID-19 and experience an adverse event after the immunization will be

[ad_1] Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine passed a critical milestone on Thursday when a panel of experts formally recommended that the Food

[ad_1] The models are hired to perform, so it is possible that it’s contractual, not consensual. There’s nothing private about

[ad_1] Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, is scheduled to provide an updated COVID-19 modelling projections at

[ad_1] The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is entering the final phase of review before the U.S. government decides whether to allow

[ad_1] I decided to record consistent body fat measurements for myself and a friend using the Halo, a Fitbit bathroom

[ad_1] The biggest challenge in rolling out coronavirus vaccines to Canadians may be the last leg of the race, medical

[ad_1] But Kyle Flack, an assistant professor of nutrition at the University of Kentucky, began to wonder a few years

[ad_1] Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening

[ad_1] Even when Dr. Crayton was president of the academy, in 2015 and 2016, she felt out of step with

[ad_1] First it was toilet paper. Then it was meat. Now, it’s antacids. People searching online or in stores for

[ad_1] Documents released by U.S. regulators Tuesday confirmed that Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine protective against COVID-19 — offering the

[ad_1] The latest: Alberta will need “additional measures” to bring COVID-19 numbers down, the province’s top doctor said Monday as

[ad_1] “It’s funny: When you asked this before, I was so optimistic about the U.S. being able to lead and

[ad_1] Oversight has been weak, contributing to a spate of scandals over substandard vaccines. While the government after each incident

[ad_1] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced that several hundred thousand doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Canada

[ad_1] Nunavut is beginning rapid-testing in its southern isolation hubs in Winnipeg this week with the help of an aid

[ad_1] The latest: Ontario reports record high of 1,924 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday. Chief public health officer warns of ‘long road

[ad_1] It’s time to break out the cookie cutters. Despite a forecast of canceled parties and virtual family gatherings, baking

[ad_1] Some newer toilets use a canister with a thin rubber washer instead of a traditional flapper, Ms. Sebestyen said.

[ad_1] The latest: Ontario and Quebec both reported record increases of COVID-19 cases on Saturday, as the total number of infections

[ad_1] In September, academic researchers analyzed the Department of Homeland Security’s list of essential workers and found that it broadly

[ad_1] On the heels of last month’s news of stunning results from Pfizer’s and Moderna’s experimental Covid-19 vaccines, Senator Rand

[ad_1] Q. What have we learned since March? A. Distance is the most effective intervention; the virus doesn’t have legs,

[ad_1] The approval of a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada could potentially be days away with the initial supply to be limited

[ad_1] For Dr. Joseph Varon it was a chance to offer a moment of comfort amidst so much uncertainty, a

[ad_1] Dr. John Brooks, the chief medical officer of the C.D.C.’s Covid response, the co-chairman with Dr. Haag of one

[ad_1] Fiduccia pushed for increased access to reproductive services, including mammograms and pelvic exams. She and others successfully lobbied to

[ad_1] The latest: Ontario announces members of vaccine task force led by retired general Rick Hillier. First COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to be

[ad_1] Born in a church manse on Vancouver’s Beatty Street on March 28, 1916, Fred Ko’s long life was defined

[ad_1] ‘A dying breed’ For some, the tidal wave of stress brought on by the pandemic has proved untenable. Since

[ad_1] Canadian children and teens may have to wait to get any vaccines to protect people against COVID-19 because so

[ad_1] The latest: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Alberta is planning for the creation of field hospitals to treat hundreds

[ad_1] “In a transient environment, like a hotel, motel or dormitory, you don’t know who was there before you and

[ad_1] LONDON — The first rigorously tested coronavirus vaccine was given a green light for use on Wednesday in Britain.

[ad_1] He was badly injured in a biking accident shortly after he relocated to New Jersey for a new job

[ad_1] Health-care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine

[ad_1] Imagine watching your brain activity on a computer screen in real time. For Gord Luke, a Wawa, Ont., resident with

[ad_1] Three companies have announced preliminary data indicating their vaccines are effective, and there are dozens of additional candidates in

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. in Brampton. Ford’s office says

[ad_1] “It’s a fundamental tenet of public health to try and stop epidemics at their source,” he added. One approach,

[ad_1] The last three days have seen 46 people die of COVID-19 in B.C., as more than 2,000 new cases

[ad_1] The drugmaker Moderna said it would apply on Monday to the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its coronavirus

[ad_1] Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is holding a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. in Vaughan. Ford’s office says he will be

[ad_1] A new mother from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, was put in intensive care in a Winnipeg hospital last week when she tested

[ad_1] Canada on Saturday blocked bulk exports of prescription drugs if they would create a shortage at home, in response

[ad_1] The latest: Canada’s death toll from COVID-19 passed 12,000 on Sunday, a day after the country’s chief public health

[ad_1] In the first seven months of the pandemic, the number of Manitoba patients infected with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care

[ad_1] “There was a very concerted call and an effort within the trivia community to make sure that you’re not

[ad_1] As any parent overseeing homeschool knows: Zoom P.E. is hardly a hard-driving Peloton class. It’s more like your kid

[ad_1] While Ms. Khemili had become more diligent about her dental care, she had a history of dental issues before

[ad_1] Why did the researchers test two different doses? It was a lucky mistake. Researchers in Britain had been meaning

[ad_1] When Russia announced this week that its much-hyped COVID-19 vaccine was up to 95 per cent effective, the news was

[ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers

[ad_1] Britain asked its regulator on Friday to assess AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for a possible rollout, while the Philippines and

[ad_1] Social Security credits would most likely have greater impact, said Richard Johnson, an economist who directs the Urban Institute

[ad_1] Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. ET at Queen’s Park.

