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Congo health minister announces 3 Ebola treatment centers in Ituri amid ongoing outbreak
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Congolese health minister announced the opening of three treatment centers…
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by…
Unwanted lab rats find new homes and are adopted thanks to an Argentine organization
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A group of people watched three albino rats leap from…
Canadian hantavirus case confirmed by national laboratory test
Laboratory testing has confirmed the presumptive positive case of the Andes strain of hantavirus reported…
Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for the first time in 13 years
Recess isn’t just a fun break for grade schoolers. It’s crucial to good health and…
Trump’s abortion ‘gag rule’ has Canadian aid sector asking Ottawa to show leadership
OTTAWA — Canadian aid groups are deliberating how to respond to American policies that block…
A look at major Ebola outbreaks and when the disease was first identified
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Health authorities say there is a new Ebola outbreak…
Experts call for evenly applied forensic nursing services across B.C.
A researcher on intimate partner violence is calling for British Columbia to increase funding for…
Another man has died while waiting for care at hospital: Alberta Medical Association
EDMONTON — The Alberta Medical Association says another patient has died while waiting for care…
Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 87
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 87 deaths have been reported in Congo’s new Ebola…
Canadian isolating in B.C. tests “presumptive positive” for hantavirus
British Columbia’s provincial health officer says one of the four Canadians isolating in the province…
Public health agency says World Cup poses high risk of measles spread
OTTAWA — There is a high risk of measles transmission within Canada during the FIFA…
France says cruise ship Andes virus matches known South American viruses
PARIS (AP) — France’s Pasteur Institute said it has fully sequenced the Andes virus detected…
When should you get a mammogram? Conflicting advice makes it hard to know
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deciding when to get routine mammograms is confusing. Some health groups recommend…
A judge is protecting youth gender care in Kansas while a settlement in Texas attacks it
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge on Friday protected access to gender-affirming care for…
6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak…
A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Africa’s top public health body on Friday confirmed a new Ebola…
California lawmakers rush $25 million to hospitals without knowing who qualifies
A $25 million grant to cash-strapped hospitals became law less than a week after it…
Ontario now testing asymptomatic people for hantavirus; low-risk cases to stop isolating if negative
TORONTO — Ontario’s ministry of health said it is now testing asymptomatic people with connections…
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used…
Recall petition to be issued against OneBC MLA Dallas Brodie, who says it’s fine
VICTORIA — The agency overseeing British Columbia elections says it will issue a recall petition…
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used…
B.C. symposium puts spotlight on dangers associated with strangulation
Charuka Maheswaran was 29 when she met the man she would later marry, have three…
Top doctor explains why number of ‘low risk’ hantavirus contacts in Canada has grown to 26
TORONTO — Canada’s chief public health officer says the country is taking a “precautionary approach”…