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• Gates eyes partnership with South Korea over global health

  Bill Gates on Tuesday called for South Korea to become more involved in international efforts to prevent infectious diseases like COVID-19 as he stressed the need for the world to be better prepared for the next pandemic.

  

• Internationally educated nurse wins appeal to work in Manitoba

  A nurse who received her education in the Philippines and was later licenced to work in Ontario and Quebec has won an appeal to work in Manitoba, according to a notice of decision by the Council of the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba, reviewed by CTV News Winnipeg.

  

• Why has polio been found in London, New York and Jerusalem, and how dangerous is it?

  Polio, a deadly disease that used to paralyze tens of thousands of children every year, is spreading in London, New York and Jerusalem for the first time in decades, spurring catch-up vaccination campaigns.

  

• Britain says monkeypox outbreak 'shows signs of slowing'

  British health officials say the monkeypox outbreak across the country "shows signs of slowing" but that it's still too soon to know if the decline will be maintained.

  

• Canadian Blood Services in talks around paid donations of plasma as supply dwindles

  Canadian Blood Services says it is in talks with companies that pay donors for plasma as it faces a decrease in collections.

• Parent of child with rare form of epilepsy distressed over N.S. ER closures

  Kristen Hayes lives close to the hospital in Yarmouth, N.S., but she says that twice in the past month, her son, who has a rare form of epilepsy, has been taken by ambulance to the emergency room there, only to be left waiting.

• More than 10,000 Canadians received a medically-assisted death in 2021: report

  More Canadians are ending their lives with a medically-assisted death, says the third federal annual report on medical assistance in dying (MAID). Data shows that 10,064 people died in 2021 with medical aid, an increase of 32 per cent over 2020.

• Canada to test wastewater for polio

  Canada plans to start testing wastewater for poliovirus in a number of cities “as soon as possible” following new reports of cases abroad, the Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed on Friday.

• About 14 per cent of Ontario hospitals reporting less than a week supply of epidural catheters: Ontario Health

  Approximately 14 per cent of hospitals in Ontario are reporting they have less than a week’s worth of epidural catheters in stock, according to an Ontario Health memo sent to hospital chief executive officers on Friday.

• Vancouver agencies among those to receive funding for monkeypox awareness campaigns

  Three community organizations will receive a combined total of $550,000 from the federal government to raise awareness and reduce stigma about monkeypox.

• Polio detected in NYC's sewage, suggesting virus circulating

  The virus that causes polio has been found in New York City's wastewater in another sign that the disease, which hadn't been seen in the U.S. in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said Friday.

• Vitamin D supplements could treat depression symptoms, analysis finds

  Vitamin D supplements could alleviate depression symptoms in adults who have been diagnosed with depression, a recent meta-analysis has found.