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Ontario family turns loss of infant son into legacy of organ donationAfter losing their eight-month-old son to the flu over the holidays, a Belleville, Ont., family is turning their heartbreak into hope through organ donation and acts of kindness.CanadaMar 3
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CHEO treating older teens again, says surge in respiratory illnesses is stabilizingCHEO says it's providing emergency and inpatient care to all 16- and 17-year-olds again after diverting them to adult hospitals in the Ottawa area in November.CanadaJan 17, 2023
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CHEO warns flu admissions could still climb after near-record breaking monthThe hospital says it has seen a "staggering increase" in flu cases in recent days, with the typical peak of flu season still ahead.HealthDec 13, 2022
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‘Things could get worse’: New warning from Ontario children’s hospital as flu rates riseCHEO has expressed worries that the pace of admission and volume of hospital patients isn't expected to slow down anytime soon, saying 'things could get worse.'HealthDec 12, 2022
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Premiers demand ‘urgent’ meeting with Trudeau on health fundingDeputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canadians are “frustrated and frightened” by strains facing the country’s health system, but stressed focus on solutions, not dollars.CanadaDec 9, 2022
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Flu surges on heels of RSV, COVID 19 to overwhelm children’s hospitals in CanadaPediatric hospitals across Ontario have for weeks reported surging admissions as they contend with a triple-threat of respiratory syncytial virus, the seasonal flu and COVID-19.HealthDec 5, 2022
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Canadian Red Cross to help CHEO hospital staff amid surge in respiratory illnessesThe Canadian Red Cross says it's coming to help the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario amid a surge of children and youth with respiratory illnesses.CanadaDec 4, 2022
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‘Immunity debt’: Why experts say this new term promotes COVID-19 ‘misinformation’The term "immunity debt" is circulating as an explanation of a surge in illness in Canada, but infectious diseases experts say it's “dangerous” and promotes COVID “misinformation.”HealthNov 12, 2022
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Ottawa kids’ hospital opens second intensive care unit as viral admissions surgeThe Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, or CHEO, says the peak viral season has arrived early, sending kids to the hospital at levels ``never before seen'' in its history.CanadaNov 9, 2022
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Top doctor at Ottawa children’s hospital asks people to mask amid viral surgeDr. Lindy Samson, chief of staff at CHEO, made the comments at an Ottawa Board of Health meeting.HealthNov 8, 2022
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