Despite supply issues, Canada ‘doing pretty good’ on vaccine roll out: professor
[ad_1] If Dr. Noni MacDonald were to grade the federal government on its COVID-19 vaccine roll-out so far, she would
Read more[ad_1] If Dr. Noni MacDonald were to grade the federal government on its COVID-19 vaccine roll-out so far, she would
Read more[ad_1] The past year has been difficult for many people. The pandemic, the politics, the job loss and the isolation
Read more[ad_1] Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, as thousands of patients are dying every day in the United States
Read more[ad_1] In the early days of the pandemic, Rebecca Hickman would carefully watch each sample being tested for the novel
Read more[ad_1] At first glance, the results reported on Friday from the long-awaited trial of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine might
Read more[ad_1] The Alberta government is planning to lift some restrictions, including allowing restaurants to reopen in-person dining and gyms
Read more[ad_1] Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union on Friday, amid criticism the bloc
Read more[ad_1] Our Adolescence columnist, the psychologist Lisa Damour, responds to a reader’s question. The question has been edited. [To submit
Read more[ad_1] With demand for COVID-19 vaccines outpacing the world’s supplies, a frustrated public and policymakers want to know: How can
Read more[ad_1] JERUSALEM — Israel, which leads the world in vaccinating its population against the coronavirus, has produced some encouraging news:
Read more[ad_1] A growing number of officials and organizations in Canada, including police and prosecutors, are calling on the federal government
Read more[ad_1] During the coronavirus pandemic, Canadians are being told to stay home to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed. Yet most
Read more[ad_1] Only two forms of “morning-after” contraception are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, both hormonal drugs taken orally
Read more[ad_1] Is it better for our bodies to work out at certain times of day? A useful new study of
Read more[ad_1] The day is cold and overcast but inside, standing in an empty and cavernous former Target department store, Ahmed
Read more[ad_1] HONG KONG — When Shirley Leung, 60, woke up enclosed in Hong Kong’s first coronavirus lockdown, she surveyed the
Read more[ad_1] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that new pandemic measures for travel are coming and Canadians should cancel any travel
Read more[ad_1] Johnson & Johnson is also in preliminary talks with Merck, a major American pharmaceutical company, about using its production
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Coronavirus deaths and cases per day in the United States dropped markedly over the past couple of
Read more[ad_1] There are Covid-19 bubbles — small clusters of friends or family who agree to socialize exclusively with each other
Read more[ad_1] Monday marks one year since the first case of the virus that causes COVID-19 was confirmed in Canada, in
Read more[ad_1] Since the summer, public health officials and politicians repeatedly called for national pro-vaccination campaigns. But no meaningful federal campaign
Read more[ad_1] A male teenager who died of COVID-19 has been identified by the long-term care home near London, Ont., where
Read more[ad_1] One year ago this week, the Chinese Communist Party was on the verge of its biggest crisis in decades.
Read more[ad_1] In desperate times, there are many ways to stretch vaccines and speed up inoculation campaigns, according to experts who
Read more[ad_1] Ten months into the coronavirus pandemic, Toronto teen Serena Sri is sorely missing all the “amazing” things about adolescent
Read more[ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers
Read more[ad_1] In an interview four years ago, Mr. Pope noted that nobody at that point had received compensation from any
Read more[ad_1] Ontario reported another 2,662 cases COVID-19 and 87 more deaths linked to the illness on Friday, as the province
Read more[ad_1] An unusual experiment to prevent nursing home staff members and residents from infection with the coronavirus has succeeded, the
Read more[ad_1] A group of doctors from Hamilton emergency departments say the province should pay nurses who have to isolate after being
Read more[ad_1] The other men began a typical moderate-exercise program, riding bikes at the lab five times a week at a
Read more[ad_1] While Ontario and Quebec are the epicentres of COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada, people in First Nations are being hit
Read more[ad_1] The steady drumbeat of reports about new variants of the coronavirus — first in Britain, then in South Africa,
Read more[ad_1] The latest: California officials are pinning their hopes on U.S. president-elect Joe Biden as they struggle to obtain coronavirus
Read more[ad_1] Are there additional ways to reduce my risk? Getting the vaccine is the ultimate way to reduce risk. But
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] The College Board, which administers the SAT college entrance examination and has seen its business battered by the coronavirus
Read more[ad_1] After the virus behind COVID-19 spent 2020 wreaking havoc around the globe, this year started with a bit more
Read more[ad_1] Enter the robot. The robotic equipment’s software uses the information generated by the scan to create a personalized preoperative
Read more[ad_1] The latest: New Brunswick has rolled back the Edmundston and Grand Falls region to a more restrictive red phase
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Canada’s chief public health officer is warning that the upcoming months of the COVID-19 pandemic will be
Read more[ad_1] Over all, children’s screen time had doubled by May as compared with the same period in the year prior,
Read more[ad_1] Ontario is tweaking its vaccination plan to deal with a looming shortage of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine as the province recorded 3,056
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] Because it’s not always practical to have all the windows wide open, especially in the depths of winter, Dr.
