Waterloo study takes a closer look at vaccine effectiveness against newer COVID strains

It can take a long time to create a new vaccine and at the same time, there have been many evolutions and new strains of the ...

Think you’re not eligible for a free COVID shot in Alberta? Double check, experts urge

Health experts are urging Albertans to double check if they qualify for a free COVID-19 shot, warning the province’s ...
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Canadian Cardiologists Must Step Up Care for Long COVID

Cardiologists need to know how to recognize and manage the cardiac effects that can arise from SARS-CoV-2 infections or COVID ...

Tuesday's Daily Dose with Monica Robins: Veterans face skin cancer risk, long COVID drug trial launches and measles cases surge

From skin cancer awareness for veterans to groundbreaking research and rising infectious disease concerns, here's your health ...

COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on trust, public-health experts say

Tara Kirk Sell, second left, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore, speaks at the Global Health Security Forum in Vancouver on Nov. 5. Dr. Sell said ...

Canada's Suncor Energy running COVID-19 rapid test pilot project

The Canadian province of Alberta is providing rapid COVID-19 tests for a pilot program at Suncor Energy Inc's <a href=" ...
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Serious mental illness tied to increased risk of long COVID

Participants with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or recurrent major depressive disorder were at a 10% higher risk of persistent symptoms.

Kelowna’s unemployment rate jumps again, worse than height of COVID-19 pandemic

According to Statistics Canada, the jobless rate in the Kelowna area rose to 9.3 per cent in October, an increase of 2.2 per ...

Canada's mortgage rates edging higher in first rise since before COVID crisis

Canadian mortgage rates are beginning to inch higher for the first time since before the COVID-19 crisis, reflecting the ...