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• The COVID pandemic is 'most certainly not over': WHO chief

  The COVID-19 pandemic is 'most certainly not over,' the head of the World Health Organization warned Sunday, despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of the Omicron wave. He told governments that 'we lower our guard at our peril.'

  

• Trained dogs can identify COVID-19 by sniffing skin swabs: study

  A new study that brought sniffer dogs to an airport to search for COVID-19 has found that dogs may be able to detect the virus with high accuracy just from smelling skin swabs.

  

• Monkeypox threat doesn't rise to level of COVID-19: Biden

  U.S. President Joe Biden sought Monday to calm concerns about recent cases of monkeypox that have been identified in Europe and the United States, saying he did not see the need to institute strict quarantine measures.

  

• Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive after 3rd case found

  Pakistan launched a new anti-polio drive on Monday, more than a week after officials detected the third case so far this year in the country's northwestern region bordering Afghanistan.

  

• 78,000 pounds of infant formula arrives in U.S.

  A military plane carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived Sunday in Indianapolis, the first of several flights expected from Europe aimed at relieving a shortage that has sent parents scrambling to find enough to feed their children.

• WHO working on more monkeypox guidance as cases rise: senior adviser

  The World Health Organization is working on further guidance for countries on how to mitigate the spread of monkeypox, amid concerns cases could spike further in the summer months, a senior adviser for the UN agency told Reuters.

• Some Jif peanut butter products recalled due to potential salmonella contamination

  The makers of Jif peanut butter are urging Canadians to check their recent purchases as they issue a recall for some products due to potential salmonella contamination.

• Officials confirm 10 cases of severe acute hepatitis in children in Canada

  Ten children in Canada were found to be suffering from severe acute hepatitis not caused by known hepatitis viruses over a nearly six-month period recently, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced Friday.

• 'This is an unusual situation': Feds monitoring monkeypox cases in Canada

  Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the federal government is monitoring monkeypox cases and their chains of transmission after two cases were confirmed in this country.

• Flu cases on the rise in Canada despite expected fall

  The federal government is reporting a sharp rise in influenza in recent months, at a time of the year when detected cases generally start to fall in Canada.

• Rise of new opioid highlights unpredictable drug supply: expert

  A national substance use research organization is warning about a new type of opioid that is increasingly being found in Canada's unregulated drug supply.

• Monkeypox outbreak: What is it and how does it spread?

  A growing number of countries, including Canada, the U.S., Spain, Portugal, and the U.K, are reporting an unusual outbreak of monkeypox. Here is what we know about this rare virus.