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — When President Trump talks about efforts to deliver the coronavirus vaccine to millions of Americans eager to

[ad_1] AstraZeneca is likely to run an additional global trial to assess the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, its

[ad_1] À ce jour, seulement $3,6 milliards ont été levés pour financer la recherche, la fabrication de vaccins et les

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. in Mississauga. Ford’s office says

[ad_1] My own decision — if there was any decision — was made less complicated by the fact that I’m

[ad_1] Dr. Marshall Fleurant, an internal medicine physician at Emory University, has the sense that his young children, 3 and

[ad_1] Daily U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 for the first since May and hospitals across the country are already

[ad_1] When is enough enough? Even though the presidential election is over, we’re still doomscrolling through gloomy news about the

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. ET at Queen’s Park. Ford’s

[ad_1] An announcement is expected today on new measures intended to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Alberta. Premier Jason

[ad_1] Give someone the gift of healthy living this year with one of these gift ideas from the writers and

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. ET in Toronto. Ford’s office

[ad_1] AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford announced on Monday that their inexpensive, easy-to-produce coronavirus vaccine appears effective, the latest

[ad_1] A combination of healthy sleep habits may help reduce the risk for heart failure, new research suggests. Scientists studied

[ad_1] Vegetarian diets are generally considered healthy, but new research suggests they may have a significant risk: an increased chance

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. at Queen’s Park. Ford’s office

[ad_1] The latest: Ontario reported a record high daily COVID-19 case number on Monday with 1,589 new cases and 19

[ad_1] The drug maker Pfizer said on Friday that it had submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration

[ad_1] The latest: Four provinces reported new highs for daily COVID-19 infections this weekend as Canada’s chief public health officer warned that

[ad_1] AstraZeneca has started late-stage trials of an experimental long-acting monoclonal antibody combination drug it hopes could be used as a

[ad_1] This Thanksgiving, whether you’re hosting guests or sharing a meal via Zoom, it’s worth the effort to dress up

[ad_1] The latest: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning that Canada’s future hangs in the balance if people don’t reduce

[ad_1] In 2017, more than 16,000 people with H.I.V. died, and about 5,500 of those deaths were from H.I.V.-related causes,

[ad_1] The coronavirus might be new, but nature long ago gave humans the tools to recognize it, at least on

[ad_1] This week’s edition of Second Opinion is a collaboration with CBC’s The Dose podcast, hosted by Dr. Brian Goldman.  As

[ad_1] Over the past year, the coronavirus pandemic has underscored for the entire world the value of science — not

[ad_1] Here’s more advice for navigating holiday food shopping. Check your store policies. Many stores have added new restrictions and

[ad_1] The latest: New modelling released Friday morning shows Canada could see 20,000 COVID-19 cases per day by the end of

[ad_1] “Ordering universal mask use in all situations creates unnecessary challenges with enforcement and stigmatization.” Those were the words of 

[ad_1] At that time, 2 percent of the Danish population was infected — a rate lower than that in many

[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. at Queen’s Park. Ford’s office

[ad_1] Years earlier, when Mr. Demicco was just an employee at the store, he had reluctantly sold a gun to

[ad_1] Pfizer said Wednesday that new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95 per cent effective, is safe and also

[ad_1] Medical staff prepared to deliver either a placebo or the Moderna vaccine candidate at a hospital in Miami.Credit…Taimy Alvarez/Associated

[ad_1] When President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. takes office in January, he will inherit a pandemic that has convulsed the

[ad_1] [Read more on Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine.] Pfizer provided less detail in its announcement last week on Nov. 9 than

[ad_1] At this point in last year’s flu season, Canada had already recorded 711 positive cases of influenza. So far

[ad_1] Alberta hospitals are tightening restrictions on visitors as a second wave of COVID-19 infections hits.  Under the new restrictions,

[ad_1] Residents of communities home to more visible minorities had a higher likelihood of dying from COVID-19 in Canada’s three largest provinces,

[ad_1] MADRID — Last March, as the coronavirus was tearing across Spain, Lídia Bayona Gómez started to suffer bouts of

[ad_1] Sofia Pelaez, 21, left her Texas A&M University, San Antonio, campus three weeks earlier than planned to travel to

[ad_1] The chief of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency says Alberta has hit a turning point in the COVID-19 battle.

