Dr. Samir Gupta, a Toronto based respirologist, is warning of an increase in tick bites and tick-borne illnesses across Canada. Ticks are parasites that feed on the blood of wild animals, and are known to transmit bacteria through bites.

Toronto Public Health has reported at least 11 confirmed cases of Shigella infection, all among homeless people. The bacterial infection causes diarrhea, can be spread by as few as 10 bacteria and is becoming increasingly resistant to...

Children’s doctors across Canada are closely monitoring a spike in cases of atypical pneumonia, also known as walking pneumonia, which can cause serious complications for infected kids.