Health

Teaching universities discuss ways of getting more medical students to opt for family medicine specialty

Newly appointed medical officer of health Dr. Mustafa Hirji is impressed by the scope and depth of the work carried out by Public Health Sudbury and Districts

Amanda Rainville runs the Capreol Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic and not only does she predict a dire shortage of primary health care providers in the next few years, but said clinics like hers can help ease the burden

New article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal explores the impact of expanded alcohol sales in Ontario, calls for minimum pricing of alcohol products to avoid low-price competitions and a move toward warning labels to increase consumer awareness

Sudbury MPP pressures Conservatives over lack of funding for Sudbury's supervised consumption site

Optometry society is concerned that shortage of eye care specialists means longer wait times and sending patients out of town for eye surgeries

New test on the early effectiveness of chemotherapy could help doctors determine whether to continue chemo treatments or switch to a different therapy

Ontario College of Family Physicians concerned as ongoing shortage of family doctors continues and could be getting worse, while the director of the City of Lakes Family Health Team says province should take the team model more seriously

The provincial review of supervised consumption sites has kept funding from Sudbury’s The Spot, which is facing closure at the end of the month

Tina Senior and Daniel Brousseau said the quality of care they are receiving for their six-year-old, who lives with a rare disease, from Bayshore Home Health is not only insufficient but their concerns fall on deaf ears