Read more[ad_1] “We know that that’s an overestimate of the current level of vaccination that’s occurring,” said Michael Johansson, a researcher
Read more[ad_1] President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced on Friday that he will elevate the role of science in his cabinet
Read more[ad_1] The Quebec College of Physicians is calling for all cosmetic surgery clinics to close for the time being, saying
Read more[ad_1] President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has chosen Dr. David Kessler to help lead Operation Warp Speed, the program to
Read more[ad_1] It’s a scenario doctors never thought they would have to face and are still desperately trying to avoid. But there
Read more[ad_1] “When we look at what’s happened in the U.K. and think about this new variant, and we see all
Read more[ad_1] “He dictated that whole letter,” he told CNN. “I didn’t write that letter.” Harold Nelson Bornstein was born on
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] Canada’s national panel of vaccine experts says the second COVID-19 vaccine dose can be delayed briefly in order to
Read more[ad_1] If you’re still unsure if your child needs a test, call their pediatrician, said Dr. Kristin Moffitt, an infectious
Read more[ad_1] Dental hygienists and other regulated health practitioners may be the province’s answer to expanding its capacity to distribute the
Read more[ad_1] Other experts said this scenario was not just plausible but likely. “The overall intellectual construct of the paper I
Read more[ad_1] While Lhamo Dolkar worked on the front-lines as a registered nurse in the early months of the pandemic, her
Read more[ad_1] Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Friday that their Covid vaccine is effective against one of the mutations present in
Read more[ad_1] Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, is scheduled to hold a briefing on the COVID-19 situation
Read more[ad_1] MIAMI — Linda Kleindienst Bruns registered for a coronavirus vaccine in late December, on the first day the health
Read more[ad_1] First Nations have begun to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccines as provincial immunization programs get underway, with Indigenous leaders encouraging people
Read more[ad_1] A 20-something who works on computers. A young researcher who studies cancer. Technicians in basic research labs. These are
Read more[ad_1] Using a calculator she helped design, Jasmine Mah estimates it will still be eight months before she receives her
Read more[ad_1] The following is a review, created for the print edition, of several longer stories that have run this week,
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Quebecers out in the streets after 8 p.m. Saturday can expect to be questioned by police as a
Read more[ad_1] With 12 days to go, the Trump administration on Friday approved a long-held conservative goal: to issue a state’s
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] In the early stages of a global push to distribute the coronavirus vaccine to those who need it most
Read more[ad_1] This column is an opinion by Brooks Roche, a member of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council from Charlottetown, PEI. He is
Read more[ad_1] Three distinct groups — Capitol Police, rioters and members of Congress — “were spending time indoors, without social distancing,
Read more[ad_1] If you’re an identical twin who’s always resisted being called a clone of your sibling, scientists say you have
Read more[ad_1] My wife’s parents have led a relatively monastic existence since about mid-March. Both are in their 80s and live
Read more[ad_1] The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is carefully monitoring allergic reactions to the coronavirus vaccines
Read more[ad_1] Day 4 Lean In to Self-Care Self-care is different for everyone. Here are five self-care exercises to help you
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Quebec Premier François Legault is expected to offer details on how the province will respond to increasing
Read more[ad_1] California’s daily coronavirus case tallies remain around four times what they were during the state’s summer surge, and officials
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Ontario, which has faced criticism over the logistics and pace of its COVID-19 vaccine program, is expected
Read more[ad_1] Alberta has lost its first health-care worker to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on Monday added another 96 deaths to the
Read more[ad_1] Here’s a better way to start the new year: Skip the traditional January resolutions and make time for some
Read more[ad_1] Hi, everyone. Chris Jordan here, and welcome to my Standing 7-Minute Workout. No floor exercises, just a chair and
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] As governments around the world rush to vaccinate their citizens against the surging coronavirus, scientists are locked in a
Read more[ad_1] “There is a poetic truth at the heart of ‘The Obsession,’” wrote Christopher Lehmann-Haupt in his New York Times
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Ontario reports record number of COVID-19 cases as more politicians admit to foreign travel. U.K. epidemiologist warns new
Read more[ad_1] Michele Miller, of Bayside, N.Y., was infected with the coronavirus in March and hasn’t smelled anything since then. Recently,
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] Like many Black and rural Americans, Denese Rankin, a 55-year-old retired bookkeeper and receptionist in Castleberry, Ala., did not
Read more[ad_1] The latest: British health officials warned Friday that hospitals around the country face a perilous few weeks amid surging new
Read more[ad_1] A pharmacist at a Wisconsin hospital has been arrested and accused of intentionally removing more than 500 doses of
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] CBC News has learned that Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard spent time in Hawaii this month on a
Read more[ad_1] The distribution of vaccines in the United States has gotten off to a slower-than-expected start, federal health officials acknowledged
Read more[ad_1] Each day, our editors collect the most interesting, striking or delightful facts to appear in articles throughout the paper.
Read more[ad_1] British Columbia’s Interior Health Authority says it has identified an additional 15 cases of COVID-19 linked to the Big
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] These setbacks have not dampened enthusiasm in Britain for the country’s leading homegrown vaccine, one that analysts have said
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Quebec has recorded its first case of a new variant of COVID-19, the health minister said Tuesday,
Read more[ad_1] Stephen Larson, a lawyer for the Dick Van Dam Dairy, described the images as staged or are taken out
Read more[ad_1] The head of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution task force, retired general Rick Hillier, is scheduled to hold a news
Read more[ad_1] Drawing physicians out of the clinic and into the political fray “was a really signal event,” said Dr. Robert
Read more[ad_1] The latest: A new variant of the coronavirus first seen in Britain has been detected in several nations —
Read more[ad_1] For many of us, 2020 was an exceptionally stressful year, dominated by fears about the coronavirus pandemic. Even with
Read more[ad_1] The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities
Read more[ad_1] Jennie Aitken, 33, began noticing it weeks into the pandemic. The Victoria woman has a family and was frequently
Read more[ad_1] Along with so many things, the pandemic has dashed many of go-to New Year’s traditions — no raging clubs,
Read more[ad_1] “When we study people who have great sex over the long-term in a relationship, they do not describe spontaneous
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Ontario enters provincewide lockdown in effort to curb rising COVID-19 case counts. Most Boxing Day shopping expected
Read more[ad_1] Dr. Kuppalli and others expressed some discomfort at being first in line for the vaccine, while so many others
Read more[ad_1] The initial polio vaccine rollout did not go smoothly. Within a month, six cases of polio had been linked
Read more[ad_1] A COVID-19 treatment showing early signs of promise is at risk of being overshadowed by the vaccine rollout. Monoclonal
Read more[ad_1] Rafaela López Juárez was determined that if she ever had another child, she would try to give birth at
Read more[ad_1] Naturopaths in B.C. have been banned from performing liquid rhinoplasty, a procedure marketed as a quick and relatively painless
Read more[ad_1] At 7 a.m. Christmas morning, Dr. Lisa Richardson will start her day helping COVID-19 patients at Toronto General Hospital
Read more[ad_1] The team then projected what the new variant would do over the next six months and built models that
Read more[ad_1] Ontario reported another 2,408 cases of COVID-19 and the deaths of 41 more people with the illness on Wednesday. The
Read more[ad_1] A major trial of high-dose blood thinners in critically ill hospitalized Covid-19 patients is being temporarily halted because there
Read more[ad_1] A physician who edited the standards of care that Hamilton paramedics must follow says there were multiple signs that
Read more[ad_1] In recent days, the world has watched with curiosity and growing alarm as scientists in the U.K. have described
Read more[ad_1] Italy also suspended air travel, and Belgian officials on Sunday enacted a 24-hour ban on arrivals from the United
Read more[ad_1] A B.C. mom is calling for changes to the province’s wrongful death laws after her daughter died of a
Read more[ad_1] A new variant of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is spreading in Britain and prompting high levels of concern, especially among
Read more[ad_1] KABUL, Afghanistan — For Mohammad Wakil, 23, social distancing is an abstract concept. Every working day, he shakes hands
Read more[ad_1] For years, Summer Heide didn’t eat spicy food because the slightest indigestion would trigger fears that she had stomach cancer.
