Public Health

Study estimates 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke caused more than 80,000 deaths globally
The paper says that of the estimated 82,100 premature deaths due to continuous exposure to the smoke over several months, 64,300 occurred in North America and Europe, including 33,000 deaths in the United States and 8,300 in Canada.
Saskatchewan NDP wants review of government response to ‘Queen of Canada’ occupation
The NDP says a review of the province’s and the SHA’s responses is necessary to understand why Romana Didulo, 50, and her followers—known as the ‘Kingdom of Canada’—were able to occupy a building in Richmound since 2023, wreaking havoc on the small village west of Regina.

Doctors sound the alarm over sports betting ads, call for restrictions

An editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday says the ads are everywhere during sports broadcasts and that the legalization of online gambling has made every smartphone a potential betting platform.
First international practice guidelines released for tuberculous meningitis

The researchers note that until now, there have never been a set of practice guidelines specific to tuberculous meningitis, despite being among the most severe forms of tuberculosis.
NAPRA celebrates 30 years of regulatory support

Organization has played a central role in shaping how pharmacy is regulated across the country.
Advocates against HIV criminalization decry Carney silence on reform Trudeau promised

HIV activists say there is mounting frustration in communities affected by the virus, amid near-silence from the federal government nearly 10 years after the Liberals pledged to reform laws surrounding HIV disclosure.
Quebec's RSV immunization campaign led to sharp decline in infant hospitalizations

The agency's director of public health operations says nearly 75% of all eligible infants received more than 56,000 doses of the vaccine during the campaign. That's more than double the agency's initial target.
WHO calls rising heat a ‘public health crisis’ for workers, including in Canada

The WHO and the World Meteorological Organization released a joint report on Friday saying outdoor workers in construction, farming and other physically demanding jobs are at especially high risk of heat stroke, dehydration, cardiovascular damage and kidney dysfunction.
Pharmacists ‘increasingly disgruntled’ by work burden from federal restrictions on nicotine pouch sales, Imperial Tobacco says

The company behind the only brand of nicotine pouches legally available for sale in Canada has launched a PR blitz against the federal ministerial order introduced last year that keeps the product behind the pharmacy counter.
About 7 people a year die trying to save others from drowning in Canada, study finds

The study examined 4,535 fatal drownings in that 10-year timeframe and found someone tried to rescue more than half of them.

Study estimates 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke caused more than 80,000 deaths globally

Saskatchewan NDP wants review of government response to ‘Queen of Canada’ occupation

Doctors sound the alarm over sports betting ads, call for restrictions

First international practice guidelines released for tuberculous meningitis

NAPRA celebrates 30 years of regulatory support

Advocates against HIV criminalization decry Carney silence on reform Trudeau promised

Quebec's RSV immunization campaign led to sharp decline in infant hospitalizations

WHO calls rising heat a ‘public health crisis’ for workers, including in Canada

Pharmacists ‘increasingly disgruntled’ by work burden from federal restrictions on nicotine pouch sales, Imperial Tobacco says

About 7 people a year die trying to save others from drowning in Canada, study finds