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Dr. Alexis Crabtree, medical lead for harm reduction and substance use services at the BC Centre for Disease Control, speaks with Jordan Armstrong about medetomidin now infilitrating the already tainted drug supply. The powerful sedative is now being found in street drugs across B.C., and has led to a recent spike in 911 calls.

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is issuing a province-wide drug alert after finding street opioids containing an animal tranquilizer. The BCCDC’s Dr. Alexis Crabtree explains what medetomidine is and the risks when it’s ingested by people.

At just seven weeks into the new year, the U.S. has already reached 910 cases of measles infections, according to the latest numbers released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The majority of cases are among kids and teens aged five to 19. South Carolina is the current hot spot for the disease...

BC Centre for Disease Control Environmental Health Services director Dr. Sarah Henderson provided some health advice to British Columbians at a press Wednesday wildfire update press conference as wildfire smoke continues its way across parts of the province including the Lower Mainland.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tumultuous first seven months on the job were under scrutiny at a Senate hearing. Jackson Proskow explains how Kennedy faced tough questions from both Democrats and Republicans about his controversial policies and decisions on COVID-19, the gutting of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and his refusal...

Jim O’Neill has been selected as the new interim CDC director after U.S. President Donald Trump fired his previous pick, Susan Monarez, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Jim O’Neill has been selected as the new interim CDC director after U.S. President Donald Trump fired his previous pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Joe Scarpelli has this story and more in Health Matters for Aug. 29, 2025.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Federal Reserve are both under intense pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Neetu Garcha explains the White House’s attempts to fire senior officials in both independent agencies, and the widespread pushback.

Chaos at America’s leading public health agency as the White House is attempting to fire the head of the organization, Dr. Susan Monarez, who refused to resign, less than a month after she was appointed to the top role. Meanwhile, four top health officials at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) quit overnight.

The majority of Americans are getting more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods according to a new report from the U.S. Centres for Disease Control. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Thursday Aug. 7, 2025.

A DeKalb County police officer was shot and killed Friday after responding to gunfire near Emory University in Atlanta, close to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC campus). Authorities say the suspect was also killed and there is no indication of a second shooter. Authorities have identified the suspect as a 30-year-old man from suburban...

U.S. health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines. He is pledging to replace them with his own picks. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for June 10, 2025.

U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. The surprise decision is focused on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Jan. 28, 2025.

New research is highlighting the essential role of healthcare professionals in preventing overdose deaths in patients with certain chronic health conditions. Heather Palis of the BC Centre for Disease Control discusses how stimulants are playing an increasing role in drug toxicity deaths.

Leprosy may be becoming endemic in Florida as the number of cases is on the rise, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Canadians travelling to Florida are being warned to be mindful of the transmission risk.

In the U.S., there’s been a major surge in cases and hospitalizations for the flu and COVID-19 after the Thanksgiving holiday. Flu hospitalizations haven’t been this high, this early in the season, in over a decade. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has tracked about 9-million cases of the flu and 4,500 deaths. And...

In Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., cases of the flu are higher than they’ve been in decades. But is our immunity compromised, is it a lack of vaccines or a combination of both? And in the U.S., there’s been a major surge in cases and hospitalizations for the flu and COVID-19 after the Thanksgiving...

On Wednesday, the European Centre for Disease Control and the Swedish health agency discussed the spread of coronavirus among healthcare workers, saying that the fatality of infected healthcare workers is “very low,” and that one “mild” case of COVID-19 was confirmed in a general practitioner in Europe.

The BC Centre for Disease Control says its watching a new SARS-like virus closely, but is stopping short of screening travelers from China as some countries are doing. Catherine Urquhart reports.

The BC Centre for Disease Control confirmed its first case of monkeypox in the Vancouver Coastal Health area on Mon. June 6, 2022. Shortly afterward, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix reiterated that overall risk to the public is low, but steps are underway to support the patient and bring awareness about monkeypox to the community.