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If someone is having an overdose, do you know what to do?

If someone is having an overdose, do you know what to do?

Former manager of Sudbury’s Supervised Consumption site is teaching others how to handle an overdose; in the absence of the site ‘bystanders may become first responders’ she said
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Three foundations amalgamate as Health Sciences North Foundation

Three foundations amalgamate as Health Sciences North Foundation

The Northern Cancer Foundation, NEO Kids Foundation, and Health Sciences North Foundation amalgamated as the new Health Sciences North Foundation effective immediately
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TWN’s Kim MacDonald on why she shows the world her mastectomy tattoo

TWN’s Kim MacDonald on why she shows the world her mastectomy tattoo

‘There was something about this tattoo that made me feel beautiful and strong and a bit of a badass,’ said the broadcaster and breast cancer survivor, speaking at the 26th annual Luncheon of Hope fundraiser in Sudbury
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Surging syphilis: Sudbury has among Ontario’s highest case rates

Surging syphilis: Sudbury has among Ontario’s highest case rates

Latest numbers show Sudbury is the sixth highest number of syphilis cases by population among all other health regions in Ontario
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Cancer is expensive — study looks at impact on patients' health

Cancer is expensive — study looks at impact on patients' health

Health Sciences North Research Institute will examine the health impact of day-to-day, out-of-pocket costs for cancer patients
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Ontario to use artificial intelligence to track opioid events

Ontario to use artificial intelligence to track opioid events

Public health officials will use AI to let doctors and nurses monitor real-time events related to opioid incidents and news events 
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Top doc wants anti-racism project adopted by board of health

Top doc wants anti-racism project adopted by board of health

Sudbury health unit CEO recommends anti-racism program for local public health employees 
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Cambrian offers free pre-natal and postpartum massage therapy

Cambrian offers free pre-natal and postpartum massage therapy

College students will perform pre-natal and postpartum massages during the fall term as part of the college’s massage therapy program 
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Health unit issues advisory for virus vaccine for older adults

Health unit issues advisory for virus vaccine for older adults

Alert sent out to local physicians advises that vaccines should commence for high-risk adults 60 and older for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
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Ontario promises quicker treatment for gastrointestinal patients

Ontario promises quicker treatment for gastrointestinal patients

Ministry of Health says creation of new surgical care centres will provide patients with quicker procedures for gastrointestinal illness
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