News/Health
Will my hot flash set off a temperature check? Your COVID-19 questions answered
We’re breaking down what you need to know about the pandemic. Send us your questions via email at COVID@cbc.ca and we’ll answer as...
‘It matters to families’: Canada does not keep track of probable cases of COVID-19
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you...
What’s the safest way to travel? Your COVID-19 questions answered
We’re breaking down what you need to know about the pandemic. Send us your questions via email at COVID@cbc.ca and we’ll answer as...
CAMH survey shows pandemic affecting mental health, but anxiety levels may be easing
Findings from a new survey by Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) indicate the pandemic has had a significant impact on...
Families of seniors who died in nursing home coronavirus outbreak demand accountability
It was a haunting scene. A small group of mourners gathered at the Elgin Mills cemetery in Richmond Hill, Ont. They had come...
Can I host a kids party in my backyard? Your COVID-19 questions answered
We’re breaking down what you need to know about the pandemic. Send us your questions via email at COVID@cbc.ca and we’ll answer as...
Pandemic worsens Canada’s deadly opioid overdose epidemic
An epidemic of fatal drug overdoses across Canada is on the rise amid COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that harm-reduction workers and doctors say exacerbates...
Here’s what needs to happen before we can all get vaccinated for COVID-19
COVID-19 has upended our lives, and we’ve all heard that there will be no return to “full normal” until there is a vaccine for...
Canada is reopening without knowing where Canadians are getting COVID-19
Canada is emerging from months of lockdown, but key questions remain unanswered about where Canadians are getting infected with COVID-19 and why case...
Canadians are accidentally poisoning themselves while cleaning to prevent COVID-19
From people experiencing burning eyes and trouble breathing to children drinking hand sanitizer, there’s been a jump in the number of cleaner and...
How COVID-19 symptoms develop, and how long they last
How COVID-19 progresses from incubation to recovery has implications for everything from how long people may spread it before showing symptoms, to how long people can...
Testing, contact tracing are keys to easing social restrictions. But is Canada ready?
There may be many different paths to the new COVID-19 “normal” as provinces announce various plans to gradually ease social restrictions across Canada....
Stay home, save lives: How Canada could avoid the worst of COVID-19
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you...
‘Opioidphobia’ stigmatizes chronic pain sufferers, expert says
At the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Dr. Andrea Furlan, a pain specialist, is holding a regular meeting with some of her colleagues. Sitting around...
Salmonella outbreak linked to sausages sickens 12 in Ontario and Quebec
A brand of Italian sausage is linked to an outbreak of salmonella infections in Ontario and Quebec, according to the Public Health Agency...
Why the opioid situation isn’t a larger government political election
Why the opioid situation isn’t a larger government political election problem This is a passage from Consultation, a regular summary of diverse as...
