Race-based data shows that Black Canadians are far more likely to get sick and be hospitalized for COVID-19 than other ethnic groups. A new study looking at antibodies in the blood of Black Canadians aims to understand the reasons in an effort to reduce the impact of the disease on Black communities.

Integrated units with police and mental health workers are being used for wellness checks in some jurisdictions, but it's only a small solution to a more systemic problem. Critics say things can only really improve when something radical happens, like changing how we think of mental health crises.

The Toronto neighbourhood of Thorncliffe Park has a higher rate of COVID-19 infections than all surrounding neighbourhoods. Health officials say cramped housing and other social factors put it risk of a larger outbreak.

The U.S. Center for Science in the Public Interest has called on regulators to take enforcement action against 27 companies including two Canadian ones that sell fertility supplements after its investigation found there's no scientific evidence the products help women get pregnant.

Given that many parents of children with autism seek out complementary and alternative therapies, the Canadian Paediatric Society says it's important that doctors get informed and talk about them especially since those therapies are often expensive, unproven and even potentially harmful.