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COVID-19 boosters start rolling out to some Canadians. Who can get them?

COVID-19 boosters start rolling out to some Canadians. ...

Updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna targeting the latest variants ...

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Marburg virus: What Canadians need to know after fears spread in Germany

Marburg virus: What Canadians need to know after fears ...

Rwanda is currently grappling with an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus. Acco...

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WHO approves 1st mpox diagnostic test for emergency use

WHO approves 1st mpox diagnostic test for emergency use

The test enables detection of mpox virus DNA from human skin lesion swabs, the a...

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Ontario child dies from rabies after bat found in room, official says

Ontario child dies from rabies after bat found in room,...

A health official in Ontario said the child woke up and found a bat in their roo...

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Marburg virus: What Canadians need to know about fears spread in Germany

Marburg virus: What Canadians need to know about fears ...

Rwanda is currently grappling with an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus. Acco...

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‘I have no options’: Canadians criticize lack of Novavax COVID shot

‘I have no options’: Canadians criticize lack of Novava...

The federal government's decision to not provide Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine this...

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FDA weighing approval of first new sunscreen ingredient in decades

FDA weighing approval of first new sunscreen ingredient...

The FDA has until early 2026 to decide on the submission for a sunscreen ingredi...

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How many drinks did you have last week? None, say most Canadians

How many drinks did you have last week? None, say most ...

Over half (54 per cent) of people aged 18 and over reported not drinking any alc...

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Cold and flu season: What can Canadians expect this year?

Cold and flu season: What can Canadians expect this year?

As temperatures drop and more Canadians head indoors, the familiar sniffles, ach...

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Benefit trend: Employers opt to give workers an allowance for health coverage

Benefit trend: Employers opt to give workers an allowan...

Employers are eyeing a health reimbursement arrangement in which they make tax-p...

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Canada won’t be ordering Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine, cites low demand

Canada won’t be ordering Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vac...

The Public Health Agency of Canada says a very small portion of the doses ordere...

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Breast cancer is rising among U.S. young women even as deaths drop: study

Breast cancer is rising among U.S. young women even as ...

According to the study released Tuesday, breast cancer incidence has been rising...

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Salmonella outbreak linked to geckos kills 1, infects 25 in Canada

Salmonella outbreak linked to geckos kills 1, infects 2...

The Public Health Agency of Canada said 25 people have been infected across seve...

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Deadly Marburg virus spreads in Rwanda, with no vaccine or treatment

Deadly Marburg virus spreads in Rwanda, with no vaccine...

Rwanda says eight people have died so far from the Ebola-like and highly contagi...

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RSV protection for all infants in Ontario, Quebec, Nunavut coming soon

RSV protection for all infants in Ontario, Quebec, Nuna...

This fall and winter, Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut will offer nirsevimab — approv...

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Maternal RSV vaccination, antibody therapy urged in new WHO recommendations

Maternal RSV vaccination, antibody therapy urged in new...

 The World Health Organization on Tuesday recommended maternal vaccination and t...

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