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• New York City reports 2 human cases of the West Nile virus as the city sees record number of infected mosquitoes

  Two human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in New York as the virus has been detected in a record number of mosquitoes in the city, health officials said Tuesday.

  

• Ontario to expand program allowing paramedics to avoid ERs in patient care

  Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the province is expanding a program that allows paramedics to take patients somewhere other than an emergency room, such as a mental health facility, or to treat them on scene. Jones says she will be releasing a broader plan this week aimed at health system stability and recovery.

  

• 'General culture of silence': Canadian researcher says NHL not doing enough to support player health

  A Canadian researcher with a brother working for the NHL says there's a reason professional hockey players don't seek mental health help when they need it.

  

• Ontario to reveal next steps of 'Plan to Stay Open' Thursday, hints at changing 'status quo'

  The Ontario government will reveal the next steps of its “Plan to Stay Open” on Thursday.

  

• Parents may need a prescription for some children's liquid medication, SickKids warns

  Parents of young children may need a prescription for over-the-counter fever and pain medication due to a shortage at some pharmacies, Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children is warning.

• Victims of U.K. tainted blood scandal to get government payout

  Thousands of people in Britain who contracted HIV or hepatitis from transfusions of tainted blood in the 1970s and 1980s will receive 100,000 pounds (US$120,000) in compensation, the U.K. government said Wednesday.

• WHO vows nothing 'ridiculous' as public submits ideas to rename monkeypox

  Poxy McPoxface, TRUMP-22 or Mpox: these some of the ideas sent in by the public to the World Health Organization as it seeks a new name for monkeypox.

• Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in U.S.

  Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday.

• Analyzing 10,000 deaths: More illicit drug overdoses on days after income assistance payments in B.C.

  A just-released report from British Columbia's coroners shows that more people have died from illicit drug overdose in the first six months of 2022 than in any other year in the province.

• First lady Dr. Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19

  First lady Dr. Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, her spokesperson said Tuesday.

• New COVID-19 booster targeting Omicron, original variants approved in U.K.

  British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine that aims to protect against the original virus and the omicron variant.

• 'We've been abandoned': Man dies in B.C. town waiting for health care near ambulance station

  For the second time in less than a month, a resident of Ashcroft, B.C., died while waiting for health care after having a heart attack mere metres from a local ambulance station.