Even with a successful vaccine and effective treatment, COVID-19 may never go away, history professor Nükhet Varlik says.

Several homeless shelters in Hamilton are taking part in a research project to look at how effective mass surveillance testing is in stopping the novel coronavirus from spreading.

With warmer weather and more opportunity to get outdoors, experts advise you cover-up when walking in grassy areas where ticks are more likely to be found.

The images feature unadvisable practices by staff that may reflect a larger pattern plaguing hundreds of long-term care facilities across Canada.

The facility was funded by Western's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and a significant grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, according to a release.

Clients of the Joe Philip and Associates dental clinic in Orillia should be tested for Hep B, Hep C and HIV by their health care provider, local health officials say.

Leishmaniasis is a disease not local to Calgary, but is widespread in tropical areas popular with tourists.

They’re swapping equipment, sharing water bottles and throwing sweat-drenched towels to each other – while kids love organized sports, germs can spread quickly through a team.

Canadian researchers at McMaster University say drug-resistant infectious diseases can be treated by combining these already-existing drugs.

Researchers are refuting previous studies linking cat ownership to the development of psychotic symptoms, but still warn of other possible associated dangers.