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Family remains hopeful after request for life-saving drug is denied

Chantelle Lindsay has cystic fibrosis, which caused her lung function to begin declining in October. Her family wanted to prescribe her a breakthrough drug called Trikafta. However, the company hasn't applied to have it approved for use in Canada yet. 1

Elton John had to stop a performance because of 'walking pneumonia.' What does that mean?

Walking pneumonia -- which isn't actually a medical term -- is not as severe as general pneumonia, which is a serious lung infection that happens when the air sacs in a lung or lungs fill with fluid or pus.
Japan confirms 99 more cases of new virus on cruise ship

Japanese officials have confirmed 99 more people infected by the new virus aboard the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, bringing the total to 454, the Health Ministry said Monday.
New Brunswick premier admits 'gaps' in scrapped plan for overnight ER closures

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says criticism of his government's decision to close emergency rooms overnight in six community hospitals exposed serious gaps in the plan and led him to reverse course.

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