COVID -19

4 years later, COVID remains a year-round threat. Here’s why this virus isn’t seasonal quite yet

This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

4 weeks ago

Scientists Race To Perfect New Oral COVID-19 Treatment Poised To Replace Paxlovid

Researchers at Rutgers University are developing a new oral COVID-19 treatment, Jun12682, which has shown potential in animal studies to…

1 month ago

Bacolodnons urged to continue wearing face masks

Bacolod City Councilor Claudio Puentevella urged Bacolodnons to continue wearing face masks to prevent the spread of the “Flirt” variant…

1 month ago

From fire to flood, experts urge governments to disaster-proof hospitals against climate change

A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the…

1 month ago

Stressed at work? Anxious about the wider world? You might be part of ‘The Great Exhaustion’

Cost of Living76:40:00The Great ExhaustionFor years, Sabrina Royal worked with one of Canada's big banks. She worked her way up…

1 month ago

Talks On Landmark Global Agreement On Future Pandemics End Without Deal

Representational ImageGeneva: Negotiations on a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics ended Friday without a deal -- though countries…

1 month ago

FLiRT COVID-19 variants pose low public health risk but stay vigilant, says expert

The new COVID-19 variants KP.2 and KP.3, more commonly known as “FLiRT,” pose “low public health risk,” infectious diseases expert…

1 month ago

‘Heart-in-a-box’ technology lets Canadian organ donor save a life

Lorraine Sherren says what's holding her together as she and her husband grieve the death of their 40-year-old son is…

2 months ago

Scientists watching wastewater for signs of H5N1 as U.S. bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle grows

Scientists in the U.S. and Canada are watching wastewater for early signs of H5N1 as an outbreak of bird flu…

2 months ago

Nova Scotia team wins world senior men’s curling championship

A Nova Scotia men's team captured the gold medal Saturday at the world senior men's curling championship in Ostersund, Sweden.Skip…

2 months ago

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