Public Health

Study projects millions of European heat deaths as world warms
Currently, cold temperatures kill more people in Europe than heat by large margins. But a team from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine used climate simulations of different scenarios and looked at death rates in 854 cities.
Raw milk is more popular than ever—despite ongoing risks and new concerns
No matter what the celebrities, politicians and influencers say, unpasteurized milk still doesn’t do a body good, experts warn, with E. coli a primary present danger, and bird flu a possible future one.

Healthcare workers are under attack. We must do more to ensure their safety

Reading daily safety incident reports leaves the president of St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton extremely concerned for the safety of healthcare workers.
Finland and Norway top spots for good night’s sleep

If you’re looking to rest easy this holiday season, here are the most sleep-friendly cities around the world.
Secondhand clothes can be swimming in germs—what vintage shoppers need to know

Research shows many pathogenic germs—such as E coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes—can survive on clothes for months.
Photo gallery: TELUS’s new public primary care clinic in Toronto

Sneak peak look at new hybrid (virtual and in-person). Patients can designate as their “medical home.”
What do you do when a goose dies in your backyard, amid concerns about avian flu?

Encounters with birds are under new scrutiny after a B.C. teenager tested positive for bird flu in the first presumptive case of human infection occurring in Canada. The patient is in critical condition.
B.C. breaks vaccination records, with 82,000 COVID-19 and flu shots in one day

Record numbers of people in British Columbia have received updated vaccinations against COVID-19 and flu, as the province ramps up its immunization campaign for respiratory illness season.
If you could change one thing about your practice, what would it be?

Four Quebec physicians tell us what they’d like to change to improve their practice, their workplace environment and the healthcare system.
Listeria can make you sick up to two months after you consume it, experts say

Listeria can make people sick up to two months after they eat or drink contaminated products, which can pose a challenge in identifying the source of illness quickly, experts say.

Study projects millions of European heat deaths as world warms

Raw milk is more popular than ever—despite ongoing risks and new concerns

Healthcare workers are under attack. We must do more to ensure their safety

Finland and Norway top spots for good night’s sleep

Secondhand clothes can be swimming in germs—what vintage shoppers need to know

Photo gallery: TELUS’s new public primary care clinic in Toronto

What do you do when a goose dies in your backyard, amid concerns about avian flu?

B.C. breaks vaccination records, with 82,000 COVID-19 and flu shots in one day

If you could change one thing about your practice, what would it be?

Listeria can make you sick up to two months after you consume it, experts say