health
Hantavirus doesn't have 'pandemic potential,' says health official. Why those fears remain
Public health officials have been clear that the hantavirus outbreak is not another COVID-19. But despite reassurances from experts in Canada and abroad that the vuris is not easily transmissible between humans, news of the passengers exposed on the MV Hondius cruise ship has triggered memories of the COVID-19 pandemic and fears of mass infections […]
Why were cruise ship passengers sent home amid a deadly outbreak? Your hantavirus questions answered
Now that most of the passengers of a luxury cruise ship are back in their home countries after a deadly outbreak was declared on board, questions and concerns about the illness continue to circulate. CBC News put some of your most asked hantavirus questions to the experts. Source link
Digital health records system launches without major issues, but concerns remain
Santé Québec and health authority officials described the launch of the Dossier Santé Numérique in two regional health authorities as ‘wonderful,’ though others have reported bugs. Source link
Ontario pharmacists getting power to treat more conditions, administer more vaccines: health minister
Ontario pharmacists will soon be allowed to administer more vaccines and treat more common ailments, as part of the government’s continuing moves to expand its scope of practice. Source link
Doctors, medical students team up for special concert honouring women and mothers
The I Medici di McGill Orchestra, composed primarily of physicians and medical students, traded in their lab coats for musical instruments for Mother’s Day. The concert raised funds and awareness to advance endometriosis research. Source link
As social habits evolve, we sought to learn how people are making friends
“How do I meet new people?” That question — especially for adults — is all over the internet. CBC News spoke to Calgarians about how they’re making friends, and an expert on the cost of loneliness and social isolation. Source link
I had an unplanned baby at 17. I never expected to battle infertility in my 30s
Lisa Richardson had an unplanned pregnancy in her teens and gave up that child for adoption. She always assumed that getting pregnant and becoming a mom would be easy when she was ready. But life took an unexpected turn. Source link
'It haunts my dreams': Heather Winterstein’s mother reflects on marathon inquest into Ontario ER death
Francine Shimizu-Orgar has frequent nightmares when her mind replays moments from the recent inquest into her daughter’s death at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital. But if the inquiry, which the family pushed for, wasn’t held, what happened to 24-year-old Heather Winterstein “would never have come out,” Shimizu-Orgar tells CBC from the family home in the […]
Giving birth in a hotel room? For some Indigenous women, gaps in care mean few options
Across many northern and remote Indigenous communities, families must leave weeks before giving birth. Some travel alone, others bring a support person, while children and extended family stay behind. Source link
A Toronto man could become the 1st Canadian cured of HIV thanks to rare bone marrow treatment
A man known as the “Toronto patient” could become the first Canadian cured of HIV. Medical experts say it’s a miraculous achievement even if only a small group of people are eligible for the treatment. Source link