Shared Health making preparations for patient notifications ahead of possible Canada Post work stoppage
Appointment letters and pre-appointment information for patients sent via mail are being temporarily paused, and patients ...
Statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada: Update on Avian Influenza and Risk to Canadians
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) today confirmed a human case of avian influenza (also known as bird flu) caused by ...
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Four-year typhoid fever outbreak in Canada linked to chronic carrier
In a rare occurrence of locally acquired typhoid fever in Canada, health officials in Ottawa recently traced an outbreak ...
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Health Canada approves GSK’s Ojjaara for myelofibrosis in anaemia patients
Health Canada has granted approval for GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) Ojjaara (momelotinib) for treating myelofibrosis (MF) in ...
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Health officials urge vigilance with discovery of Canada’s first presumptive avian flu case in B.C. teen
Public-health officials in British Columbia declined to provide any new details Monday about their investigation into how a ...
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London Health Sciences Centre first in Canada to implant cutting edge cardioverter defibrillator
New device receives Health Canada approval after LHSC team participates in global study to prove safety and efficacy ...
First Human Case of Bird Flu Detected in Canada
Investigations are underway after a teenager from British Columbia, now receiving care in hospital, was infected via an ...
What is walking pneumonia? As cases rise in Canada, the symptoms to look out for
Doctors say they are seeing an unusual spike in walking pneumonia cases in parts of Canada, particularly in children, but say ...