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Measles outbreaks spark concern over rare 'horrific' neurological disorder
As measles outbreaks in Canada grow and spread between provinces, pediatricians are again recommending vaccinations while ...
RFK Jr. vows to find cause of autism by September — experts have doubts
The U.S. is launching a massive effort to determine the cause of autism, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy said Thursday, ...
The Simcoe Reformer8d
Southwestern health unit has 40% of province's 800+ measles cases
Along with Canada, increased measles measles cases were reported ... The Centres for Disease Control, the U.S. national public health agency, was reporting 607 cases of measles among America’s 340 ...
What is hantavirus? Illness that killed Gene Hackman's wife leaves 3 more dead in U.S.
People can become infected with a hantavirus by inhaling particles from an infected rodent's urine, droppings or saliva ...
NNSL Media14d
GNWT to release autism statistics this fall
The Department of Health and Social Services expects to release a report this fall that will provide an estimate on how many people in the NWT have autism.
Ottawa Citizen15d
Can Canada still trust the U.S. for food safety? Ottawa professor says we should be skeptical
Amir Attaran says Canadians should be skeptical about the U.S.’s ability to ensure food safety given the Trump administration's cuts to regulatory bodies. Deep job cuts at U.S. health agencies could ...
The New York Times17d
C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say
The reorganization that began on Tuesday will scale back an agency that has been a public health model around the world. By Apoorva Mandavilli and Roni Caryn Rabin The extensive layoffs of federal ...
The New Zealand Herald19d
Health NZ to cut $204 million of contractor and consultant spend; agency using contractors to fill roles
Health Minister Simeon Brown said it was his expectation that all functions of the public health agency provided or enabled frontline services to deliver healthcare to Kiwis. The minister called ...
CBS News22d
Trump administration to shrink federal health agencies by 20,000 employees
The Trump administration plans to shrink the workforce of the Department of Health and Human Services by nearly a quarter, officials announced Thursday, as part of a major restructuring of the ...
Deadly, drug-resistant fungus spreading at ‘alarming rate,’ CDC warns
A fungal superbug is spreading through hospitals and nursing homes at an 'alarming rate,' with the CDC recently calling it an ...
The New York Times23d
U.S. Health Agency Announced Job Cuts
Also, Canada ... Health and Human Services Department and reshape it under the priorities of the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Together with previous buyouts and resignations, the agency ...
Ministry of Health23d
Director of Public Health appointed
Dr Corina Grey has been appointed as the new Director of Public Health from 5 May. Public Health Agency Deputy Director-General Dr Andrew Old says Dr Grey has an extensive career working in research, ...