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Outbreaks
Maryland health officials released their guidance on vaccines ahead of the fall flu season, making use for the first time of new…
Outbreaks
Flu season starts early in Grand Erie Summer does not technically end until Sept. 21, but Grand Erie Public Health has already…
Health Policy
Improving the health of people aged 65 and over in Quebec: Our seniors deserve better! A Léger survey last spring revealed that…
Medicine & Research
Researchers in Ontario develop device to test donated lungs People who need a lung transplant may be able to feel more optimistic…
Outbreaks
Congo's Ebola outbreak rapidly spreading beyond epicenter, health body warns The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading rapidly beyond its epicenter,…
Outbreaks
Ottawa to spend $5M on HIV self-testing kits Manitoba, which has the country's highest HIV rate, will receive a significant share of…
Outbreaks
A spike in rabies cases among animals this summer has led to a rise in human exposures across the country, the Centers…
Outbreaks
Plain community shares perspectives as measles cases rise in Lancaster County Lancaster County has reported 268 measles cases, the highest number in…
Outbreaks
Keeping Pets Protected: Reduced-Cost Rabies Clinics Return This Fall Local pet owners will have several chances this fall to get their dogs,…
Fitness & Movement
How to future-proof your wrists Modern life is ruining our wrists. We can all do something about it, but it helps to…