Read more[ad_1] Ruhee Dewji, a Canadian software developer who lives on her own, took up knitting in early spring at the
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Immunizations for COVID-19 are now officially underway in all provinces as Canada’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases
Read more[ad_1] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discussing with his senior ministers on Saturday what urgent action to take after
Read more[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna for emergency use, allowing the
Read more[ad_1] Looking ahead to spring While the majority of Americans won’t get their shots until spring, the vaccine rollout is
Read more[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford’s government is considering a lockdown across southern Ontario from Boxing Day until Jan. 11 as COVID-19 cases
Read more[ad_1] “It stands out as a remarkable achievement by any measure,” Dr. DiMaggio said. “It was a public health triumph.”
Read more[ad_1] Turning a desperately ill COVID-19 patient onto their stomach may seem simple enough to the uninitiated. It’s not. In
Read more[ad_1] Two health care workers at the same hospital in Alaska developed concerning reactions just minutes after receiving Pfizer’s coronavirus
Read more[ad_1] In the months since the pandemic hit, many parts of normal life have come to a stop. But while
Read more[ad_1] As boxes of Pfizer vaccines began arriving around the country this week, hospital pharmacists made a surprising discovery: Some
Read more[ad_1] “What’s not legitimate is to overrule science,” he said. Often, Mr. McGowan and Ms. Campbell mediated between Dr. Redfield
Read more[ad_1] Germany reported a record level of coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder lockdown Wednesday, closing shops and schools
Read more[ad_1] The group representing retirement homes in Ontario is asking the province to make COVID-19 testing mandatory for all caregivers
Read more[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna is highly protective, according to new data released on Tuesday, setting
Read more[ad_1] Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared set for regulatory authorization this week after U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff endorsed
Read more[ad_1] With approval from the Food and Drug Administration now in hand, Pfizer is shipping doses of its coronavirus vaccine
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign kicked off in Ontario on Monday with the vaccination of a personal support
Read more[ad_1] Britain announced on Monday that it would loosen restrictions on blood donation by gay and bisexual men beginning next
Read more[ad_1] While they waited for Aliria’s body to arrive, Dr. Villegas and the staff messaged each other demands: freezers checked,
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] For many, sparkling water is the perfect beverage — versatile and utterly refreshing, able to cleanse the palate and
Read more[ad_1] Health Canada on Saturday advised people with allergies to any of the ingredients in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine not
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Health Canada issued an advisory on Saturday for some people who may want the recently approved Pfizer-BioTech vaccine,
Read more[ad_1] Now the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium, a federally funded research group, is prospectively collecting data during the pandemic from
Read more[ad_1] In its emergency authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Friday night, the Food and Drug Administration took an unexpected
Read more[ad_1] The province is turning to humour in its messaging urging Albertans to stay home this holiday season. Dr. Deena
Read more[ad_1] People who are vaccinated to protect themselves against COVID-19 and experience an adverse event after the immunization will be
Read more[ad_1] Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine passed a critical milestone on Thursday when a panel of experts formally recommended that the Food
Read more[ad_1] The models are hired to perform, so it is possible that it’s contractual, not consensual. There’s nothing private about
Read more[ad_1] Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, is scheduled to provide an updated COVID-19 modelling projections at
Read more[ad_1] The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is entering the final phase of review before the U.S. government decides whether to allow
Read more[ad_1] I decided to record consistent body fat measurements for myself and a friend using the Halo, a Fitbit bathroom
Read more[ad_1] The biggest challenge in rolling out coronavirus vaccines to Canadians may be the last leg of the race, medical
Read more[ad_1] But Kyle Flack, an assistant professor of nutrition at the University of Kentucky, began to wonder a few years
Read more[ad_1] Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening
Read more[ad_1] Even when Dr. Crayton was president of the academy, in 2015 and 2016, she felt out of step with
Read more[ad_1] First it was toilet paper. Then it was meat. Now, it’s antacids. People searching online or in stores for
Read more[ad_1] Documents released by U.S. regulators Tuesday confirmed that Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine protective against COVID-19 — offering the
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Alberta will need “additional measures” to bring COVID-19 numbers down, the province’s top doctor said Monday as
Read more[ad_1] “It’s funny: When you asked this before, I was so optimistic about the U.S. being able to lead and
Read more[ad_1] Oversight has been weak, contributing to a spate of scandals over substandard vaccines. While the government after each incident
Read more[ad_1] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced that several hundred thousand doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Canada
Read more[ad_1] Nunavut is beginning rapid-testing in its southern isolation hubs in Winnipeg this week with the help of an aid
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] It’s time to break out the cookie cutters. Despite a forecast of canceled parties and virtual family gatherings, baking
Read more[ad_1] Some newer toilets use a canister with a thin rubber washer instead of a traditional flapper, Ms. Sebestyen said.
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Ontario and Quebec both reported record increases of COVID-19 cases on Saturday, as the total number of infections
Read more[ad_1] In September, academic researchers analyzed the Department of Homeland Security’s list of essential workers and found that it broadly
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] Q. What have we learned since March? A. Distance is the most effective intervention; the virus doesn’t have legs,
Read more[ad_1] For Dr. Joseph Varon it was a chance to offer a moment of comfort amidst so much uncertainty, a
Read more[ad_1] The approval of a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada could potentially be days away with the initial supply to be limited
Read more[ad_1] Ric Erwin is one of thousands of men for whom Santa Claus is both a sacred idea and a
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] Fiduccia pushed for increased access to reproductive services, including mammograms and pelvic exams. She and others successfully lobbied to
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] Born in a church manse on Vancouver’s Beatty Street on March 28, 1916, Fred Ko’s long life was defined
Read more[ad_1] ‘A dying breed’ For some, the tidal wave of stress brought on by the pandemic has proved untenable. Since
Read more[ad_1] Canadian children and teens may have to wait to get any vaccines to protect people against COVID-19 because so
Read more[ad_1] The latest: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Alberta is planning for the creation of field hospitals to treat hundreds
Read more[ad_1] “In a transient environment, like a hotel, motel or dormitory, you don’t know who was there before you and
Read more[ad_1] LONDON — The first rigorously tested coronavirus vaccine was given a green light for use on Wednesday in Britain.
