Dr. Karyn Ginsberg has spent more than 25 years practicing pediatrics in the United States, but in recent months, she warns the political landscape is fueling a “brain drain” of doctors who are choosing to retire or considering a move to Canada — an option she’s exploring. Ginsberg grew up in Toronto, completed high school…
A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains. A new study found shingles vaccination cut older adults’ risk of developing dementia over the next seven years by 20 per cent. The research, published Wednesday in the journal Nature,…
An Ontario public health unit has ordered the suspension of 1,624 elementary students for out-of-date vaccination records. The Region of Waterloo Public Health issued the notice under the Immunization of School Pupils Act Wednesday morning. “With the increase in measles cases and exposures, it is even more important that students are up to date with…
As political tensions and health-care layoffs roil the United States, a surge of American doctors appears to be looking north for new opportunities — and provinces and Canadian recruiters are taking notice. With Canada’s doctor shortage still growing, provinces and health-care agencies are looking to tap into this interest, hoping to bring in more skilled…
A growing number of nurse practitioners in Ontario say they’re reaching a breaking point under the province’s strained health-care system. Citing low pay, burnout and unsustainable job responsibilities, nurses warn that without urgent action, the overburdened health-care system could come tumbling down. Aliya Hajee, a nurse practitioner and founder of NP Circle, an organization that…
It’s been a long road for siblings Tim and Jill Beatty, whose father died in 2019 after developing symptoms of an unknown neurological illness. The family was part of New Brunswick’s first investigation into a potential mystery illness that has affected hundreds of people in the last several years. Under the previous Progressive Conservative government,…
A Michigan patient died of rabies earlier this year after contracting the virus through an organ transplant, health officials said. The transplant took place at an Ohio hospital in December 2024, and the patient passed away in January, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The United States Centers for Disease Control…
A fungal superbug called Candida auris is spreading through hospitals and nursing homes at an “alarming rate,” with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently calling it an urgent antimicrobial resistance threat. Last week, the CDC warned about the increasing threat of Candida auris, also called C. auris, as it not…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved GSK’s drug for a common type of urinary tract infection (UTI) in women and adolescent girls, one of five new approvals the British drugmaker has been expecting this year. The antibiotic, branded as Blujepa, is approved for women aged 12 years and older to treat uncomplicated UTIs, which are…
Some baby high chairs and loungers have been recalled in Canada due to serious safety risks, including entrapment, suffocation and fall hazards. On Monday, Health Canada issued the recall for the Babyjoy Baby High Chair and Style Life Eleven Baby Loungers because of the safety risks and is warning caregivers to stop using them immediately. Health…
