Germ-killing UV lights modestly cut overall rates of respiratory infection in nursing homes
  • Jul 29, 2025

Germ-killing UV lights modestly cut overall rates of respiratory infection in nursing homes

  • CIDRAP
B.C. ostrich farm backed by U.S. billionaire in fight to appeal cull order
  • Jul 29, 2025

B.C. ostrich farm backed by U.S. billionaire in fight to appeal cull order

  • CTV News
Ferret study suggests seasonal flu immunity may protect against severe H5N1 infection
  • Jul 25, 2025

Ferret study suggests seasonal flu immunity may protect against severe H5N1 infection

  • CIDRAP
New study advances theory on why most U.S. bird flu cases have so far been mild
  • Jul 23, 2025

New study advances theory on why most U.S. bird flu cases have so far been mild

  • STAT
Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu
  • Jul 23, 2025

Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu

  • The Canadian Press
Cambodian boy in ICU with H5N1 avian flu infection
  • Jul 23, 2025

Cambodian boy in ICU with H5N1 avian flu infection

  • CIDRAP
How Robert F Kennedy Jr is cancelling medical science
  • Jul 20, 2025

How Robert F Kennedy Jr is cancelling medical science

  • The Guardian
Summary of Engagement on Improving Canada's Medical Countermeasure Readiness for Health Emergencies
  • Jul 18, 2025

Summary of Engagement on Improving Canada's Medical Countermeasure Readiness for Health Emergencies

  • Government of Canada
Canada's measles count triples US, if you trust US data
  • Jul 17, 2025

Canada's measles count triples US, if you trust US data

  • Canada Healthwatch
  •  — 
  • Nick Tsergas
Clean indoor air for Canadians is the key to solving multiple crises
  • Jul 17, 2025

Clean indoor air for Canadians is the key to solving multiple crises

  • Policy Options
  •  — 
  • Matthew Oliver, Mark Ungrin, Julia M. Wright
Could Bird Flu Spread between Humans? Here's What It Would Take
  • Jul 15, 2025

Could Bird Flu Spread between Humans? Here's What It Would Take

  • Scientific American
B.C. ostrich farm set to fight cull order in Federal Court of Appeal
  • Jul 15, 2025

B.C. ostrich farm set to fight cull order in Federal Court of Appeal

  • CBC News
Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case
  • Jul 14, 2025

Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case

  • The Canadian Press
EU urged to build stockpiles to prepare for pandemic, natural disaster or invasion
  • Jul 09, 2025

EU urged to build stockpiles to prepare for pandemic, natural disaster or invasion

  • The Guardian
Company says its experimental flu drug may protect better than flu vaccines according to trial data
  • Jul 08, 2025

Company says its experimental flu drug may protect better than flu vaccines according to trial data

  • CIDRAP
Bird flu is no longer an emergency, according to the U.S. CDC
  • Jul 07, 2025

Bird flu is no longer an emergency, according to the U.S. CDC

  • Axios
'People pay to be told lies': the rise and fall of the world's first ayahuasca multinational
  • Jul 03, 2025

'People pay to be told lies': the rise and fall of the world's first ayahuasca multinational

  • The Guardian
Hubris in public health can mean repeating mistakes
  • Jul 03, 2025

Hubris in public health can mean repeating mistakes

  • Toronto Star
  •  — 
  • Iris Gorfinkel
Canada faces crisis in communicable disease, can no longer rely on U.S. for data: CMAJ
  • Jul 02, 2025

Canada faces crisis in communicable disease, can no longer rely on U.S. for data: CMAJ

  • Ottawa Citizen
Maternal flu vaccine protects newborns, vaccination in kids also effective, studies show
  • Jul 02, 2025

Maternal flu vaccine protects newborns, vaccination in kids also effective, studies show

  • CIDRAP
Canada's next CPHO must be a 'focal point' for public health amid changes in the U.S. and fears of a new pandemic
  •  —
  • Jun 30, 2025

Canada's next CPHO must be a 'focal point' for public health amid changes in the U.S. and fears of a new pandemic

  • The Hill Times
Judge refuses to allow more avian flu tests on ostriches at B.C. farm
  • Jun 23, 2025

Judge refuses to allow more avian flu tests on ostriches at B.C. farm

  • Toronto Star
Court grants pause of potential ostrich cull at B.C. farm, pending review
  • Jun 22, 2025

Court grants pause of potential ostrich cull at B.C. farm, pending review

  • CBC News
USDA develops potential plan to vaccinate poultry for bird flu
  • Jun 22, 2025

USDA develops potential plan to vaccinate poultry for bird flu

  • Reuters
Advocates call on Carney to rebuild Canadaโ€™s health defenses โ€” from vaccines to ventilation
  • Jun 20, 2025

Advocates call on Carney to rebuild Canadaโ€™s health defenses โ€” from vaccines to ventilation

  • PoP BC
US Senate Democrats demand Kennedy explain canceling bird flu vaccine contract
  • Jun 20, 2025

US Senate Democrats demand Kennedy explain canceling bird flu vaccine contract

  • Reuters
Measles is surging in Alberta. Which vaccine-preventable disease will be next?
  • Jun 16, 2025

Measles is surging in Alberta. Which vaccine-preventable disease will be next?

  • CBC News
Experts fear upheaval in the U.S. could fuel vaccine distrust in Canada
  • Jun 13, 2025

Experts fear upheaval in the U.S. could fuel vaccine distrust in Canada

  • Ottawa Citizen
Trump's Tariffs Will Drive Up PPE Costs, But Organizers Are Ready
  • Jun 10, 2025

Trump's Tariffs Will Drive Up PPE Costs, But Organizers Are Ready

  • Mother Jones
In Axing mRNA Contract, Trump Delivers Another Blow to US Biosecurity, Former Officials Say - KFF Health News
  • Jun 06, 2025

In Axing mRNA Contract, Trump Delivers Another Blow to US Biosecurity, Former Officials Say - KFF Health News

  • KFF Health News
Bird flu confirmed in two Yellowknife birds
  • Jun 06, 2025

Bird flu confirmed in two Yellowknife birds

  • Cabin Radio
The Scientific and Ethical Case for Sparing the Ostriches
  • Jun 05, 2025

The Scientific and Ethical Case for Sparing the Ostriches

  • The Tyee
  •  — 
  • Jan Hajek
The risks of bird flu are real. We can't bury our heads in the sand, even for the love of ostriches
  •  —
  • Jun 03, 2025

The risks of bird flu are real. We can't bury our heads in the sand, even for the love of ostriches

  • The Globe and Mail
  •  — 
  • Andre Picard
Study finds live avian flu virus in raw milk for more than 1 day at room temperature, 1 week in fridge
  • Jun 02, 2025

Study finds live avian flu virus in raw milk for more than 1 day at room temperature, 1 week in fridge

  • CIDRAP
How the fate of a herd of ostriches on a small B.C. farm caught the attention of the Trump administration
  • Jun 02, 2025

How the fate of a herd of ostriches on a small B.C. farm caught the attention of the Trump administration

  • CBC News
B.C. ostrich farm facing $20,000 fine over failure to quarantine, cull birds: CFIA
  • Jun 02, 2025

B.C. ostrich farm facing $20,000 fine over failure to quarantine, cull birds: CFIA

  • CBC News
Great Week for Pandemic Flu Enthusiasts
  • Jun 02, 2025

Great Week for Pandemic Flu Enthusiasts

  • Rasmussen Retorts
  •  — 
  • Angela Rasmussen

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