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 ...
Teen in Critical Condition After Contracting Canada's First ‘Presumptive’ Human Case of Bird Flu
British Columbia health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry shared in a news conference that a teenager, who contracted the first ...
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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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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 back ...
Canada Detects Its First Human Case of Bird Flu
A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease, and officials were working to find ...
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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 ...
Canadian Teen With Suspected Bird Flu Is in Critical Condition
A Canadian teenager is currently in critical condition after contracting a suspected case of H5N1 bird flu, a British ...
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Canada reports 1st local case of H5 bird flu
A teen in Canada may be the first person to catch an H5 bird flu virus within the country. Health officials are now working ...
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Teen in critical condition with Canada's first presumptive human case of bird flu
British Columbia health officials said on Saturday the province had detected Canada's first human case of H5 bird flu in a ...
Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of H5 bird flu
Canada has reported H5N1 bird flu in wildlife and domestic birds. This year, there have been at least 24 reports of the virus in domestic bird facilities, including at least 10 infected premises in BC ...