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• U.S. CDC advises against using EzriCare eye drops, investigates dozens of infections and one death in 11 states

  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care providers and consumers to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears as it conducts an investigation into at least 50 infections in 11 states that have led to instances of permanent vision loss, hospitalization and one death.

  

• Health Canada conducts safety review on breastfeeding drug amid psychiatric concerns

  Health Canada is reviewing the safety of domperidone amid reports that some breastfeeding mothers in Canada and the U.S. have had serious psychiatric symptoms when they tried to stop taking the drug.

  

• B.C. drug users say 'fight continues' during decriminalization, repeat call for safe supply

  Members of an advocacy group for drug users have gathered to celebrate the start of decriminalization in British Columbia and discuss how they will "fight back" against any efforts to seize illicit substances that meet the 2.5-gram threshold allowed under the first such policy in Canada.

  

• Illicit drug death toll surpasses 2,000 in B.C. for a 2nd consecutive year

  British Columbia recorded 2,272 illicit drugs deaths last year, new data released by the BC Coroners Service shows.

  

• Time is of the essence to bring in and enforce new long-term care standards: authors

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is talking to provinces and territories about new standards for the quality, design and operations of long-term care homes in Canada.

• 15 students in Mexico treated after taking part in online 'challenge' involving tranquilizers

  Fifteen grade school students in Mexico have been treated after apparently taking part in an internet 'challenge' in which groups of students take tranquilizers to see who can stay awake the longest.

• Tightness in back and joints? Here are some mobility stretches

  Personal fitness instructor Andrea Tam says, as people age they experience tight joints and muscles, but performing mobility exercises for 10 minutes each day can help increase flexibility and prevent injury.

• As B.C. decriminalizes hard drugs, users still face months-long waits for treatment

  As the B.C. government decriminalizes small amounts of hard drugs, critics note there are still not enough treatment resources for the users seeking them.

• WHO declares COVID-19 global emergency isn't over. What happens next?

  The World Health Organization decided Monday not to end to the COVID-19 global public health emergency it declared three years ago, even though the pandemic has reached what the international body calls an 'inflection point.'

• All countries 'dangerously unprepared' for future pandemics: report

  The world is 'dangerously unprepared' for future pandemics, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) say in a report published on Monday, calling on countries to update their preparedness plans by year-end.

• New alcohol recommendations could speed up changing drinking habits: businesses

  New guidance for drinking alcohol could speed up changing consumer drinking habits as younger generations drink less and non-alcoholic beverages become more popular, advocates and business owners in the beverage industry say.

• 'COVID is not done,' Canadian infectious disease expert says ahead of WHO announcement

  While RSV and flu cases steadily decline in Canada, the World Health Organization is set to announce on Monday whether it still considers COVID-19 a global health emergency, but one infectious disease specialist says we still need to keep an eye on the coronavirus.