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Condom use among teens in ‘alarming decline,’ WHO says as STI rates riseNumbers from the Public Health Agency of Canada and various provinces shows an increase in STI rates for chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis as recently as 2023.CanadaAug 30
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Plant-based milk recall: 3rd person dies as Listeriosis cases rise to 20The Public Health Agency of Canada says there are now 20 confirmed cases of listeriosis in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Alberta.HealthAug 12
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Listeria link to some plant-based milks took nearly a year: PHACThe Public Health Agency of Canada says it was only after multiple Listeria cases emerged in Ontario in June that it recognized a broader outbreak that had started in August 2023.HealthAug 15
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Plant-based milk recall: Listeriosis cases rise to 18The Public Health Agency of Canada said there were now 12 cases of listeriosis in Ontario, four in Quebec, and one each in Alberta and Nova Scotia.ConsumerJul 30
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B.C.’s HIV, AIDS rates hit historic lows 6 months ago. So why are they rising again?Dr. Julio Montaner said more often than not, people were coming into the province with HIV diagnoses from elsewhere in Canada or abroad.Health3 hours
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Health Canada approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine targeting latest variantThe KP.3 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is dominating in Canada right now, accounting for the majority of the COVID-19 cases in the country.CanadaSep 17
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Federal Liberal joins call for investigation into mysterious N.B. brain illnessA Liberal member of Parliament has called for a federal investigation into a cluster of mysterious neurological illnesses in New Brunswick linked to 39 deaths.HealthSep 6
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New Alberta COVID data highlights value of getting newly formulated vaccine once available: expertThe latest data published on the Alberta respiratory virus dashboard show that between August 2023 and August 2024, 732 deaths in Alberta were attributed to COVID-19.HealthSep 11
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Mpox risk in Canada ‘remains low’ despite global health emergency: PHACIn the wake of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring a global public health emergency for mpox, Canada says the virus risk within the country 'remains low.'HealthAug 15
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Never heard of eastern equine encephalitis? Cases are ‘likely underreported’Eastern equine encephalitis is a rare but dangerous mosquito-borne virus that has a 30 per cent fatality rate.CanadaSep 18
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Warmer summers could mean Zika and dengue move into Canada, experts warnZika virus and dengue fever are mostly found in tropical locations, but insect and health experts are warning climate change could bring them to Canada.CanadaSep 25
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Destroy old COVID shots to get new ones? What’s behind the guidanceSeveral provinces have suspended COVID-19 vaccination campaigns as Health Canada deals with approvals for a new shot that targets the main variant now in circulation.CanadaSep 6
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Whooping cough or cold? What symptoms to look for amid surgeWhooping cough is making a surge in Canada and the early symptoms of this bacterial illness make it appear as if it’s a common cold.HealthSep 3
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Plant-based milk contamination linked to Pickering, Ont. facility: CFIAThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the contamination happened on a "dedicated production line" at Joriki, which is a third-party beverage packaging facility.ConsumerAug 7
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Silk plant-based milks impacted by listeria recall returning to shelvesSilk plant-based milks affected by a nationwide recall are gradually coming back to shelves amid a listeria outbreak that has killed three people in Canada.CanadaAug 16
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‘Significant amount of COVID’ expected in the fall. Are new vaccines coming?Health Canada says it is reviewing submissions from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax for their updated COVID-19 vaccines targeting the most recent strains circulating.HealthAug 21
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Whooping cough cases are surging in Canada. What’s going on?Quebec has seen the biggest spike in cases, with more than 11,600 reported so far this year, up from the annual average of 562 cases between 2015 and 2019.CanadaSep 4
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Mpox strain spreading in Africa could come to Canada, experts sayThe type of mpox spreading rapidly through several African countries could arrive in Canada, where that strain hasn't appeared before, Canadian experts say.HealthAug 16
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Another baby cereal is being recalled in Canada over Cronobacter fearsNestlé Canada said it was issuing a voluntary recall for Gerber brand’s Oat Banana and Mango Baby Cereal due to possible Cronobacter contamination.HealthAug 6
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How contagious is mpox? Why scientists say this strain is ‘worrisome’Known as clade 1b mpox, the strain has been spreading across much of Africa since first detected in the Kamituga region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.CanadaAug 19