Read more[ad_1] He was badly injured in a biking accident shortly after he relocated to New Jersey for a new job
Read more[ad_1] Health-care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine
Read more[ad_1] Imagine watching your brain activity on a computer screen in real time. For Gord Luke, a Wawa, Ont., resident with
Read more[ad_1] Three companies have announced preliminary data indicating their vaccines are effective, and there are dozens of additional candidates in
Read more[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. in Brampton. Ford’s office says
Read more[ad_1] “It’s a fundamental tenet of public health to try and stop epidemics at their source,” he added. One approach,
Read more[ad_1] The last three days have seen 46 people die of COVID-19 in B.C., as more than 2,000 new cases
Read more[ad_1] The drugmaker Moderna said it would apply on Monday to the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its coronavirus
Read more[ad_1] Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that
Read more[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is holding a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. in Vaughan. Ford’s office says he will be
Read more[ad_1] A new mother from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, was put in intensive care in a Winnipeg hospital last week when she tested
Read more[ad_1] Canada on Saturday blocked bulk exports of prescription drugs if they would create a shortage at home, in response
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] In the first seven months of the pandemic, the number of Manitoba patients infected with COVID-19 admitted to intensive care
Read more[ad_1] Imitation is the best kind of flattery. All creative people, whether they be writers, artists, dancers, singers or actors,
Read more[ad_1] “There was a very concerted call and an effort within the trivia community to make sure that you’re not
Read more[ad_1] As any parent overseeing homeschool knows: Zoom P.E. is hardly a hard-driving Peloton class. It’s more like your kid
Read more[ad_1] While Ms. Khemili had become more diligent about her dental care, she had a history of dental issues before
Read more[ad_1] Why did the researchers test two different doses? It was a lucky mistake. Researchers in Britain had been meaning
Read more[ad_1] When Russia announced this week that its much-hyped COVID-19 vaccine was up to 95 per cent effective, the news was
Read more[ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers
Read more[ad_1] Britain asked its regulator on Friday to assess AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for a possible rollout, while the Philippines and
Read more[ad_1] Social Security credits would most likely have greater impact, said Richard Johnson, an economist who directs the Urban Institute
Read more[ad_1] Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. ET at Queen’s Park.
Read more[ad_1] WASHINGTON — When President Trump talks about efforts to deliver the coronavirus vaccine to millions of Americans eager to
Read more[ad_1] AstraZeneca is likely to run an additional global trial to assess the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, its
Read more[ad_1] À ce jour, seulement $3,6 milliards ont été levés pour financer la recherche, la fabrication de vaccins et les
Read more[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. in Mississauga. Ford’s office says
Read more[ad_1] My own decision — if there was any decision — was made less complicated by the fact that I’m
Read more[ad_1] Dr. Marshall Fleurant, an internal medicine physician at Emory University, has the sense that his young children, 3 and
Read more[ad_1] Daily U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 for the first since May and hospitals across the country are already
Read more[ad_1] When is enough enough? Even though the presidential election is over, we’re still doomscrolling through gloomy news about the
Read more[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. ET at Queen’s Park. Ford’s
Read more[ad_1] An announcement is expected today on new measures intended to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Alberta. Premier Jason
Read more[ad_1] Give someone the gift of healthy living this year with one of these gift ideas from the writers and
Read more[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. ET in Toronto. Ford’s office
Read more[ad_1] AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford announced on Monday that their inexpensive, easy-to-produce coronavirus vaccine appears effective, the latest
Read more[ad_1] A combination of healthy sleep habits may help reduce the risk for heart failure, new research suggests. Scientists studied
Read more[ad_1] Vegetarian diets are generally considered healthy, but new research suggests they may have a significant risk: an increased chance
Read more[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. at Queen’s Park. Ford’s office
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Ontario reported a record high daily COVID-19 case number on Monday with 1,589 new cases and 19
Read more[ad_1] The drug maker Pfizer said on Friday that it had submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] AstraZeneca has started late-stage trials of an experimental long-acting monoclonal antibody combination drug it hopes could be used as a
Read more[ad_1] This Thanksgiving, whether you’re hosting guests or sharing a meal via Zoom, it’s worth the effort to dress up
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning that Canada’s future hangs in the balance if people don’t reduce
Read more[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,
Read more[ad_1] The coronavirus might be new, but nature long ago gave humans the tools to recognize it, at least on
Read more[ad_1] This week’s edition of Second Opinion is a collaboration with CBC’s The Dose podcast, hosted by Dr. Brian Goldman. As
Read more[ad_1] Over the past year, the coronavirus pandemic has underscored for the entire world the value of science — not
Read more[ad_1] Here’s more advice for navigating holiday food shopping. Check your store policies. Many stores have added new restrictions and
Read more[ad_1] The latest: New modelling released Friday morning shows Canada could see 20,000 COVID-19 cases per day by the end of
Read more[ad_1] “Ordering universal mask use in all situations creates unnecessary challenges with enforcement and stigmatization.” Those were the words of
Read more[ad_1] P.C.R. tests, which are generally considered the most accurate but typically require laboratory processing, cost roughly $100 in the
Read more[ad_1] At that time, 2 percent of the Danish population was infected — a rate lower than that in many
Read more[ad_1] Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference beginning at 1 p.m. at Queen’s Park. Ford’s office
Read more[ad_1] Years earlier, when Mr. Demicco was just an employee at the store, he had reluctantly sold a gun to
Read more[ad_1] Pfizer said Wednesday that new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95 per cent effective, is safe and also
Read more[ad_1] Medical staff prepared to deliver either a placebo or the Moderna vaccine candidate at a hospital in Miami.Credit…Taimy Alvarez/Associated
Read more[ad_1] When President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. takes office in January, he will inherit a pandemic that has convulsed the
Read more[ad_1] [Read more on Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine.] Pfizer provided less detail in its announcement last week on Nov. 9 than
Read more[ad_1] At this point in last year’s flu season, Canada had already recorded 711 positive cases of influenza. So far
Read more[ad_1] Alberta hospitals are tightening restrictions on visitors as a second wave of COVID-19 infections hits. Under the new restrictions,
Read more[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,
Read more[ad_1] MADRID — Last March, as the coronavirus was tearing across Spain, Lídia Bayona Gómez started to suffer bouts of
Read more[ad_1] Sofia Pelaez, 21, left her Texas A&M University, San Antonio, campus three weeks earlier than planned to travel to
Read more[ad_1] The chief of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency says Alberta has hit a turning point in the COVID-19 battle.
