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TORONTO - People who think the new coronavirus couldn't take off and cause a SARS-like crisis may have forgotten a phenomenon that was a game-changer during SARS — patients called superspreaders.

HALIFAX - Public health officials in Nova Scotia knew they were dealing with an outbreak of E. coli five days before they informed the public about it in early January, documents obtained by The 91Ô­´´ Press show.

SAN FRANCISCO - Have a heart problem? If it's fixable, there's a good chance it can be done without surgery, using tiny tools and devices that are pushed through tubes into blood vessels. Heart care is in the midst of a transformation.

FREDERICTON - Two years after New Brunswick decided to help multiple sclerosis patients pay for an unproven treatment that's only offered outside the country, the number of patients who have sought the so-called liberation treatment has fallen short

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The flu season is winding down, and it has killed 105 children so far — about the average toll. The season started about a month earlier than usual, sparking concerns it might turn into the worst in a decade.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 80 years old and have been told that I have severe osteoarthritis of the shoulder and that I should have a shoulder replacement.

OTTAWA - A 45-year-old federal agency that's spent billions trying to improve the lives of people around the world is being eliminated.

As many of you move through your fitness program, it is important to keep yourself motivated by continuing to review your goals. Both long term and short term goals are important as each serves a different purpose.

The bizarre account of a wolf attack on a woman along a lonely stretch of a northern Manitoba highway is being questioned by some wildlife experts.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 62-year-old man who is starting to get a sagging neck. Is there any exercise I can do to pull this skin back? I just don’t want to have a turkey neck. I do 150 pushups a day, and I work on the treadmill. I’m not overweight.