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Canada could approve 1st COVID-19 shot for youngest kids this month: feds

Health Canada tweeted Tuesday that it expects to reach a decision by mid-July on whether to approve Moderna's shot for children between six months and five years old.

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A new reality for U.S. doctors as they navigate exceptions to shifting abortion laws

Benjamin Shingler

Health 6 hours ago

U.S. FDA issues temporary halt to ban on Juul e-cigarettes

Health 2 hours ago

More than half of Canada's AstraZeneca vaccine doses expired, will be thrown out

Politics July 6

Halifax to host 1st annual International Black Health Conference this fall

The three-day conference will give health professionals, educators, policymakers and community members from across Canada and the United States the chance to talk about the best ways to address and improve health disparities in Black communities.

Canada Nova Scotia July 5

Is Canada too 'smug' about abortion? These doulas say access is worse than you think

Two Ontario abortion doulas say people shouldn't take abortion access in Canada for granted as many barriers remain, including money, race, domestic violence, even where you live.

Canada London July 5

Americans are being urged to delete period tracking apps. Should Canadians do the same?

Lawyers fear that menstrual cycle data could be used to prosecute women in the U.S. for having illegal abortions, but privacy experts in Canada have much wider concerns about how users' health information is collected and shared via apps.

Laura McQuillan

Ambulance shortage forces mother of Alberta ER patient to drive her to urgent surgery

Canada Edmonton July 5

Quebec doctors demand abortion pill be made more accessible

Antoni Nerestant

Canada Montreal July 4

Are doctors still prescribing too many opioids?

Benjamin Shingler

Charlottetown doctor downsizes practice by dropping patients

Canada PEI July 4

Manitoba woman seeking help for long COVID finds hope at Alberta clinic

Canada Manitoba July 4

Doctors urge Ontario to open 4th doses of COVID-19 vaccine to all adults

Canada Toronto July 3

COVID-19 cases up in Britain by more than 30 per cent in last week, data shows

Dogs can face anxiety at home as their owners return to the world

Fearing another wave of COVID-19, feds urge people to get a booster dose

John Paul Tasker

Politics July 1

Nutrition warnings are coming to the front of some packaged foods in Canada

Politics June 30

COVID-19 boosters recommended for the fall, Canada's vaccine advisory body says

B.C.-led lawsuit nets $150M proposed settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid harms

Canada British Columbia June 29

FDA leaning toward new COVID-19 shots that target original strain, emerging Omicron variants

WHO warns of monkeypox risk to kids, pregnant people if spread continues

These easy wins could alleviate wait times at hospital ERs, experts suggest

Radio White Coat Black Art June 28

Some Canadian med schools are running low on a precious resource — cadavers

Canada London June 28

Canada's COVID-19 response better than many comparable countries, study finds

Deadly rabbit disease found in Ontario for the 1st time

Canada Windsor June 27

The U.S. wants to ban Juul. Where is Canada on regulating e-cigarettes?

Benjamin Shingler

Catching monkeypox can mean extreme pain, hospital trips — and weeks of isolation

Biden administration signals it will seek to protect access to abortion pill

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