Grand Montréal Hepatitis A Outbreak: Public Health Concerns and Response Introduction In a recent announcement, the Direction régionale de santé publique (DRSP) of Montréal revealed that dozens of individuals who stayed at Auberge Chez Jean between July 29th and August 18th may have been exposed to the Hepatitis A virus. As a result, the DRSP […]
CDC Recommends Pricey RSV Protection The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently recommended a new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antibody for infants, as well as a second shot for toddlers at risk of severe disease. This recommendation comes after a unanimous vote by the CDC‘s vaccine advisers. This is the first time […]
National Politicians Want Cop Crackdowns on Drug Dealers, but Experts Warn of Cost to Lives July 5, 2023 | 6:32 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By Brian Mann Introduction A growing coalition of U.S. politicians is calling for tougher police tactics to be used against gangs involved in the sale of dangerous drugs […]
‘We Will Not Let This Happen Again’: Putin Evokes Russia’s Civil War of a Century Ago June 24, 2023 Updated Sat., June 24, 2023 at 10:13 a.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently addressed his country in a somber television address, evoking Russia’s civil war from 1917-23 to rally support against an armed rebellion led by […]
Massive Fire Engulfs Subdivision Under Construction in East Oakville A massive fire broke out at a subdivision under construction in east Oakville late Wednesday morning. The fire occurred in the area of Dundas Street East and William Cutmore Boulevard, near Ninth Line. Emergency crews responded to the scene at around 11:40 a.m., according to Halton […]
Insane Reason Captain Phillips Director Didn’t Let Tom Hanks Meet the Actors Playing Somali Pirates In the 2013 biographical action-thriller film “Captain Phillips,” Tom Hanks played the real-life Captain Richard Phillips as he tried to save his crew from a hijacking by Somali pirates. Directed by Paul Greengrass, the movie was a huge box office […]