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  Saskatchewan's largest hospital hits crisis point as overstuffed ER runs out of stretchers and oxygen

  Staff at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital are calling for systemic changes just two days after its emergency room was more than three times above its capacity.

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  Health official confirms death of Ontario child following rabies diagnosis

  An Ontario child has died after coming in contact with a rabid bat, a health official confirmed on Wednesday.

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  Will a new framework for autism spectrum disorder make a difference in Canada?

  A new federal framework for autism spectrum disorder is a promising step, but more needs to be done to improve access to care, an advocate suggests.

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  For Canadians seeking a non-mRNA COVID vaccine, lack of Novavax shot is 'unfair,' advocates say

  The federal government's decision to not provide Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine this respiratory virus season raises health equity concerns, experts and advocates say, as some Canadians look to the U.S. to get the shot.

• Woman with rare double uterus gives birth to twins

  A woman with the rare condition of two uteruses delivered twins, one from each womb, last month at a hospital in northwestern China, according to health officials and state media.

• Medallion containing original mould from discovery of penicillin goes up for auction

  A medallion containing some of the original mould involved in the discovery of penicillin is expected to fetch up to US$50,000 when it goes up for auction later this month.

• Black-coloured plastic used for kitchen utensils and toys linked to banned toxic flame retardants

  Black-coloured plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame retardants that may be leaching from electronic products during recycling, a new study found.

• Protection against RSV coming soon for all infants in Ontario, Quebec, Nunavut

  This fall and winter, Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut will offer the newer monoclonal antibody nirsevimab — approved by Health Canada in the spring of 2023 — to all babies going through their first RSV season.

• Canadian government not ordering Novavax's protein-based COVID-19 vaccine this year

  The Public Health Agency of Canada says it is not providing Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine this respiratory virus season, citing low demand.

• Rwanda is dealing with its first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease

  For the first time in Rwanda’s history, its health ministry is dealing with an outbreak of Marburg virus disease, a rare but deadly hemorrhagic disease similar to Ebola – but unlike Ebola, there is no treatment or vaccines for Marburg, and it has a fatality rate of 88 per cent.

• Health Canada recalls nearly 60 more unauthorized sexual enhancement products

  Health Canada issued a recall last week for various sexual enhancement products for containing prescribed drugs like tadalafil and sildenafil.

• B.C. has the lowest fertility rate in Canada, StatCan says

  The fertility rate in Canada reached an all-time low in 2023, and the lowest rate was recorded in British Columbia, according to new data from Statistics Canada.