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Researchers at Western University are another step closer to finding an "effective and affordable targeted treatment strategy for an HIV cure," according to the school.

COVID cases are on the rise across the province, but the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is not expecting any restrictions.

Early signals point to Canada entering a fall COVID-19 wave. How big that surge becomes will largely hinge on the country’s level of population immunity, experts say, as well as the timing of fall booster shots that aren’t yet approved in either Canada or the U.S. 

Despite wastewater sites across Canada reporting some of the lowest levels of COVID-19 since analysis began, some researchers say surveillance should continue so the country can be prepared for the next pandemic. 

Western University in London, Ont., is building a state-of-the-art laboratory where researchers will pre-emptively create new vaccines, tactics and materials in order to fight a wide range of existing and emergent viral threats.

The monkeypox disease comes from the same family of viruses that cause smallpox

OTTAWA — Plans are underway to sift through Canadian sewage to test for and measure monkeypox, polio and other potential health threats, the country’s chief public health officer said Friday. 

Ontario health officials tracking prevalence of COVID-19 through municipal wastewater testing say theyre seeing a sustained increase in the viral signal in a variety of locations.

Ontario health officials tracking prevalence of COVID-19 through municipal wastewater testing say theyre seeing a sustained increase in the viral signal in a variety of locations.

With Ontario partway through its first week without mask mandates and a lack of widespread provincial testing, you may be wondering about theCOVID-19 spread in your community.