Read more[ad_1] Just two days after the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Arviat, Nunavut, nine new cases have been
Read more[ad_1] The pandemic has been tough on most Canadians, but adjusting to new behaviours and rules has been especially difficult
Read more[ad_1] Days spent at home have moved even the most muddled people to organize. The spice rack now displays alphabetically
Read more[ad_1] Take a deep breath. Hold it for five seconds. Exhale. Breathe in for three seconds. Repeat. How does that
Read more[ad_1] Record-keeping requirements will also be an overwhelming task, officials said. The C.D.C. wants to track, in real time, the
Read more[ad_1] “While their role has been diminished during this current crisis, they play a very important role in all this,”
Read more[ad_1] Nearly 2,000 travellers entering Canada by land or air through Alberta have participated in a COVID-19 testing pilot since
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] “We’re staring down the barrel of another lockdown,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday. “And I will not
Read more[ad_1] Park hangs, stoop visits, walks and runs with friends — it all needs to stop. That’s what the city’s
Read more[ad_1] The antiviral drug remdesivir should not be used as a routine treatment for COVID-19 patients in critical care wards,
Read more[ad_1] For months, outside researchers have been closely watching the development of antibody treatments. And top White House officials have
Read more[ad_1] Restaurants, gyms, cafes and other crowded indoor venues accounted for some 8 in 10 new infections in the early
Read more[ad_1] Another resident has died of COVID-19 at the South Terrace Continuing Care Centre in Edmonton, bringing the total number
Read more[ad_1] A new type of test can detect a person’s immune response to the coronavirus better than a widely used
Read more[ad_1] Emily Gordon, 49, who works in media relations for the Yale School of Management, is joining her friend, the
Read more[ad_1] A new study has found children’s mental health is likely to be “significantly” affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, affirming
Read more[ad_1] COVID-19 case numbers in Saskatchewan are higher than ever, and show no signs of slowing down. Now, there are new
Read more[ad_1] Hundreds of Saskatchewan doctors have signed an open letter to the provincial government demanding more action to combat the spread
Read more[ad_1] Last week, Denmark announced its intention to cull all farmed mink, some 17 million, out of fear that a
Read more[ad_1] Plans are organized via four “metal” tiers. In general, bronze plans tend to have the highest deductibles and platinum
Read more[ad_1] Less than two weeks into school this fall, Kathy Maloney knew the virtual option was not working for her
Read more[ad_1] In July, Pfizer and BioNTech initiated a late-stage clinical trial on a coronavirus vaccine. Half of the people got
Read more[ad_1] “We were never part of the Warp Speed,” she said. “We have never taken any money from the U.S.
Read more[ad_1] Dogs go through stages in their life, just as people do, as is obvious to anyone who has watched
Read more[ad_1] Kids Help Phone, the charity that offers 24/7 counselling services to young Canadians in distress, needs to listen to the concerns
Read more[ad_1] On a sunny Friday in October, the 9Round fitness club in midtown Toronto was as busy as it could
Read more[ad_1] Monopoly takes forever. Candy Land is dull, Chutes and Ladders preachy, the Game of Life troubling in its implications.
Read more[ad_1] There are also ways to lower the bill, through tax credits. Consumers whose estimated income in 2021 will be
Read more[ad_1] British Columbia’s top health officials have announced sweeping new COVID-19 restrictions for the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] Manitoba is struggling to contain a renewed surge of the COVID-19 pandemic by reimposing restrictions on businesses and public gatherings in
Read more[ad_1] “Perfection may be the enemy of the good, but for aducanumab, the evidence doesn’t even rise to ‘good,’” the
Read more[ad_1] Paulie Chinna, the N.W.T.’s minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, has declared a state of emergency in Yellowknife. “I
Read more[ad_1] That find was particularly exciting. One of his collaborators kept finding projectile points, Dr. Haas said, and then a
Read more[ad_1] The three major drug distributors and a large drug manufacturer are closing in on a $26 billion deal with
Read more[ad_1] A nasal spray that blocks the absorption of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has completely protected ferrets it was tested on,
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Seven municipalities in northern Denmark came under strict new lockdown rules on Thursday after authorities discovered a
Read more[ad_1] Children infected with the coronavirus produce weaker antibodies and fewer types of them than adults do, suggesting they clear
Read more[ad_1] Ontario is reporting 998 additional cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with the number of hospitalizations and ICU admissions in the
Read more[ad_1] Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. isn’t withholding data about how many health-care workers have tested positive
Read more[ad_1] In the United States, the standard approach to distributing a routine vaccine is based on the assumption that there
Read more[ad_1] About 13 people a day in Canada died as a result of opioids in 2018, according to a new
Read more[ad_1] The growing number of COVID-19 cases in the province without a known source of infection means the virus could
Read more[ad_1] The Danish government will slaughter millions of mink at more than 1,000 farms, citing concerns that a mutation in
Read more[ad_1] Alberta public health and agriculture officials are investigating after the first case in Canada of a rare swine flu variant
Read more[ad_1] President Trump’s illness from a coronavirus infection last month was the most significant health crisis for a sitting president
Read more[ad_1] Women who are socially isolated have an increased risk for high blood pressure, researchers report. But men, not so
Read more[ad_1] Federal regulators have approved the first HIV self-test in Canada, a long-awaited move that experts have said is critical
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Alberta’s premier is urging people to avoid large private gatherings as the number of novel coronavirus cases
Read more[ad_1] Follow our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic here. U.S. health officials on Monday added pregnancy to the list
Read more[ad_1] Mr. Bryant, of Quidel, who received an early copy of the University of Arizona study, praised the results as
Read more[ad_1] We’re answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to [email protected], and we’ll answer as many as we can.
