health
Climate change could allow rats to have more babies. Enter rodent birth control
Warming temperatures mean more rats, and the possible spread of more disease between the rodents and people. That has some scientists and municipal governments asking: is birth control part of the solution to curbing the rodent population boom? Source link
Why a 20-year-old study claiming a baby died from opioid poisoning through breast milk is still under fire
A controversial Canadian medical paper, which pinned a baby’s death on codeine passed through breastmilk, is under renewed scrutiny a full two decades after it was published. The paper sparked a sweeping shift in global approaches to pain management and breastfeeding guidance for new mothers. Source link
Thousands may have been exposed to measles at Brandon Ag Days event, Manitoba warns
Thousands of people who attended what’s touted as Canada’s largest indoor farm show this year may have been exposed to measles, Manitoba public health officials warn. Source link
Parents can now see medical records of Alberta teens, sparking worry among doctors
Some Alberta doctors are warning a move by the provincial government to increase the access parents have to the medical records of teenagers could put some patients at risk. Source link
What to know about 'the sprinter of viruses' that stopped Canada-Finland hockey game
Olympic officials made the right call in postponing the Canada-Finland women’s hockey game on Thursday after several players on the Finnish team came down with norovirus, doctors say. Source link
Alberta cuts access to health care for some foreign workers, raising concerns in the Bow Valley
Alberta has stopped offering provincial health coverage to some people on working holiday and young professional visas, a change that came into effect earlier this year without a public announcement. The shift is raising concerns in the Bow Valley, where tourism businesses rely heavily on international workers. Source link
Still moving: How a Cranbrook program is helping seniors avoid falls by staying active and social
A twice-a-week exercise program in Cranbrook is helping residents in the Kootenay community avoid falls. Source link
Manitoba still faces challenge in curbing measles a year into outbreak: community health prof
It’s been one year since the first measles cases in the latest outbreak were reported in Manitoba — and there’s no sign the spread of the highly contagious disease is slowing. Source link
She found out she had cancer while pregnant. Experts say earlier screening needed in Quebec
Statistics from the Canadian Cancer Society show Quebec has the highest incidence rate of cancer in the country. For one woman, her diagnosis came during what should have been one of the happiest moments in her life — while she was pregnant. Source link
Scientist using dogs in controversial study explains for the first time what was going on
The lead scientist at the centre of a controversial cardiac study performed on dogs is defending the importance of his work for the first time since his London, Ont. lab was shut down and Ontario’s premier threatened to ban canines in research. Source link