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Most long COVID symptoms clear up within a year, new research suggests
New research out of Israel suggests most symptoms of long COVID clear up within a year, but some — like weakness and trouble breathing — are more likely to persist.
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Edmonton health-care workers struggle to control shigella outbreak
Health-care workers are carrying antibiotics to give out after an outbreak of the bacterial infection shigella sent more than 110 people to hospital. The infection causes diarrhea, stomach cramps, vomiting and fever and is spreading...
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Canadians volunteer to get sick to test whooping cough vaccine
An exclusive inside look at a lab where Canadians are getting sick on purpose to test a new vaccine for whooping cough.
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Canadians sign up to get sick with whooping cough for scientific study
An exclusive inside look at a lab where Canadians are getting sick on purpose to help scientists study whooping cough infections — and one day develop a new vaccine.
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These friends signed up to catch whooping cough and live in isolation
An exclusive look at a lab where Canadians are getting sick on purpose to help scientists study whooping cough — and one day develop a new vaccine.
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At least 133 Indonesian children dead after taking cough medicine
Most of the acute kidney injury cases reported this year involve children under the age of five.
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Is it COVID or the flu? A doctor explains
Dr. Samir Gupta reminds the public to be aware of COVID symptoms and how to properly test as we enter flu season following Thanksgiving gatherings.
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Spice product suspected of poisoning Markham restaurant customers
The suspected poisoning of at least 12 people eating at a restaurant near Toronto may have been caused by a spice that was contaminated with a potentially deadly agent, public health officials say.
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UNRWA summer camps gives Gaza children chance to play
Al Jazeera visit a summer camp in Gaza that offers Palestinian kids a week away from their troubles.
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Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19
United States President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, is experiencing “very mild symptoms” and will contin
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Nicola Sturgeon: The virus is still with us
Scotland has ended its long-standing guidance on self-isolation as Covid cases continue to fall.The advice to self-isolate has been replaced with an encouragement to “stay at home” if ill.It comes as infection numbers plummeted for the...
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Canadians cautiously celebrate long weekend with fewer COVID-19 restrictions
With Easter, Passover and Ramadan all being commemorated in the same month this year, many Canadians are cautiously celebrating important holidays this long weekend. However, fewer public health restrictions in place means many are...
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COVID-19: What are the new symptoms?
Infectious diseases specialists Dr. Danielle Martin and Dr. Zain Chagla answer questions about COVID-19, including how to recognize and respond to new and evolving symptoms.
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COVID-19: Are schools driving transmission in children?
Infectious diseases specialists Dr. Jacqueline Wong and Dr. Fatima Kakkar answers questions about COVID-19, including whether in-person classes are driving transmission in children.
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How to treat COVID-19 at home
A doctor and pharmacist say many treatments for common colds and flu will also be helpful for double-vaccinated adults who are recovering from COVID-19 at home.
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Some COVID positive health-care workers in Quebec can continue work
Quebec Public Health Director Dr. Horacio Arruda outlines who might be able to continue working in the health-care system even if they test positive for COVID-19, and under what circumstances.
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Provinces rewrite isolation rules to counter rising staff shortages
Provinces like P.E.I. and Saskatchewan are rewriting isolation rules for certain groups of employees in an attempt to prevent staff shortages and the loss of essential services.
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Quebec brings back curfew, tightens restrictions to curb spread of COVID-19
Quebec residents will once again face an evening curfew, beginning 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve, as the province shatters its single-day COVID-19 record. In Ontario, residents with symptoms are being told to assume they have COVID-19 and...
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Don't trust a negative rapid test for New Year's parties, says specialist
Rapid COVID-19 tests are only about 50% reliable against the Omicron variant and should not be used to clear the way for a New Year's Eve party, says Dr. Peter Jüni, scientific director of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table....
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Officials plead with Canadians to get COVID-19 tests, booster shots as provinces face delays
Canadian health officials are pleading with the public to get COVID-19 booster shots and tests, as provinces face delays while shattering COVID-19 records. Despite alarming numbers, there’s still no dramatic spike in hospitalizations –...
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Concerns grow over surge in COVID-19 cases across Canada
COVID-19 case numbers are surging in Canada as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads. Experts say they are concerned about the impact it will have on hospitalizations and ICU admissions.
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COVID variant Omicron: What are the main symptoms?
As the new COVID variant fuels a new wave of infections around the world, here’s what we know so far about Omicron and its symptoms.
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What life is like for Canadians with long COVID-19
Andrew Chang talks to Candice Makhan and Adriana Patino about when they realized they had long COVID-19, what their symptoms were like and how it’s changed their lives. They’re joined by infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch to...
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Doctors search to solve long COVID as patients fight to recover
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors and health experts are searching to find a cause and treatment for long COVID, while patients are simply fighting for their recovery.