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Deputy PM in self-isolation following COVID-19 app exposure notification. Macabre Halloween display left near Manitoba premier’s house as reminder of
Read more[ad_1] The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Europe and the introduction of new lockdowns to prevent health systems from being
Read more[ad_1] WARNING: This story contains a graphic image. When COVID-19 was ravaging densely populated parts of the U.S., Europe and India throughout
Read more[ad_1] In 2017, a team of researchers led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, a geneticist at Oregon Health and Science University in
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] Health Canada has asked pharmaceutical companies to put stronger safety labels on benzodiazepines and other sedative drugs prescribed for
Read more[ad_1] As a veteran television journalist, Sally-Ann Roberts knows how to tame an unsteady landscape and will it into submission.
Read more[ad_1] “It looks like a normal child playing with their normal games, but as a researcher who studies childhood obesity,
Read more[ad_1] The time is now for a provincewide shutdown due to surging COVID-19 numbers straining the health-care system, 12 Manitoba doctors
Read more[ad_1] A double-blinded randomized trial of electroacupuncture found it may result in a modest improvement in daily functioning for those
Read more[ad_1] It is an idea that may never have been tried in wide-scale vaccine distribution: Citing principles of equity and
Read more[ad_1] When we said goodbye, last New Year’s Eve, my father had already become hard of hearing. The end was
Read more[ad_1] The United States reached a milestone, of sorts, when last week the Food and Drug Administration approved the first
Read more[ad_1] For clinicians combating the disease, caused by a new pathogen that was unknown before it emerged in Wuhan, China,
Read more[ad_1] Even if sex has declined, researchers question how long it can remain suppressed. Dr. Lehmiller noted that online dating
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Manitoba’s health system still has capacity and is not yet at its breaking point, the health minister said
Read more[ad_1] Dr. Meyers said he hoped his team would undertake such studies soon, and noted that a handful of clinical
Read more[ad_1] Teachers Under Strain: CBC News journalists in Atlantic Canada and eastern Ontario teamed up to send out questionnaires to
Read more[ad_1] Follow our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic here. Universal mask use could prevent nearly 130,000 deaths from Covid-19,
Read more[ad_1] Kids across Canada have a burning question for their parents this week: Are we going trick-or-treating? Like every other
Read more[ad_1] At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave, Dr. Joseph Dahine and his colleagues could spend over an
Read more[ad_1] “In the drawings, I did pretty good,” said Eric Alick, 63, of Philadelphia, who completed a contingency management program
Read more[ad_1] The ever-increasing availability of virtual platforms might make that transition easy for some, Dr. Mazer said. But for people
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Health officials are once again urging Canadians to avoid large gatherings as COVID-19 cases spike nationwide, and
Read more[ad_1] As a sex worker, Melody Merlot started to worry about her livelihood even before COVID-19 arrived in Canada. Although
Read more[ad_1] Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that
Read more[ad_1] Hundreds lined up in Bridgewater, N.S., this weekend for a new drive-thru experience — a flu shot. The community
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Multiple provinces reported a record single-day increase in new COVID-19 cases on Saturday as the country’s chief
Read more[ad_1] President Trump backed hydroxychloroquine for weeks and publicly asked whether Americans should inject themselves with disinfectants or put ultraviolet
Read more[ad_1] With Covid-19 hospitalizations spiking again in many parts of the country, public health officials have expressed concerns about a
Read more[ad_1] Early voting has already generated long, long lines in many states, and with the November election just 11 days
Read more[ad_1] One of many ways of trying to keep children safe from the COVID-19 illness has also meant increasing their
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] The incident drew some concern among experts, who noted that a similar adverse neurological event, reported months ago, had
Read more[ad_1] As the first coronavirus vaccines arrive in the coming year, government researchers will face a monumental challenge: monitoring the
Read morePublished : Friday, 23 October, 2020 at 5:08 PM Count : 62 Eight new dengue cases detected in 24 hrs
Read more[ad_1] When Von took his mother out of his home and placed her in Craiglee Nursing Home in Scarborough, Ont.,
Read more[ad_1] HAMILTON, Mont. — Outside River Rising Bakery sits an older gentleman, his face uncovered. He’s here every morning, greeting
Read more[ad_1] Vaccine experts peppered officials at the Food and Drug Administration with a range of questions on Thursday about its
Read more[ad_1] When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Asad Makhani worried that the seniors he worked with in long-term care, who already
Read more[ad_1] Joe Rice, a negotiator for local governments that are suing Purdue, said, “Purdue is doing everything they can to
Read more[ad_1] The University of Oxford’s Brazilian trial of its vaccine candidate will continue after the death of a volunteer, who, a source
Read more[ad_1] The latest: British Columbia’s provincial health officer says she expects the “beginnings” of a COVID-19 vaccine may be available
Read more[ad_1] “Obviously we were happy and elated,” Dr. Lane said in July in a phone interview for this obituary from
Read more[ad_1] Even under ideal circumstances, the best products will occasionally fail, Dr. Jha said. “There is not something that is
Read more[ad_1] For months, more than 150 teams around the world have been working at an unprecedented pace to develop a
Read more[ad_1] Before COVID-19, Lyne Gauthier did her best to keep her husband’s mind from slipping away by organizing activities they
Read more[ad_1] New York State accused a major Christian group on Tuesday of deceiving customers by illegally offering health insurance to
Read more[ad_1] Although the pandemic has mostly killed older Americans, the greatest percentage increase in excess deaths has occurred among adults
Read more[ad_1] It is easier to remember where the chocolate is than where the cucumbers are, new research suggests. Dutch scientists
Read more[ad_1] People with back pain are often referred for physical therapy, though studies on its effectiveness have been mixed. A
Read more[ad_1] Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday that B.C. is in the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic,
Read more[ad_1] The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is appealing a decision by the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador to uphold the province’s
Read more[ad_1] Even some patients originally deemed as candidates for a lung transplant managed to recuperate and go home without needing
Read more[ad_1] The provincial government is recommending that kids not go out trick-or-treating in those parts of Ontario that have been
Read more[ad_1] Members of Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party have narrowly endorsed a resolution at their party’s annual general meeting that
Read more[ad_1] A study in April by the same team showed that 11 percent of Latino participants at another train station
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Canada’s chief public health officer urged residents to continue making a “collective effort” to tackle the COVID-19
Read more[ad_1] The BinaxNOW has emergency clearance from the F.D.A., but only when administered within seven days after the onset of
Read more[ad_1] When President Trump makes his appearance on Thursday night on NBC News, he is expected to speak, probably maskless,
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] The hospital in Maria, Que., constructed in 1954, is one of at least four civic institutions in town of 2,500 currently grappling
Read more[ad_1] Alberta has avoided the second surge of COVID-19 cases being experienced by some other jurisdictions around the world, but case
Read more[ad_1] The Dutch government announced plans this week to allow doctors to end the lives of terminally ill children who
Read more[ad_1] Gilead Sciences Inc.’s remdesivir had little or no effect on COVID-19 patients’ length of hospital stay or chances of
Read more[ad_1] The chief executive of Pfizer said on Friday that the company would not apply for emergency authorization of its
Read more[ad_1] Remdesivir, the only antiviral drug authorized for treatment of Covid-19 in the United States, fails to prevent deaths among
Read more[ad_1] [Like the Science Times page on Facebook. | Sign up for the Science Times newsletter.] The A.L.S. Association is
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Tougher restrictions coming to Manitoba. Ontario Premier Doug Ford urges some gym-goers to work out at home.
