Tag: disease
‘There’s nobody like him’: Sammy Basso, longest survivor of rapid ageing...
As It Happens6:30Sammy Basso, longest survivor of rapid aging disease, dies at 28Sammy Basso lived longer than anyone else with his disease, but...
Tourists on holiday warned cough could be common infectious disease |...
Travellers jetting off abroad are being advised to be vigilant for certain health symptoms that might signal a widespread infectious disease. Guidance issued...
A highly contagious skin disease is spreading across parts of the...
Ola Ziadeh, 28, held her two-year-old son Adam Ziadeh's shirt up to reveal red bumps and scabs all over his stomach and chest....
Toronto doctors urge vaccination amid spread of ‘killer’ disease
The city's public health unit and doctors are urging people to get vaccinated against a potentially fatal bacterial disease amid a rise in cases. Toronto Public...
Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that’s on the rise in Canada
Tick experts are warning Canadians to be on the lookout for symptoms of a tick-borne disease whose case counts have been steadily increasing over...
Mexico says patient died of chronic disease, not H5N2 bird flu
A man who contracted bird flu in Mexico died due to chronic diseases and not the virus, Mexico's health ministry said on Friday.Earlier...
Michael J. Fox on Decades-Long Battle With Parkinson’s Disease
Michael J. Fox. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for The Michael J. Fox Foundation
Michael J. Fox is reflecting on living with Parkinson’s disease more...
This disease is spiking in an Ontario city. But there’s a...
Can you put a price on protecting your children from a potentially deadly meningitis-causing bacterial infection?Right now, it's about $320 per child, unless you...