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This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here.The impacts of climate…

Crowd gathers during China's Lunar New Year celebrations.Nurphoto | Getty ImagesChinese authorities reportedly called for vigilance Friday as a spike in respiratory illness continues to pile pressure on health care facilities in the north…

Pakistan announced in October that it would begin deporting “undocumented” foreign nationals starting on 1 November, affecting thousands of Afghans who have found refuge in the country.WFP said most families crossing the border are arriving…

In an age where global attention is increasingly focused on the issue of air quality, it is imperative to comprehend the potential health risks associated with elevated Air QualityIndex (AQI) levels. Deteriorating air quality, as indicated…

The Dose24:00What do I need to know about using antibiotics correctly?As the season for coughs and colds returns, medical experts have a reminder: antibiotics aren't a go-to treatment for common viral respiratory infections. "I think that a…

A doctor is injecting a vaccine to a baby boyKarl Tapales | Moment | Getty ImagesSanofi expects its infant RSV shot to roll out in the U.S. before respiratory virus season this fall, a company spokesperson said Friday.The Food and Drug…

Monitoring dairy calves with precision technologies based on the "internet of things," or IoT, leads to the earlier diagnosis of calf-killing bovine respiratory disease, according to a new study. The novel approach -- a result of…

The culmination of a decades-long hunt to protect vulnerable people from the common illness, the European Commission approved the vaccine, named Arexvy, to be used by people aged 60 years old and…

When we're driving to a new destination, we often turn down the stereo as we follow the directions. What had been music suddenly sounds like noise, and it interferes with our focus. Our understanding of how infectious diseases like COVID…

Although the cases of COVID and RSV are falling, another respiratory virus called HMPV is spreading. In early March, around 20 per cent of antigen tests and nearly 11 per cent of PCR tests for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) were positive in…