45 h. ago White House Official Booed at Conference for Defending Health Agency Cuts

Calley Means, a White House adviser working on implementing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s chronic disease agenda, was booed, shouted down and laughed at during a health conference while defending mass layoffs at the agency.

Culture

5 d. ago Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting misinformation, lies

BOSTON — The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation’s top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations. Dr. Peter Marks sent a letter to Acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner on Friday saying that he would resign and […]

Events

6 d. ago Check your measles vaccination, B.C. urges, as Ontario and Texas outbreaks grow

Health officials said they were concerned about the potential for measles to spread in B.C. as families return from overseas vacations in virus hotspots during spring break.

Science

6 d. ago Global measles outbreak 'very concerning,' say B.C. health officials

There are five confirmed cases of measles in B.C. Health officials are urging people to check their vaccination records.

Science

7 d. ago U.S. patient dies from rabies after organ transplant. Can this happen here?

A Michigan patient died of rabies earlier this year after contracting the virus through an organ transplant, health officials said.

Events

2 w. ago Measles is spreading across Canada. A look at the affected areas

Measles is surging across Canada, alarming health officials as new cases emerge in the Prairies, possibly signaling the westward spread of Ontario's outbreak.

Other

2 w. ago Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds ’only the beginning’

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday that killed more than 400 Palestinians, local health officials said, shattering a ceasefire in place since January as it vowed to force Hamas to release more hostages and relinquish control of the territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes after […]

Events

2 w. ago Tim Hortons customers in southeast Edmonton may have been exposed to hepatitis A

Health officials are warning of possible hepatitis A exposure to diners who ate at a Tim Hortons in southeast Edmonton between Feb. 20 and March 5. Alberta Health Services confirms a food preparer working at Milbourne Market Mall at 7535 38 Ave NW was infectious in that time window, and individuals who consumed food or […]

Economics

2 w. ago Measles case confirmed north of Calgary as health officials warn of possible exposure

Various locations in Airdrie and Balzac subject of Alberta Health Services warning

Economics

2 w. ago Amid measles outbreak in Ontario, RFK Jr.’s advice has Canadian experts alarmed

America's new top health official said the measles vaccine 'causes deaths every year' and 'all the illnesses measles itself causes'

Other

3 w. ago Measles case numbers soaring in Ontario as health officials urge immunization

Among those who have been infected recently are a newborn and seven pregnant women, Public Health Ontario says.

Science

3 w. ago Canadians ‘strongly’ urged to get measles vaccine by public health officials before travelling

'Measles is very contagious and can cause serious illness, with complications including pneumonia, deafness, brain inflammation, and, in severe cases, death,' says Dr. Theresa Tam

Science

3 w. ago synseer Breaks the Sound Barrier to Better Health with the Launch of HealthBuds™

HealthBuds Allow You to Truly Listen and Respond to the Stories Your Body Shares to Drive You to Better Health and Wellness DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — synseer, an intelligent health and wellness company, will officially unveil HealthBuds™ on March 10 at SXSW 2025 in Austin, Texas. Powered by synseer’s breakthrough in-ear infra + ultrasonic operating […]

Science

3 w. ago Health officials confirm two more cases of measles in Metro Vancouver

The two new cases in the Fraser Health region are travel-related and linked to a case announced earlier this week.

Economics

3 w. ago Alberta government working on agreement to send Turkish pain medication to Ukraine: Smith

Alberta has been sitting on 1.4 million bottles of the medication after officials determined in 2023 that it posed serious health risks when given to infants.

Politics

3 w. ago Health officials in Ontario’s Peel Region suspect avian flu in wild bird deaths

Peel Public Health says the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative is testing the birds to determine their cause of death. 

Events

3 w. ago Unvaccinated adult with measles dies in U.S., cause still not confirmed

An adult who was infected with measles has died in New Mexico, state health officials announced Thursday, though the virus has not been confirmed as the cause.

Economics

4 w. ago How bad is the measles threat in Ontario? Health officials aren't sure

Amid the largest measles outbreak in 30 years, health officials in Ontario are 'flying a bit blind', a leading immunization expert is warning.

Science