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Another Year, Another Flu Shot
The flu vaccine is tailored from year to year to match the current/expected strains. That means it’s sometimes a home run, and sometimes less of one. You, and your kids, should still get one every year.
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CDC encourages public to get vaccinated for flu season
The CDC is encouraging the public to get vaccinated for the flu and common cold as flu season typically starts in October.
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"Of course it's scary." - Candid Interview with COVID-19 ER Nurse and Epidemiologist
Dianna from Physics Girl interviews an ER Nurse Practitioner and an Epidemiologist about their experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gone Viral? Tracking Epidemics
Outbreaks of deadly infectious diseases like Ebola, Zika and cholera are on the rise-and can go global quickly. Budgets to control them, meanwhile, are shrinking. What's the latest, best work on stopping outbreaks in their tracks?
The Wall Street Journal
Digital Passports and the 'New Normal' for Travel
Tech companies, airlines and governments around the world are beginning to collaborate on 'digital passports' that could make travel easier across borders. A look at how technology can help digitize health records and change the way we...
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Flu activity on the rise in the new year
Canadian health officials have reported an uptick in influenza cases, with three strains peaking at the same time.
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Flu complications kill 2 Manitoba young people
Flu season is hitting young people especially hard with two people from Manitoba dying from complications from the illness in recent weeks.
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Pneumonia among most dangerous flu complications
With flu season in full swing, doctors say pneumonia is one of the most common and dangerous complications from the flu.
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Infection control specialist says WHO is dragging its feet on calling COVID-19 a pandemic
Dr. Michael Gardam of Toronto's Humber River Hospital says we all need to get ready for the virus gaining a foothold in Canada.
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Push for vaccinations as children continue to bear brunt of intense flu season
Right across Canada, 414 kids under the age of 16 have had to stay in hospital during this flu season; 71 of them ended up in intensive care. Officials are pushing again for vaccinations, saying those numbers wouldn't be so high if more...
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Children are bearing the brunt of this year's flu season
Flu season has struck with a vengeance. But it's not just the number of cases that doctors are concerned about — it's the intensity and the number of young people affected. More than 3 times as many kids have been hospitalized in Canada...
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The flu shot: your questions answered
Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious disease specialist at Toronto General Hospital, takes viewers' questions about the flu shot
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Psychologist demonstrates techniques to overcome your fear of needles
Dr. Lindsay Uman of the IWK Health Centre’s complex pain team shows a patient distraction and relaxation techniques.
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Flu hits kids unusually hard this season
The flu has hit kids unusually hard this season — it's due in large part to two influenza strains circulating in Canada at the same time. It's become such a big problem in Canada that emergency rooms across the country have been...
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Bad flu season catches hospitals off guard
A particularly bad flu season across Canada has caught some hospitals off guard. Some are cancelling elective surgeries to make room for the huge number of flu patients. Some cities, like Calgary, say it’s the worst flu season on record....
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Flu season far from over
Influenza subtype causing most confirmed infections is H3N2, which tends to hit older people harder and cause more severe symptoms
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Canada's holiday flu hangover
Those Christmas and New Year's get-togethers were the perfect magic carpet to get this year' flu moving. Here are 5 things to do to keep the bugs at bay
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Annual flu shot effect questioned
Could last year's flu vaccine cut the effectiveness this year?
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Talk with the Doc — the stormstayed edition
Dr. Trevor Jain speaks with CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin about the strain on emergency departments, cases of strep A, and how the weekend storm affected health care on P.E.I.
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Brace for another big cold and flu season, experts say
Canadian doctors are bracing for what could be another busy cold and flu season as cases of RSV and influenza are on the rise while COVID-19 continues to circulate.
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New Moderna COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada
Health Canada has approved a new monovalent COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna. This version targets the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant that is the main virus strain currently circulating in Canada and Health Canada doctors say most people should...
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Good2Know: Study Says 'Night Owls' Die Sooner Than Early Risers
A new study from Finland found that "night owls," or people who tend to stay up late, don't live as long as those who go to bed early and wake up early as well.
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Trio of viruses threatens to crash holiday gatherings
There is hope this year’s early start to the cold and flu season could diminish a post-holiday season surge in respiratory illness. Still, health experts are urging people to take extra precautions to avoid getting sick as hospitals...