1+ week, 5+ day ago   (663+ words) In an interview on Tuesday, Dr. Joss Reimer said measles is still spreading, while vaccine misinformation continues to circulate online. The national measles immunization rate for two-year-olds is about 85 per cent, falling short of the 95 per cent needed for herd…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (717+ words) MONTRÉAL — As students head back to school across Quebec, data from the province’s public health institute indicate that vaccination rates have remained stable in recent years. Experts say Quebec is in a good position and credit efforts that were made…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1060+ words) TORONTO — The night before Lily-Madeleine Seguin was set to book her flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo in late May, the Canadian government announced a three-week quarantine for travellers returning from the Ebola-stricken country. Seguin, a public health promotion…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1713+ words) Female athletes with intellectual disabilities received a new kind of support at Canada’s national Special Olympics games: properly fitted sports bras and hands-on lessons about breast, bone and menstrual health. The initiative, believed to be the first of its kind…...