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As scientists around the world are racing to understand what caused a spate of so-far unexplained cases of hepatitis in children — including some who needed liver transplants — two new U.K. studies are offering fresh clues.

Long COVID can be a severely debilitating condition for those who live with it, but the growing list of symptoms and conflicting estimates on how often it occurs make it incredibly difficult to measure exactly how many people it affects.

The conference, which draws researchers, medical practitioners, activists and people living with HIV, focuses both on scientific progress in the fight against AIDS and the need for increased funding for HIV response.

The intensive care unit at Bowmanville Hospital is set to temporarily close due to a "significant staff shortage," according to the hospital network in Durham Region, with services instead moving to nearby facilities. 

Top health officials say they are trying to limit the spread of the monkeypox virus while also preventing stigma against those most affected — particularly gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men — but their messaging may be a part of the problem, according to some advocates.

With Alberta so far only offering monkeypox vaccination to people who have contracted the virus and their direct contacts, some Albertans at higher risk of contracting the virus are going elsewhere.

Nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador are leaving the profession at a high rate, and two nurses who work in the system are breaking ranks to say why the current system is no longer working.

The number of confirmed monkeypox cases in Canada has hit 745 and public health officials say that now is the time for a domestic and international response to get a handle on the disease.

The Health Department is reporting more people in hospital this week as an Omicron subvariant continues to circulate.

A tragic emergency-room death, a health care crisis — and a premier firing top health officials while promising to fix the system in short order.

Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) says it has received the first-ever federal grant to study whether the active component in 'magic' mushrooms can be used to treat depression without the psychedelic effects.

Calgary appears to be on the leading edge of Alberta's latest COVID-19 wave, and there are concerns about how the province's already strained hospitals will be able to handle yet another surge.

Dr. Michael Gardam said in some rare circumstances, COVID-19 positive healthcare workers have been brought in to work in order to keep the system running and avoid closures.

Toronto Public Health issued its first drug alert this year after 10 people died of suspected opioid overdoses in five days.

The provincial government has described the monkeypox outbreak in the province as “relatively contained,'' with 331 cases as of last week and no hospitalizations.

Paramedics will be on site to respond to emergencies or provide life-threatening care when the health centre in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, temporarily closes next month due to staff shortages.

Eleven days after Health Canada approved a COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers, New Brunswick still hasn't announced when it plans to open appointments for this age group.

After two years of parents hearing COVID-19 is unlikely to make their children very sick, it's no wonder many of them aren't rushing to get their youngsters vaccinated, a Montreal pediatrician says.

During these hazy, humid days of summer, humans aren’t the only ones feeling the heat — pets are, too. And with even hotter days projected to come, experts say it’s important to take precautions and watch for signs of trouble to keep your pet safe.

The World Health Organization said on Saturday that the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency, a declaration that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines.

Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the United States, health officials said Friday.

Starting next year, pharmacists in Ontario will be able to prescribe medication for some minor ailments, but some are calling on the province to expand that list and make the changes sooner to alleviate some of the pressure on the health-care system.

In June, Coquitlam family doctor Anna Chodyra closed her practice before relocating to New Zealand. She leaves behind thousands of patients, including several doctors, who worry the system may struggle to absorb Chodyra's roster.

Health Canada has completed its review of all active trials for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, suspending one study because of patient safety concerns, but allowing the other to proceed with some 'corrective and preventive' changes.

As an unprecedented global monkeypox outbreak keeps growing, Canada remains opaque about its vaccine stockpile — even as advocates and medical experts warn the country may lack enough supply to meet current demand, with many Canadians being offered just one round of what’s typically a two-dose shot to stretch supplies.

Quebec parents can now book an appointment for the new vaccine against COVID-19 for infants and preschool-aged children, with vaccinations beginning Monday, said Quebec Public Health Director Dr. Luc Boileau. 

Alberta doctors are preparing for a shortage of epidural supplies that could lead to tough decisions about who gets the "gold standard" in pain management and who doesn't.

New York health officials on Thursday reported a polio case, the first in the U.S. in nearly a decade.

All four provinces across Atlantic Canada are reporting an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations as experts warn a seventh wave of the pandemic is rolling across the region.

Ontario is opening COVID-19 vaccine appointments for children aged six months to five years old next week, the province said Thursday, while the program for three paid sick days has been extended until March 2023.

Fewer Manitobans went to hospital last week with COVID-19 than during the previous week, the latest epidemiological report from Manitoba Public Health says.

A legal challenge by the union representing more than 400 Coca-Cola employees in B.C.'s Lower Mainland regarding the company's vaccination policy has been shot down by an independent arbitrator.

University of Waterloo biology graduate Katie Walker had her sights set on medical schools in Ontario, but after two application rounds and rejections from four separate schools, the 24-year-old is moving to the U.S. to pursue her dream of becoming a family doctor.

As emergency rooms across some rural parts of the province had to close this weekend amid staffing shortages, some internationally trained doctors say the barriers to practise in Canada have forced them to seek a different career.

Two Indigenous doctors say Alberta Health Services dismissed their concerns about a manager who sent racist and ignorant emails to physicians, including about the upcoming Pope’s visit.

Researchers are projecting that COVID-19 wastewater levels in Ottawa could rise further to near-record levels in the coming days.

The handshake's potential demise was predicted in the early days of the pandemic, but it has proven to be just too resilient to fade away.

Manitobans will learn more this week about where and when they can get young children immunized against COVID-19.

Statistics Canada says low quality data provided by the Government New Brunswick around population deaths have made it difficult to track COVID-19 fatalities.

Heat warnings across much of Canada will put our bodies to the test, and extra humidity could be dangerous or deadly. Here's how to stay safe as temperatures soar.

Ottawa's number of active COVID-19 outbreaks has more than quadrupled since the start of the month, while the total number of patients with COVID in its hospitals has doubled in a week.

Five more New Brunswickers have died from COVID-19, the number of hospital admissions for COVID-19 has doubled in the past week, and the number of active hospitalizations has also increased as the Omicron subvariants BA.5 and BA.4 continue to take hold.

Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered on Tuesday as part of a heat wave, which the mayor of London said is causing a "huge surge" in the number of fires in the city.

The number of Islanders on the waitlist for a family doctor continues to rise, and it's been exacerbated in recent years by population growth, recruitment struggles and departing doctors.

Some people living on Ontario Disability Support Program payments say they're struggling even more than usual to pay for essentials as the cost of goods and services rises.

Roxanne Beaubien was drifting through a life of parties and drinking when a soft pop in her head changed everything.

Alberta Health Services says it is rescinding its COVID-19 immunization policy for its workers.

A physician who fled the Russian invasion of Ukraine and arrived in Newfoundland last month says she's not the only doctor from her country frustrated by the lack of help from the provincial government.

The Phase II trial in Toronto, sponsored by a charity called the Remedy Institute, was issued a non-compliant rating on June 22, according to Health Canada. It's one of two active trials in the country.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the most recognizable face in U.S. efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, has told Politico in a newly published interview that he plans to retire at the end of Joe Biden's first term.