The antiviral drug remdesivir should not be used as a routine treatment for COVID-19 patients in critical care wards, the head of one of the world's top bodies representing intensive care doctors said, in a blow to the drug developed by U.S. firm Gilead.
One staff member tested positive for COVID-19 at South Terrace Continuing Care Centre on October 22. Since then, 83 of 90 residents have tested positive and 11 have died. A total of 80 staff members have also tested positive for the virus, although 12 have recovered.
Diwali is on Saturday, Nov. 14, and celebrants are being encouraged to keep things virtual during the holiday.
Public health officials have said masks are critical to reducing the spread of COVID-19, but rigorous tests conducted on behalf of CBC's Marketplace found that while some work very well, others offer little protection from particles that transmit the novel coronavirus. And one type of mask can even spread the particles to others.
In an effort to claw back the public health-care costs incurred by the opioid crisis, Canada's provinces have filed a $67.4-billion US claim against OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma.
Today's workplace is evolving with more people in home offices and technology playing a bigger role. What does that mean for Canadians with disabilities?
A small button is making a big difference for some Islanders who have difficulties hearing, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic adding more barriers to understanding.
The number of times paramedics in Montreal and Laval administered naloxone to treat overdoses from June to October this year more than doubled compared to the same period last year.
Canadian researchers say they've developed a game-changing method to treat alcohol poisoning — and it involves literally breathing alcohol out of the body by hyperventilating.
COVID-19 case numbers in Saskatchewan are higher than ever, and do not show signs of slowing down. Now, there are new outbreaks in two long-term care homes.
A new study has found children's mental health is likely to be "significantly" affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, affirming the worry countless parents have been feeling since March and putting pressure on policymakers to offer more help so kids don't carry symptoms through to adulthood.
Ontario will release updated modelling on Thursday forecasting the course of its second wave of COVID-19, as some epidemiologists already project the province to surpass 2,000 new cases per day in early December.
Driving across the border to retrieve medication from a Michigan hospital isn't a typical part of Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj's job, but desperate times called for desperate measures.
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic may have boosted failing public trust in science and scientists, a new survey has found.
or the first time during the current resurgence of the novel coronavirus, Peel Region clocked the most cases at 468, while Toronto had 384 and York Region 180, as well as 63 in Durham Region and 62 in Hamilton.
The city of Thompson, Man., has spent years detaining intoxicated people in jail because there was nowhere else to put them, but the creation of a long-promised detox centre could provide more options for police, and safety for the city's most vulnerable.
Quebec has so far avoided the striking losses seen in the spring, when the virus ripped through ill-prepared long-term care homes. But the death toll has again begun to rise, with more than 600 deaths since school began in late August.
A little over two months into the school year, fears of a widespread shutdown like Canada saw last spring have not materialized. However, schools haven't been immune to COVID-19. Though some protective measures seem to have helped, health experts are raising additional concerns as winter approaches.
Hundreds of Saskatchewan doctors have signed an open letter to the provincial government demanding more action to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Despite promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates on the horizon worldwide, experts say Canada needs to overcome major hurdles before it can develop rollout strategies to get the right shot into Canadians' arms.
