Jennifer Yoon

5 days ago | canadianinquirer.net | Jennifer Yoon

Rebecca Archer lovingly places a pair of small glasses on a shelf filled with memorabilia like trinkets and photos. They belonged to her 10-year-old daughter, Renae, who suddenly died after a measles infection. She was just really intelligent. Just a really happy child, always smiling, she remembers. Renae was just five months old when she got the measles – too young to be vaccinated, but unable to avoid being exposed during  in Manchester, England, in 2013.

2 weeks ago | kamumedya.com | Jennifer Yoon

Health·NewWith over 1,000 cases in Ontario alone, 2025 is already a record-shattering year for measles infections. 2025 is already a record-shattering year for measles infectionsJennifer Yoon · CBC News · Posted: Apr 24, 2025 7:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes agoMeasles symptoms can include a fever, a cough, a runny nose and red eyes, as well as a blotchy red rash. Complications can include inflammation of the brain, pneumonia and even death.

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Jennifer Yoon

Brenndon Goodman was nine years old when a doctor told him he would be dead by 30 if he couldn't get his weight under control. "You're going through all the issues a normal nine-year-old goes through. On top of that, also being told you're overweight, you're an aberration. For me, I felt like I was a failure," said Goodman, 30, who lives in Thornhill, Ont. He said he remembers endless — and unhelpful — appointments at weight-loss programs that amounted to cookie-cutter diet plans and shame.

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Amina Zafar |Jennifer Yoon

HealthAs measles outbreaks in Canada grow and spread between provinces, pediatricians are again recommending vaccinations while also bracing for serious complications, including a rare, long-term neurological disorder that can emerge six to 10 years after an initial measles infection.

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Jennifer Yoon

This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Many top scientists in the U.S. are now out of a job. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is aiming to cut 20,000 jobs at agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration FDA).