Twice as many children were hospitalized for respiratory infections at CHEO this fall than in previous years — and those patients were sicker than before,…
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As non-clinical Red Cross staff began working overnight shifts at CHEO this week to help with an unprecedented surge of severely ill children, adult hospitals…
In a viral season that’s brought “unprecedented” patient volumes due to influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and COVID-19, Ottawa’s children’s hospital is accepting some staffing…
A meeting of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Tuesday evening ended without a vote on imposing mask rules after people who oppose such mandates disrupted…
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The viral season that is already slamming children’s hospitals across Ontario will get worse before it gets better, warned the medical director of the pediatric…
After two years of virtual absence, influenza is expected to roar back this fall. With most pandemic protections gone, that has many experts concerned about…