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Learning to live with COVID: Why some experts think it's time to start getting back to normal

The shift from 'planking' COVID to learning to co-exist reflects the transition period Canada is now in, the slow shift from life-halting pandemic, to an endemic situation

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The evolutionary trajectory of the virus that causes COVID-19 is unknown, but available data show the vaccines are holding up.

Nieman: A healthy diet can help build a better brain

Photo-illustration by Kathryn Molcak, CALGARY HERALD. for a Real Life story on healthy food for the brain. *CALGARY HERALD MERLIN ARCHIVE*

Tips for easing back into pre-pandemic life

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COVID-19 myths that refuse to die, from undue concern about children to variants and vaccines

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July 6 photo of children at a playground in Philadelphia.

COVID-19: 1.5 million children have lost parents to pandemic

A health official draws a dose of the AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.

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The Delta curve ball: How worried should Canada be about the COVID variant?

'This virus spreads so fast, and is so contagious that, if 20 per cent of the population is not vaccinated, that will be more then enough to keep this thing going'

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July 17, 2021 Canada
A schizophrenia expert discovers an even 'weirder' disease: His own

'One treatment for my disease makes it more likely that I will become a gambler'

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July 16, 2021 Canada
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Shragge: Pat Steel Moyer made many musical memories in storied singing career

With an alto voice sounding like Peggy Lee or Julie London, Pat's career as a vocalist began when she joined up with the Regina-based Moyer Band in 1960.

July 15, 2021 Seniors
Canadian company aims to make fertility more approachable

Toronto-headquartered, direct to consumer company offers "personalized fertility care."

July 14, 2021 Health
Here is what we know about the Lambda variant in Canada

There is a newly emerging strain of COVID-19 in Canada that was flagged as a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization in June

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July 14, 2021 Health

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Nieman: More emphasis needs to be paid to children's moral and emotional intelligence

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Character is more important than intellect.”

June 26, 2021 Family & Child
Pfizer is not superior to Moderna and it's 'perfectly okay' to mix COVID vaccines, experts say

While health authorities are reassuring Canadians that it’s safe to mix COVID-19 vaccines doses, some appear to be rejecting Moderna for Pfizer

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June 24, 2021 Health
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Echoes of neurodegenerative disease in fatal COVID-19; sleep woes may add risk

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19.

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June 22, 2021 Health
Can I ask someone if they got a COVID shot? What experts say about vaccine etiquette

'And what do you say? Are you doubly vaccinated? Did you have AstraZeneca, or Pfizer? How far do you go with this?'

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June 18, 2021 Canada
Which COVID vaccine is best? Here’s why that’s really hard to answer

You might think clinical trials might provide some answers about which vaccine is 'best,' particularly the large phase 3 trials, but direct comparison is complex

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June 17, 2021 Health