Doctors say COVID-19 cases are spreading rapidly in Alberta, putting strain on hospitals. Chelan Skulski has the details.
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Video | Study finds no link between COVID vaccines and fatal heart problems in young people
A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows there is no evidence to suggest COVID vaccines cause sudden cardiac death or other fatal heart problems in young people.
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Video | Third case of measles confirmed in Toronto
Public health officials say they were able to notify all individuals with direct exposure to the third confirmed case of measles in Toronto.
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Video | Four years in, Dr. Raj Bhardwaj discusses how far we’ve come in Canada since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in 2020
CBC Calgary’s weekly health columnist, Dr. Raj Bhardwaj, discusses what we’ve learned and how far we’ve come with science and treatments since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Video | Doit-on craindre une épidémie de rougeole ?
Microbiologist and Cégep de l’Outaouais professor Patrick Fillion answers your questions about measles.
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Video | Patients, advocates come to Washington for Long Covid Awareness Day
On Friday, dozens of people went to our nation’s capital to demand more action be taken to address long Covid. Patients, advocates, and activists demonstrated in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the first Long Covid Awareness Day.
“When you become a nurse, you swear to a code of ethics. This code is why I’m standing here today,” said Dara York who organized the rally.
York is a nurse and mother of three from California who is battling long Covid. She and others called on Congress and President Biden to provide more resources for prevention, research and treatment.
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Video: Why Toronto vaccination centres are closing
Despite data showing surging flu and COVID-19 infections, Toronto’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics are shutting down due to a lack of funding.
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Video | Long COVID: What Do You Need to Know?
What happens if you contract COVID-19 but never fully recover? This is the reality for Long COVID patients, who face a condition that lacks a standard diagnostic test, treatment, and scientific consensus.
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Video | Is COVID-19 Dysregulating Our Immune Systems?
Are people becoming sick more often, experiencing more severe symptoms and having more difficulty treating viral infections after having had COVID-19? If so, why? Epidemiologists,…
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Video | How to build a Corsi Rosenthal Box
You can protect your space from COVID with an easy-to-build air purifier called a Corsi-Rosenthal Box.
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Video | How to Build a Corsi-Rosenthal Box
Richard L. Corsi, dean of the UC Davis College of Engineering, explains how to build a Corsi-Rosenthal box. Dr. Corsi is an internationally recognized expert in the field of indoor air quality, with a specific interest in physical and chemical interactions between pollutants and indoor materials. His concept for a low-cost, accessible, and effective air cleaner, the Corsi-Rosenthal box, is now being used as an open-source do-it-yourself approach worldwide for reducing exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, wildfire smoke and more.
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