As the H5N1 bird flu continues to spread globally among different mammals, the World Health Organization's chief scientist, Jeremy Farrar, is warning that the risk to humans remains an "enormous concern." As Global’s Sean Previl reports, at this time there is a very low risk for humans and no need to change their day-to-day activities, but there are still precautions that can be taken globally.
A doctor who has been practicing on Prince Edward Island for a little more than two years is calling it quits.Health P.E.I. confirmed that Dr. Ching Ling Yoong will close her practice at the Parkdale Medical Centre in Charlottetown on May 6. In a statement to CBC News, Health P.E.I. says Dr. Ching Ling "provided care to between 400-500 patients and began work on P.E.I. in January of 2022. Those individuals are receiving letters advising them of the closure. Patients are being provided with free
The family of Candida Macarine, an 86-year-old woman who was found dead on the floor of a room in the ER at Lakeshore General Hospital in 2021, is suing the agency that oversees health care on Montreal's West Island for $1 million.The lawsuit also names an ER doctor and a nurse at the Lakeshore as defendants."The medical services and care provided to the plaintiffs' mother throughout her stay at the hospital's ER were wholly inadequate, causing crucial, cumulative incidents that led to the avoid
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Charles candidly described the experience of being told he had the disease.
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The King connected with cancer patients, telling them, "It's always a bit of shock when they tell you"
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"I think they might do that," the GOP presidential nominee said of a scenario that sounds straight out of the dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale."
OTTAWA — It is too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization, the federal addictions and mental health minister suggested Monday, after British Columbia asked Ottawa to scale back its pilot to help curb concerns over public drug use. In her first public remarks since B.C., made its request, Ya'ara Saks noted that the province is only a year into its three-year pilot project, which began in January 2023. To make it happen, Health Canada issued an exemption to federal drug laws decrim
King Charles III returned to public duties on Tuesday, visiting a cancer treatment charity and beginning his carefully managed comeback after the monarch’s own cancer diagnosis sidelined him for three months. The event marks the king’s first formal public engagement since Feb. 6, when Buckingham Palace announced that he would be taking a break from public duties to focus on his treatment for an undisclosed type of cancer.
You could just tell by the smiles and enthusiastic comments that they were talking to somebody who’s himself been through a difficult time,” University College Hospital’s Chief Executive David Probert said.
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King Charles III made his return to public duties by visiting a cancer treatment center in London after being diagnosed in February.
Prince William was approached about his wife Kate Middleton by concerned well-wishers during a public engagement.
The King has said he is feeling "much better" as he returned to public duties for the first time since his cancer diagnosis. On his visit with the Queen to a Macmillan Cancer Centre in London, the King held hands with cancer patients. The King, who is also patron of Macmillan Cancer Support, replied "much better, thanks" when Sky News asked how he was feeling.
King Charles has visited the Macmillan Cancer Centre at University College Hospital in London.
The event marks the king's first formal public engagement since Feb. 6.
