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Lakelands Public Health is dealing with what it calls a “cybersecurity incident.” As Madeleine McColl reports, an investigation continues as the organization works to protect personal information and restore public health services.

Viruses didn’t take a vacation over the holidays while friends and family got together. Madeleine McColl has the details on the Peterorough region’s respiratory virus activity, and how healthcare providers are responding.

CUPE members at Ontario Health at Home held rallies across the province Monday, including in Peterborough. Members were pushing back against a provincial return-to-office mandate. Marc Woodhouse reports.

Cases of respiratory illness are on the rise across the Peterborough region including a COVID-19 outbreak at Cobourg’s hospital. Public health is urging residents to take precautions as ICU visits increase. Marc Woodhouse reports.

Cold and flu season is upon us, and health professionals serving Peterborough have plans to help manage and monitor circulating sicknesses. Madeleine McColl has more on how you can try to beat the bugs this fall.

The Ontario Health Coalition and CUPE are concerned about the potential consequences of privatizing surgeries in Ontario. According to research from Allyson Pollock, a professor at Newcastle University, an increase in contracting out cataract, hip and knee surgeries to for-profit facilities in England led to increased inequalities, reduced capacity and longer wait times at public...

Two Peterborough-area health units have officially merged with a new name. On Thursday the new organization was introduced to the public. Marc Woodhouse has the details.

Testing from Peterborough Public Health has confirmed that Millbrook’s water is once again safe to drink. This comes after crews worked around the clock to repair the system following a water main break last week. Marc Woodhouse has the latest.

Public health officials say two cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Northumberland County. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit and Peterborough Public Health say two American crows found dead in Hamilton Township have both tested positive for the virus. These are the the first confirmed cases of West Nile in...

Peterborough Public Health has confirmed the region’s first locally-acquired case of measles in more than a decade. The health unit is now warning the public about potential exposure at several busy locations. Marc Woodhouse reports.

Ticks are now active in the area, and Peterborough Public Health is reminding residents to protect themselves, and their pets. Marc Woodhouse has more– including news of a ‘close encounter’ from a familiar face.

On Monday, the Ford government announced that it would go ahead with municipal funding cuts to public health and child care. However, there will no longer be cuts to paramedic services. Katrina Squazzin has local reaction.

The public health unit in Peterborough could be staring at a $612 thousand shortfall from the province as it cuts $200 million across the province. Dan Nyznik has the story.

Peterborough Public Health is concerned about the number of teens either vaping or using e-cigarettes. Health promoter Keith Beecroft says parents need to know that many of these items look a lot like lighters and often contain more nicotine than a package of cigarettes. CLAIRIFICATION MAY 27, 2019: On May 10, we brought you an...

With all the rain this spring , experts say to expect more mosquitos in the next few weeks. And as Katrina Squazzin reports, Peterborough Public Health is warning residents to take extra precautions – to limit the risk of West Nile virus.

Chief Randy Mellow says there are multiple health care options available to residents outside of the emergency room or calling 9-1-1. The paramedic service has launched, “Is Your Urgency An Emergency?” as a way to inform the public about what’s available if you need help.

Peterborough health officials continue to urge caution on the heels of a spike in drug poisonings. Over the weekend, 14 people required EMS or were transported to the emergency department due to overdoses. Robert Lothian has the details.

Peterborough Public Health held an emergency meeting Tuesday night to talk about what a 27% cut to the unit could possible mean, along with the possibility that Peterborough could lose its Medical Officer of Health and its local health board.

According to Peterborough Public Health, 17 people have died from a suspected opioid overdose in the city and county in the first three months of the year.

Tick season is well under way in the Peterborough region. Peterborough Public Health says there were cases of Lyme disease reported in the area last year. Health Inspector Wanda Tonus stopped by Global News Morning Peterborough on Friday to talk about what to look for when it comes to tick bites, when you should see...