Read more[ad_1] After receiving a heavy infusion of monoclonal antibodies to treat his bout of Covid-19, President Trump has declared that
Read more[ad_1] Health officials are keeping a very close eye on hospital capacity as Alberta’s COVID-19 cases continue to surge, driving
Read more[ad_1] In patients with congenital defects or who have suffered accidental injuries, the jawbone is nearly impossible to replace. Curved
Read more[ad_1] Countries straining to contain a second wave of COVID-19 are turning to faster, cheaper but less accurate tests to
Read more[ad_1] Five more hand sanitizers were added to Health Canada’s evolving recall list on Tuesday, which now includes more than 100
Read more[ad_1] Independent monitors have paused enrolment in a study testing the COVID-19 antiviral drug remdesivir plus an experimental antibody therapy
Read more[ad_1] A government-sponsored clinical trial that is testing an antibody treatment for Covid-19 developed by the drugmaker Eli Lilly has
Read more[ad_1] Reports of reinfection with the coronavirus evoke a nightmarish future: Repeat bouts of illness, impotent vaccines, unrelenting lockdowns —
Read more[ad_1] An estimated 61,000 long-stay home-care clients in Ontario and thousands more across Canada did not get a flu shot
Read more[ad_1] “I’m a little bit like Grand Central Station right now,” she said. Vaccine hesitancy is nothing new. The first
Read more[ad_1] Even as vaccines are hailed as our best hope against the coronavirus, dozens of scientific groups are working on
Read more[ad_1] The United States may be within months of a profound turning point in the country’s fight against the coronavirus:
Read more[ad_1] Chinese health authorities will test all 9 million people in the eastern city of Qingdao for the novel coronavirus
Read more[ad_1] Tiny strokes may cause some symptoms, said Dr. Dona Kim Murphey, a neurologist and neuroscientist, who herself has experienced
Read more[ad_1] On Tuesday, and not for the first time, Joseph R. Biden Jr. described President Trump’s reluctant attitude toward wearing
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Many Canadians are setting new Thanksgiving traditions as the COVID-19 pandemic downsizes family dinners, while some who
Read more[ad_1] A multi-phased wellness campaign that targets First Nations in northern Manitoba is beginning with the launch of a public
Read more[ad_1] Surprisingly, the risk of being overweight was even greater than that linked to obesity. Overweight patients were 40 percent
Read more[ad_1] First, it was murder hornets. Now it’s stinging caterpillars. As if there wasn’t enough to worry about in 2020,
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Ontario reports 809 new cases, while Quebec confirms 1,097 new cases. New Brunswick announces 20 new cases, 9 connected to care-home
Read more[ad_1] When President Trump promoted an experimental drug as a “cure” for Covid-19 in a video on Wednesday, it might
Read more[ad_1] The Bioshield Act, along with the laws that later modified it, was not intended as a carte blanche. For
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] For months, Ryan Imgrund has meticulously tracked the ebbs and flows of coronavirus transmission in Ontario. New weekly COVID-19
Read more[ad_1] Stewart, B.C., and the neighbouring community of Hyder, Alaska, have always had close ties despite being divided by an international border
Read more[ad_1] MASLI, India — Sliding out of their rickshaw, masks on, fresh sanitizer smeared across their hands, a team of
Read more[ad_1] The White House physician, Dr. Sean P. Conley, predicted in a memo released Thursday that President Trump could safely
Read more[ad_1] B.C. has passed another sombre milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 10,000 cases now confirmed to date,
Read more[ad_1] Shane Monette describes his addiction to opioids as an obsession, a fatal attraction. A survivor of childhood abuse, he
Read more[ad_1] A box fan, an air filter — and duct tape to attach them. With four such cobbled together devices,
Read more[ad_1] The drug maker Regeneron said on Wednesday evening that it had submitted an application to the Food and Drug
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday any COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada will be free for
Read more[ad_1] The number of doctors practising in Alberta has increased so far this year despite fears of an exodus due
Read more[ad_1] The New York Times is investigating the costs associated with testing and treatment for the coronavirus and how the
Read more[ad_1] The race to secure a vaccine against COVID-19 has pitted country against country, which could undermine efforts to control
Read more[ad_1] Ms. Arnold seized the moment. Go door to door with me, she pressed. Talk to folks about Covid-19 safety,
Read more[ad_1] Quebec Premier François Legault has made a public apology to the family of Joyce Echaquan, the Atikamekw woman who
Read more[ad_1] President Trump returned to the White House on Monday evening, walking up the steps of the South Portico and
Read more[ad_1] Mr. Trump, after being in the hospital for three nights, said he was feeling better than he felt 20
Read more[ad_1] [Read our live updates on President Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis.] WASHINGTON — Top White House officials are blocking strict new
Read more[ad_1] This column is an opinion by Dr. Peter A Singer, OC, a Canadian physician and special advisor to Dr. Tedros
Read more[ad_1] U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday updated its guidance saying COVID-19 can sometimes be spread
Read more[ad_1] Numerous life saving treatments have also been developed for the hepatitis C virus, many of which are in regular
Read more[ad_1] Using multiple drugs at once could have an impact on their effectiveness, and it increases the risk of harmful
Read more[ad_1] Stephanie Belding felt “a sense of loss” when Toronto Public Health urged people last Monday to limit contact with others to within their own household.
