OTTAWA — This article was featured in the Nightly Briefing newsletter, CTV News’ evening reading recommendation. You can sign up here to receive it each weekday night. The latest federal modelling on the COVID-19 pandemic shows that in the short-term, Canada’s epidemic...
TORONTO — Patients recovered from COVID-19 may experience persistent fatigue months after recovery, according to a new study. Researchers at Trinity College in Dublin found that more than half of the recovered patients examined for a study experienced post-viral fatigue syndrome...
OTTAWA — A new survey suggests the recent rise in new COVID-19 cases across Canada comes with a similar increase in support for the mandatory wearing of masks in public places. The online survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian...
TORONTO — A group of pediatricians is warning of a “potentially devastating collision course” ahead of the approaching flu season without a mass immunization strategy. In a new petition launched online Saturday, the pediatrics section of the Ontario Medical Association identified...
TORONTO — Some parents have been flocking to COVID-19 testing centres, looking to rule out the possibility their children are carrying the infection after reports of exposures happening in schools across Canada. While it seems like a responsible move, one expert...
TORONTO — Some parents have been flocking to COVID-19 testing centres, looking to rule out the possibility their children are carrying the infection after reports of exposures happening in schools across Canada. While it seems like a responsible move, one expert...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidance on its website to say coronavirus can commonly spread “through respiratory droplets or small particles, such as those in aerosols,” which are produced even when a person breathes. “Airborne viruses, including...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday abruptly reverted to its previous guidance about how coronavirus is transmitted, removing language about airborne transmission it had posted just days earlier. “A draft version of proposed changes to these recommendations...
TORONTO — As Canada prepares for a possible second wave of COVID-19, some health experts are raising concerns that long-term care homes devastated by the virus earlier this year are not prepared for a surge of infections. Palliative care physician Dr....
TORONTO — Warm and wet climates appear to reduce the spread of COVID-19 while cold and dry weather conditions seem to facilitate virus transmission, according to a systemic review of multiple studies. The review looked at 17 studies regarding the effect...
