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As the excitement builds for the upcoming total solar eclipse, warnings about counterfeit and fake eclipse glasses are also popping up. Looking directly at the sun without proper protection can lead to serious problems, such as partial or complete loss of eyesight, the Canadian Space Agency warns. That is why …
Read More »Possible HIV cure 1 step closer to human trials: Ontario researchers
A new international study led by Ontario researchers is showing promise in potentially curing HIV. If it makes it through human clinical trials, it has the potential to cure millions of people worldwide, researchers say. Approximately 95 per cent of people with HIV have it chronically, which Ryan Ho, a …
Read More »‘Running into roadblocks’: N.B. family fights to get care for daughter with epilepsy
Shana Holloran and Alexander Grant have watched their child turn blue more than any parent ever should. Their young daughter, Charlotte, has epilepsy and regularly suffers from different types of seizures. On a good day, she has 20 to 50 seizures. On other days, she can have more than 150. …
Read More »Drug alert issued in Waterloo Region after 3 suspected fatal overdoses in 7 days
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A drug alert has been issued by the Waterloo Region Integrated Drug Strategy for the area after three people died over the past week from suspected drug-poisonings or overdoses. The agency says that the drug checking program at the Kitchener CTS site …
Read More »Almost 3,000 students suspended in Waterloo Region over immunization issues
Close to 3,000 children attending elementary school across Waterloo Region were suspended from school on Wednesday morning for not having up-to-date immunization records. The region says Waterloo Public Health suspended 2,969 students under the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA). For several months, the region has been campaigning for people …
Read More »Elon Musk’s X to pay legal bills for Brampton, Ont., doctor chastised over COVID-19 tweets
Elon Musk’s X said it’s funding legal bills for a Canadian doctor previously chastised by regulators for her tweets about COVID-19. In a post to the X News account on Sunday morning, the company formerly known as Twitter wrote that it’s “proud to defend” Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill against what …
Read More »Ontario hospitals, LTC homes spent nearly $1B on agency staff last year
Hospitals and long-term care homes spent nearly $1 billion last year to fill shifts with nurses and personal support workers from private staffing agencies, a Ministry of Health document estimates. A November 2023 staffing agency update obtained by The Canadian Press through a freedom-of-information request shows that agency use increased …
Read More »Ontario extends program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid ER closures
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 22, 2024 6:07 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario is extending a program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures for another six months. The province established what’s now known as the Temporary Locum …
Read More »Measles exposure possible at Toronto mom and babies programs: TPH – Toronto
Toronto Public Health is warning that those who attended mom and babies programs in the city last week may have been exposed to measles. On Wednesday, Toronto Public Health (TPH) said in a news release that the possible exposure is linked to the city’s second travel-related measles case that was …
Read More »More Canadians buying cannabis only from legal sources, citing safety: StatCan – National
Nearly six years since cannabis became legal for sale in Canada, new data shows a majority of those using the products available are exclusively buying from legal sources. The data released Monday found almost 72 per cent of Canadians who used cannabis in the 12 months before the national cannabis …
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