[ad_1] Just two days after the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Arviat, Nunavut, nine new cases have been

[ad_1] The pandemic has been tough on most Canadians, but adjusting to new behaviours and rules has been especially difficult

[ad_1] Days spent at home have moved even the most muddled people to organize. The spice rack now displays alphabetically

[ad_1] Take a deep breath. Hold it for five seconds. Exhale. Breathe in for three seconds. Repeat. How does that

[ad_1] Record-keeping requirements will also be an overwhelming task, officials said. The C.D.C. wants to track, in real time, the

[ad_1] “While their role has been diminished during this current crisis, they play a very important role in all this,”

[ad_1] Nearly 2,000 travellers entering Canada by land or air through Alberta have participated in a COVID-19 testing pilot since

[ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If

[ad_1] “We’re staring down the barrel of another lockdown,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday. “And I will not

[ad_1] Park hangs, stoop visits, walks and runs with friends — it all needs to stop.  That’s what the city’s

[ad_1] The antiviral drug remdesivir should not be used as a routine treatment for COVID-19 patients in critical care wards,

[ad_1] For months, outside researchers have been closely watching the development of antibody treatments. And top White House officials have

[ad_1] Restaurants, gyms, cafes and other crowded indoor venues accounted for some 8 in 10 new infections in the early

[ad_1] Another resident has died of COVID-19 at the South Terrace Continuing Care Centre in Edmonton, bringing the total number

[ad_1] A new type of test can detect a person’s immune response to the coronavirus better than a widely used

[ad_1] Emily Gordon, 49, who works in media relations for the Yale School of Management, is joining her friend, the

[ad_1] A new study has found children’s mental health is likely to be “significantly” affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, affirming

[ad_1] COVID-19 case numbers in Saskatchewan are higher than ever, and show no signs of slowing down. Now, there are new

[ad_1] Hundreds of Saskatchewan doctors have signed an open letter to the provincial government demanding more action to combat the spread

[ad_1] Last week, Denmark announced its intention to cull all farmed mink, some 17 million, out of fear that a

[ad_1] Plans are organized via four “metal” tiers. In general, bronze plans tend to have the highest deductibles and platinum

[ad_1] Less than two weeks into school this fall, Kathy Maloney knew the virtual option was not working for her

[ad_1] “We were never part of the Warp Speed,” she said. “We have never taken any money from the U.S.

[ad_1] Dogs go through stages in their life, just as people do, as is obvious to anyone who has watched

[ad_1] Kids Help Phone, the charity that offers 24/7 counselling services to young Canadians in distress, needs to listen to the concerns

[ad_1] On a sunny Friday in October, the 9Round fitness club in midtown Toronto was as busy as it could

[ad_1] Monopoly takes forever. Candy Land is dull, Chutes and Ladders preachy, the Game of Life troubling in its implications.

[ad_1] There are also ways to lower the bill, through tax credits. Consumers whose estimated income in 2021 will be

[ad_1] British Columbia’s top health officials have announced sweeping new COVID-19 restrictions for the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions

[ad_1] Manitoba is struggling to contain a renewed surge of the COVID-19 pandemic by reimposing restrictions on businesses and public gatherings in

[ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If

[ad_1] Paulie Chinna, the N.W.T.’s minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, has declared a state of emergency in Yellowknife.  “I

[ad_1] That find was particularly exciting. One of his collaborators kept finding projectile points, Dr. Haas said, and then a

[ad_1] The three major drug distributors and a large drug manufacturer are closing in on a $26 billion deal with

[ad_1] A nasal spray that blocks the absorption of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has completely protected ferrets it was tested on,

[ad_1] The latest: Seven municipalities in northern Denmark came under strict new lockdown rules on Thursday after authorities discovered a

[ad_1] Children infected with the coronavirus produce weaker antibodies and fewer types of them than adults do, suggesting they clear

[ad_1] Ontario is reporting 998 additional cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with the number of hospitalizations and ICU admissions in the

[ad_1] Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. isn’t withholding data about how many health-care workers have tested positive

[ad_1] In the United States, the standard approach to distributing a routine vaccine is based on the assumption that there

[ad_1] About 13 people a day in Canada died as a result of opioids in 2018, according to a new

[ad_1] ​The growing number of COVID-19 cases in the province without a known source of infection means the virus could

[ad_1] The Danish government will slaughter millions of mink at more than 1,000 farms, citing concerns that a mutation in

[ad_1] Alberta public health and agriculture officials are investigating after the first case in Canada of a rare swine flu variant

[ad_1] President Trump’s illness from a coronavirus infection last month was the most significant health crisis for a sitting president

[ad_1] Women who are socially isolated have an increased risk for high blood pressure, researchers report. But men, not so

[ad_1] Federal regulators have approved the first HIV self-test in Canada, a long-awaited move that experts have said is critical

[ad_1] The latest: Alberta’s premier is urging people to avoid large private gatherings as the number of novel coronavirus cases

[ad_1] Follow our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic here. U.S. health officials on Monday added pregnancy to the list