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  Quebec to authorize advance requests for medical assistance in dying as of Oct. 30

  Quebec will authorize advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID) without waiting for Ottawa to amend its Criminal Code.

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  Ontario's first domestic case of human rabies since 1967 confirmed in Brant County

  An Ontario resident remains in hospital after testing positive for rabies.

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  Many people at risk never got their 2nd mpox vaccine dose, public health agencies say

  Public health agencies are encouraging people who received a first dose of mpox vaccine over the last two years to make sure they get a second dose.

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  WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak

  The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox, three weeks after WHO declared outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency.

• Man dies after surgeon removed wrong organ at Florida hospital, lawyer says

  The lawyer of a woman whose husband died at a Florida hospital says the surgeon removed the wrong organ.

• Measles a rising concern in Canada, following near-zero years during pandemic

  There were almost zero measles cases in Canada during the pandemic, but as travel restrictions eased, the country started seeing infections again. With vaccination rates down, some health officials are concerned.

• Health Canada orders provinces to destroy old COVID-19 vaccines amid wait for new batch

  Ontario has been directed to withdraw and destroy all remaining supplies of last year's COVID-19 vaccines while it awaits delivery of an updated shot, which is only expected to arrive in October, the health ministry confirms.

• Canadian researchers find signs of awareness in comatose patient, study says

  Researchers in London, Ont., say they were able to detect awareness in a comatose patient with a brain injury -- a finding they say 'opens the door' to providing better care with the hope of more accurately predicting critically injured patients' prognosis for recovery.

• 'I wouldn't be here': Ontario supervised consumption site users speak out on closures

  Reggie Garrett weeps as he speaks about the Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre, which houses the supervised consumption site he uses. It is one of 10 such sites slated for closure after the province announced new rules.

• Canada issues new travel advice amid spread of bug-transmitted disease

  Canada is advising travellers to be aware of reported viral Oropouche outbreaks in the Americas, where overall cases are higher than expected and some countries have recorded their first-ever infections.

• Food as fuel might not be the healthiest approach, experts say

  Eating driven by emotions, otherwise known as emotional eating, is often painted as scary, unhealthy, and out of control, but the truth is that it is very normal and can be part of a healthy relationship with food, an expert said.

• Three blood biomarkers may give women a picture of their heart disease risk decades in advance, study shows

  Measuring the levels of three biomarkers in blood in midlife may give women a clearer picture of their risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes decades earlier than current risk calculators do, a new study suggests.