Cases of acute hepatitis have been reported in countries around Europe, following a mysterious spike in cases of severe liver disease in children in the UK. The UK’s public health agencies have been… [+2514 chars]
Unvaccinated people infected with the Omicron variant are unlikely to develop immune responses that will protect them against other variants of the coronavirus, a new study suggests. Unlike antibodi… [+1263 chars]
WATERLOO REGION — Local health teams are hosting an online information session Wednesday about expanded eligibility and access to antiviral medications for COVID-19. The Cambridge North Dumfries, KW… [+587 chars]
A provincial COVID-19 tracker for Alberta has identified the virus that causes COVID-19 to be in Airdries wastewater supply, but experts say theres no need to panic. Over the past few weeks, Airdries… [+3468 chars]
Scientists working on cancer treatments have succeeded in getting rid of large portions of liver tumours via ultrasound, allowing the bodys immune system to clear away the rest of the cancerous masse… [+4622 chars]
Compared to the general population, people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, have higher levels of cardiovascular-related mortality, and that association has become stronger over r… [+3254 chars]
With everything else going on in the world, it's as important as ever (if not even more so) to remember that heart disease is the number one cause of death not just for African-American and white wom… [+5109 chars]
Many people experienceirritable bowel syndrome, but not everyone is thrilled to talk about it (understandably so). There are three types of IBS: IBS with constipation (IBS-C), IBS with diarrhea (IB… [+5883 chars]
If you’ve been sneezing or stuffed up for the past few weeks, get ready for the long haul as allergy seasons in British Columbia are getting longer and more intense. Allergists warn that global war… [+5656 chars]
Americans are abandoning their masks. They're done with physical distancing. And, let's face it, some people are just never going to get vaccinated. Yet a lot can still be done to prevent COVID-19 i… [+9957 chars]
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