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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The number of pneumonia hospitalizations rose by almost one-third during the last respiratory illness season compared …

As Katrina Bellavance’s seven-week-old daughter kept coughing non-stop, the Calgary mother unzipped her newborn’s pajamas and saw the skin around her tiny ribs tugging inward with each laboured breath.  “In that moment, we knew we had to get her to the hospital as soon as possible,” Bellavance recalled of that …

Pope Francis, who is battling double pneumonia in hospital, had a “tranquil” night and rested, the Vatican said on Sunday. The Vatican later said Francis was conscious, continuing to receive supplemental oxygen and that further clinical tests were being conducted. A more detailed medical update was expected later Sunday. The …

The chief in Jean Marie River, N.W.T., says her community is in the midst of a serious outbreak of respiratory illness. Melanie Menacho is the Chief of Tthets’éhk’edélî First Nation in Jean Marie River. She told CBC said that they don’t know yet what illness is going around, but it’s spread to “about …

A Nova Scotia union says a shortage of respiratory therapists is jeopardizing patient care, but health agencies say they’re already responding to the issue with recruitment efforts. The Nova Scotia Government and General Employees issued a release Thursday saying the dropping numbers of the therapists at Nova Scotia Health and …

Between respiratory virus season and a critical nursing shortage, it’s the perfect storm for health care in the province, the Manitoba Nurses Union president says. Darlene Jackson told Global Winnipeg the holidays were slammed for nurses, with a record 77 patients waiting to be triaged in the Health Sciences Centre …

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health will hold a media availability about respiratory illnesses Tuesday afternoon. In a release, the province said Dr. Robert Strang will provide an update on the fall vaccine rollout plan. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. and will be live streamed on this page. …

TORONTO — Introducing a mask mandate when respiratory viruses surged in the fall may not have eased the crush on pediatric hospitals, a Public Health Ontario science brief obtained by The Canadian Press concludes. The brief — which was not proactively made public, unlike the reports done by the now-defunct …

Toronto’s SickKids hospital is reporting a significant increase in the number of pediatric patients being transferred out of its beds as Ontario struggles with a wave of sick children. As a result of the recent viral surge, an average of between two and eight children per day are being transferred …

Health officials are reporting eight additional deaths linked to COVID-19 and five deaths connected to the flu in Manitoba. The latest numbers are found in Friday’s latest Provincial Respiratory Surveillance Report, which covers Nov. 27 to Dec. 3 and includes both COVID-19 and seasonal flu data. Read more: Strain on …