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With cold and flu season ramping up, doctors are warning about the potential ‘quad-demic’—a combination of influenza, RSV, COVID-19 and norovirus. Meanwhile, the U.S. bans red dye number 3 due to health risk. Plus, Dr. Iris Gorfinkel hits us with “Quack Attack,” as she breaks down the week’s top health stories to keep you informed...

Pharmacist Kelly Kizlyk explains the stomach flu Norovirus, sudden symptoms, and how to manage symptoms.

Hundreds of students at the University of Guelph in southern Ontario are reporting gastroenteritis symptoms. While only one is a confirmed case of Norovirus, doctors are urging caution as the infection spreads rapidly and wreaks havoc on the body. Health reporter Katherine Ward has what you need to know.

A nasty stomach bug is spreading across the campus at the University of Guelph. As Megan King reports, nearly 200 students say they are experiencing symptoms of what public health officials now believe is a norovirus outbreak.

If you have been sick recently, you are not alone. According to Quebec’s Health and Social Services Ministry, cases of the flu are rising, and it’s not just the flu making the rounds. There is also COVID-19 and RSV to contend with as well as the nasty Norovirus. Cardiologist and epidemiologist Dr. Chrstopher Labos joins...

Dozens of people have become sick with suspected norovirus, after eating raw BC oysters. Federal agencies have closed some areas of BC to commercial shellfish harvesting as a result. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Dec. 20, 2024.

Most of the hundreds of people who became sick in a suspected norovirus outbreak on board a British cruise ship have recovered from their symptoms, the owner of the vessel said, as it prepares to dock in Halifax on Wednesday.

After a pandemic lull, Canada is seeing a resurgence of norovirus cases. University of Guelph Microbiology Professor Lawrence Goodridge explains what’s behind the increase and what you can do to protect yourself.

An outbreak of illnesses across Canada has prompted a warning from Health Canada about B.C. oysters. Almost 300 cases of norovirus and gastrointestinal illnesses have been reported in B.C, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario.

Wed, Mar 8: Health officials are once again warning against eating raw oysters from B.C., after several more people fell ill from norovirus.

Cases of norovirus, the bug responsible for more than half of the cases of gastroenteritis or stomach flu, are once again on the rise. Dr. Mitch joins Global’s Laura Casella to tell us what we need to know to help prevent transmission, and how to care for those who are infected.

Mon, Jul 3: The B.C. Centre for Disease Control says it’s figured out what caused the norovirus outbreak linked to B.C. oysters, that sickened more than 400 people across Canada.

Tue, May 10: A cruise ship scheduled to dock in Halifax on Wednesday morning has been battling an outbreak of Norovirus. At its peak, 30 per cent of the vessel’s passengers were ill. Most of them have recovered but Norovirus is highly contagious, so the Halifax Port Authority and those in the tourism industry aren’t...

A public information officer for Butte County, CA, said on Wednesday that at least one case of Norovirus had been confirmed at a shelter in Chico, California housing evacuees from the Camp fire.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says norovirus is spreading at a higher frequency than the last five years, especially in Ontario and Alberta. The agency says the number of norovirus cases reported has been higher than expected this year compared to the previous five-year historical average. Katherine ward has this story and more in...

Toronto Public Health says an outbreak at Humber College that has affected 200 people is likely norovirus. Erica Vella explains.

One-hundred-twenty-three people have fallen ill after a suspected norovirus outbreak linked to a Calgary shawarma chain, according to Alberta Health Services.

A Calgary family is afraid for the future of their business after a suspected norovirus outbreak at their chain of shawarma restaurants. Adam MacVicar reports. The video in this story, first published Dec. 21, has been edited to remove images of racist social media posts that were inadvertently included.

Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg is dealing with an outbreak of norovirus in one of its units. As Steve Guthrie tells us, the hospital has mobilized all control measures to manage the situation and prevent more patients and staff from coming down with the virus.

Dr. Isaac Bogoch joins us for his weekly health checkup to talk about the rise in Norovirus cases in Canada, the impact of Long COVID and more.