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Healing with a wag and a nuzzle, meet the dogs brightening hospital days, in photos
CINCINNATI (AP) — Facility dogs are bringing moments of comfort and joy to children’s hospitals,…
Good dog! More children’s hospitals turn to furry caregivers to help kids heal
CINCINNATI (AP) — The first time 5-year-old Calvin Owens went outside in more than a…
Ebola: How it spreads, the treatments available and why this outbreak is so devastating
TORONTO — As a rare strain of Ebola virus continues to spread in the Democratic…
Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more…
Nurses union, B.C. employer reach tentative agreement; ratification set for June
VICTORIA — The union representing about 60,000 nurses in British Columbia and their provincial employer…
Americans exposed to hantavirus on ship enjoy some Nebraska hospitality while waiting in quarantine
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The 18 American passengers who were exposed to hantavirus on the…
Province expands mental health screening tool to Mounties in B.C. Interior
VERNON — British Columbia’s Public Safety Ministry says Mounties in the Interior will soon have…
Ontario patient tests negative for Ebola, while new border screening measures are in place amid Congo outbreak
TORONTO — A person in Ontario tested negative for Ebola after returning from Ethiopia with…
Expert: Canada should be vigilant about Ebola with World Cup coming in two weeks
TORONTO — An expert on public health and communicable diseases says Canada should remain vigilant…
Belarusian journalist falls dangerously ill in prison, relatives say, urging for him to be released
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An imprisoned Belarusian journalist has fallen seriously ill, relatives say, and…
Quebecer graduating from Polytechnique with service dog who attended every class
MONTREAL — When Victor Bal walks across the stage to collect his mechanical engineering degree…
Advocacy group sues Trump administration over access to abortion for veterans
An advocacy group has filed suit against the Trump administration over its decision to reinstate…
Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town…
The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced…
What to know about the Japanese-style scalp massages catching on in the US
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Getting a scalp or face massage is often a relaxing highlight…
What Canadian aid workers face in the Ebola outbreak ravaging the Congo
TORONTO — People just keep coming. They know they have Ebola. Some have converged at…
Cases of Lyme disease in Montreal highest in more than 20 years
MONTREAL — Montreal public health is warning of an uptick in Lyme disease in the…
Air France flight diverted to Montreal amid U.S. Ebola travel restrictions
MONTREAL — U.S. Customs and Border Protection says an Air France flight bound for the…
The Ebola outbreak in Congo went unnoticed for weeks. This is what we know
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Health officials believe the Ebola outbreak in Congo started weeks ago and…
3 dead in New Mexico and first responders decontaminated after exposure to unknown substance
MOUNTAINAIR, N.M. (AP) — Three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders…
One person in Ontario who recently travelled to East Africa tested for Ebola virus: ministry
TORONTO — One person in Ontario was being tested for Ebola, the province’s health ministry…
Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected…
Generic semaglutide to hit Canadian pharmacies this week at a fraction of the cost of Ozempic
TORONTO — Two generic versions of Ozempic are set to start arriving in Canadian pharmacies…
RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive health screenings
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health…