CBC: Health

Tuesday th 21st of April 2020

COVID-19 in Quebec: Non-urgent medical care remains on hold to free up staff for long-term care homes - 02:40

B.C. says everyone with COVID-19 symptoms can be tested, as total cases rise to 1,699 - 02:40

Ontario's new COVID-19 modelling offers hope, but no clear picture of when restrictions will ease - 02:40

Monday th 20th of April 2020

Emergency department visits are down — and this is not a good thing - 13:00

Can my mattress get contaminated if I had the virus? Your COVID-19 questions answered - 08:50

COVID-19 likely won't end the handshake, but could it lead to some handshake-free zones? - 08:50

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday - 08:50

Why South Korea has managed to flatten the COVID-19 curve - 05:00

'We weren't prepared': N.W.T. economy in a battle for survival amid COVID-19 - 03:40

Sunday th 19th of April 2020

New infectious disease paramedics answering Hamilton's highest-risk calls amid COVID-19 - 17:30

'Men are at a huge disadvantage' — who is getting hit hardest by COVID-19 and why - 10:00

'I choose to be in control': Some seniors weighing medically assisted death because of COVID-19 - 10:00

From pipe dream to prospect: the pandemic is making a case for a universal basic income - 10:00

Alberta health-care workers say new masks don't seal, cause rashes and headaches - 10:00

Reopening economy in stages 'important part of the recovery,' Trudeau says - 05:40

Assessing the value of a life: COVID-19 triage orders mustn't work against those with disabilities - 03:10

Saturday th 18th of April 2020

Federal officials urge caution as some provinces float easing restrictions  - 17:21

'Doing my damnedest': Family living in a shutdown world of COVID-19 juggles a lot — with very little - 10:50

At Quebec nursing home, orderlies worked without PPE, COVID-19 patients wandered halls - 10:50

Canada, U.S. border restrictions extended by 30 days - 10:50

As COVID-19 deaths mount in long-term care homes, families demand more timely information - 10:20

Early signs suggest race matters when it comes to COVID-19. So why isn't Canada collecting race-based data? - 10:20

How is COVID-19 killing us? Experts warn it may attack more than the lungs - 04:50

Is spraying disinfectant in public spaces a good way to fight COVID-19? - 03:20

Friday th 17th of April 2020

Canadian Forces members with medical training will help at long-term care homes in Quebec - 18:11

Are dead bodies contagious? Your COVID-19 questions answered - 12:00

A week after their mother died of COVID-19, family still doesn't know where her body is - 12:00

Return to normal hinges on immunity, say those pushing for new COVID-19 blood tests - 11:30

1 million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine by U.K. scientists to be made before proof it works - 10:40

Trudeau announces help for struggling energy sector, including $1.7B to clean orphan wells - 10:40

Wuhan health officials raise death toll linked to COVID-19 by 50% - 09:10

Ventilators are being overused on COVID-19 patients, world-renowned critical care specialist says - 09:10

Infection control oversight lacking at Ontario seniors' homes as inspections dwindled - 09:10

'It's heartbreaking': Homeless during pandemic left out in the cold — figuratively and literally - 04:00

Will it really take 'weeks' to ease physical distancing? Maybe not - 04:00

Thursday th 16th of April 2020

'Enough with the guardian angels': Nurses and families say government acted too late to help seniors - 14:00

Are we close to antibody testing? Your COVID-19 questions answered - 13:30

Ontario confirms 514 new COVID-19 cases, pushing total to nearly 9,000 - 13:30

First Quebec doctor dies of COVID-19 - 13:30

Trudeau announces expanded loan eligibility for businesses and assistance for commercial rent - 12:00

U.S. grapples with how to drastically ramp up COVID-19 contact tracing - 11:00

COVID-19 in Quebec: Public health emergency extended, crises continue in seniors' homes - 09:00

The coronavirus doesn't discriminate, but society does — and the results in the U.S. are deadly - 09:00

It's not the number of COVID-19 patients posing a challenge for ICUs — it's how long they stay - 04:30

'Too soon to let our guard down': How Canada has avoided a surge of COVID-19 cases in hospitals - 03:30

'We have a whole globe to protect': Pandemic vaccine research speeds up - 03:30

Wednesday th 15th of April 2020

Pandemic could affect food supplies, power grids, telecommunications, says government document - 15:11

Advocates wonder why long-term care COVID warnings were ignored - 11:11

Trudeau announces expanded eligibility for COVID-19 emergency benefits - 11:11

Number of worldwide COVID-19 cases surpasses 2 million - 10:00