Health

As this year’s flu season continues to intensify, new national testing data shows a 27.7 per cent positivity rate for influenza in Canada.

The Canadian respiratory virus surveillance report tracks how prevalent certain viruses are each week and how the trends are changing. Here are the latest numbers.

York Region Public Health is investigating a confirmed case of measles that they say is linked to an international flight that landed at Toronto Pearson.

When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. answered questions about his stances on antidepressants at a recent US Senate confirmation hearing before becoming US Health and Human Services secretary, he sparked discussion on whether the medications are as addictive as some commonly abused drugs.

This year’s harsh flu season – the most intense in 15 years – has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication in children.

Fewer Canadians received the influenza vaccination this year than in prior years, in a trend one infectious disease expert says increases health risks.

Upping your physical activity level may lower your risk of developing neuropsychiatric diseases such as anxiety, depression and dementia, according to new preliminary research.

Ontario is reporting 78 new measles cases over the last two weeks, nearly doubling the province’s total count since an outbreak started in the autumn.

As a measles outbreak causes dozens of illnesses in West Texas, it’s important to know how to identify signs of the illness – especially in young children.

The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas.

On this day, five years ago, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Quebec.

LG Electronics Canada, in collaboration with Health Canada, have issued a recall for specific models of their electric ranges.

A Victoria woman is recovering after becoming the first person in Canada to undergo part one of a rare surgery to restore her vision.

A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.

A new study suggests the use of antidepressants may hasten the cognitive decline of people with dementia. It’s a conclusion that some experts consider unwarranted.