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Sudbury board of health appoints new associate medical officer

Sudbury board of health appoints new associate medical officer

Dr. Emily Groot named as acting associate medical officer of health for Public Health Sudbury and Districts
Registered Nurses join call for supervised consumption sites

Registered Nurses join call for supervised consumption sites

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario is latest group to speak out against Ontario Conservative plan to close supervised consumption sites
Community marks annual Trans Day of Remembrance

Community marks annual Trans Day of Remembrance

Local 2SLGBTQ+ community gathers for the annual event that aims to raise awareness about issues faced by people who are trans, but also to highlight the challenges they continue to face in society
Ontario Nurses' Association wants consumption sites reopened

Ontario Nurses' Association wants consumption sites reopened

Letter to premier’s office calls on the province to reverse course on drug consumption sites and to reopen the facilities in order to provide safe treatment of people with addictions
Opioid treatment guidelines updated for 2024 in Canada

Opioid treatment guidelines updated for 2024 in Canada

Previous medical guidelines from 2018 have been updated to emphasize evidence-based harm reduction approaches
Gélinas: Home care failure forced local mother to give up daughter’s custody

Gélinas: Home care failure forced local mother to give up daughter’s custody

MPP France Gélinas, the NDP health care critic, tells legislature that the lack of proper home care is breaking up families 
New parents and pregnant mothers: Where to get an RSV vaccine in Sudbury

New parents and pregnant mothers: Where to get an RSV vaccine in Sudbury

Long story short: RSV vaccination for infants and mothers should be administered either in the hospital or directly from a primary health-care provider
Clinical trials: When patients and scientists team up to fight cancer

Clinical trials: When patients and scientists team up to fight cancer

Health Sciences North Research Institute works to find ways to improve cancer care, and cancer patients can get more individualized care and help move the science forward by taking part in clinical trials of new treatments
Health care privatization a Trojan Horse from Ford, unions says

Health care privatization a Trojan Horse from Ford, unions says

Ontario Council of Hospital Unions is touring the province with a large Trojan Horse sculpture, which they say represents the Ontario's Conservative government's deceptive gift of shorter wait times through privatization
Seasonal flu shots and updated COVID-19 vaccines now available

Seasonal flu shots and updated COVID-19 vaccines now available

Health unit is urging local residents to book an appointment now through local pharmacies or their doctor’s office