Read more[ad_1] When the pain in her shoulders and weakness in her right leg started two years ago, Giovanna Ippolito thought
Read more[ad_1] Nineteen people have tested positive for COVID-19 on Little Grand Rapids First Nation, the community’s leadership said on Sunday
Read more[ad_1] The White House said at the time that Mr. Trump was simply undergoing a series of “quick exam and
Read more[ad_1] President Trump has received a dose of an experimental antibody cocktail being developed by the drug maker Regeneron, in
Read more[ad_1] The latest: U.S. president endured ‘very concerning’ period on Friday. Trump was administered oxygen at White House, source tells AP.
Read more[ad_1] The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is instituting stronger restrictions around the import of romaine lettuce. Starting on Wednesday, importers will
Read more[ad_1] Men who share U.S. President Donald Trump’s age and weight profile face a higher risk of developing severe disease
Read more[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
Read more[ad_1] Joan H. Marks, who was a pioneer in genetic counseling, the practice of helping patients understand their risk of
Read more[ad_1] On Saturday, President Trump met with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the nominee to the Supreme Court, and others in
Read more[ad_1] President Trump’s announcement on Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus has raised many questions about what
Read more[ad_1] Dr. Peter Viccellio, a professor of emergency medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island, has seen many
Read more[ad_1] The Ontario government plans to find out whether people are following COVID-19 prevention measures such as physical distancing and
Read more[ad_1] Most Quebecers began a 28-day quasi-quarantine period on Thursday in a state of confusion about what, suddenly, they aren’t allowed
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Federal government offering Red Cross support to COVID-19 hot spots, sources say. New COVID-19 restrictions come into effect
Read more[ad_1] Vaccines normally offered in school to Grade 7 students will instead be delivered at community clinics and doctors’ offices
Read more[ad_1] Republican politicians in Florida and cruise industry lobbyists have called for ending the no-sail order. “I urge the C.D.C.
Read more[ad_1] With 1.3 billion people jostling for space, India has always been a hospitable environment for infectious diseases of every
Read more[ad_1] Outbreaks of COVID-19 at five units at Foothills hospital in Calgary have sent nearly 300 staff into self-isolation, and
Read more[ad_1] Also, outside a lab, infection depends mainly on breathing in viral particles from an infected person and normal contact
Read more[ad_1] A wariness of spam calls and phishing scams has stymied coronavirus contact-tracing efforts around the country to the extent
Read more[ad_1] As she lay dying in a Joliette, Que., hospital bed, an Atikamekw woman clicked her phone on and broadcast
Read more[ad_1] High blood pressure may increase your risk for nosebleeds, a new study reports. Korean researchers studied 35,749 people, average
Read more[ad_1] Governors of some states, including New Jersey and Connecticut, announced on Twitter just before Mr. Trump’s news conference that
Read more[ad_1] Waiting for the public to develop “herd immunity” to COVID-19 is not a practical strategy to fight the pandemic,
Read more[ad_1] Seven families across Canada are suing an Ontario sperm bank, saying it misled them about their sperm donor’s history,
Read more[ad_1] And its vaccine has potentially big advantages over some competitors. It uses a technology that has a long safety
Read more[ad_1] Ms. Reynolds has said she is prioritizing the needs of the most vulnerable students, and the state’s Education Department
Read more[ad_1] At the University of Alberta, the average salary of a female faculty member is almost $19,000 less than her
Read more[ad_1] The latest: As cases of COVID-19 increase across Canada, the prospects of renewed restrictions and lockdowns are appearing likely in some provinces,
Read more[ad_1] The curfew in Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, will be lifted starting at 5 a.m. Monday, said Mr. Andrews, who
Read more[ad_1] Released just as Britain is imposing new restrictions in response to a surge of cases, the app, called “NHS
Read more[ad_1] Kate Gordon’s five-year-old daughter, Rosie, had only been in her Toronto kindergarten class for one day before her little sister
Read more[ad_1] Toronto Public Health has ordered three restaurants on King Street West to close to protect the public from COVID-19. In a
Read more[ad_1] He had no history of heart problems. He walked his dog regularly and worked a physically demanding job as
Read more[ad_1] The latest: Provinces across Canada are reconciling with how to limit the spread of spiking COVID-19 infections among communities
Read more[ad_1] Johnson & Johnson is beginning a huge final study to try to prove if a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine can
Read more[ad_1] The rules, which some residents protested over the weekend, come amid a spike in cases around the country, but
Read more[ad_1] The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it had posted guidance on possible transmission
Read more[ad_1] Health officials sidestep questions about Trump’s timeline for ‘enough vaccines for every American by April.’ As the nation’s coronavirus
Read more[ad_1] As the nation’s coronavirus death toll neared 200,000, top administration health officials on Sunday delicately sidestepped President Trump’s ambitious
Read more[ad_1] AstraZeneca revealed details of its large coronavirus vaccine trials on Saturday, the third in a wave of rare disclosures
Read more[ad_1] Officials ordered 250 people who attended the wedding to self-quarantine until they are tested. Because about 30 of them
Read more[ad_1] In a stunning declaration of authority, Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of health and human services, this week
Read more[ad_1] In the case of this controversial guidance in August, the agency’s scientists saw early versions and made their disagreements
Read more[ad_1] Pregnant women who are infected with the coronavirus and hospitalized are at risk for developing serious complications, and may
Read more[ad_1] Democrats are pressing for at least $2.2 trillion in stimulus spending, a sum that White House negotiators and Republican
Read more[ad_1] Europe’s leaders choose targeted measures over nationwide lockdowns, even as cases rise. In the early days of the pandemic,
Read more[ad_1] The damage to the world’s major economies from coronavirus lockdowns has been six times more severe than the 2009
Read more[ad_1] “We now have a better understanding of Covid-19 transmission that indicates symptom-based screening has limited effectiveness because people with
Read more[ad_1] Yet many are taking the virus restrictions seriously. Oxford University and other colleges have experimented with asking students to
Read more[ad_1] ‘Covid Will Not Win’: Meet the Force Powering Brooklyn Hospital Center By Victor J. Blue, Sheri Fink and Catrin
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