In mid-May, health units from Kingston up to the Quebec border learned that they could possibly be absorbed by the Ottawa Public Health unit by spring of 2020. Continue reading →

The proposed merger comes as the provincial government begins to follow through on its plan to reduce the number of health units in the province to 10. Continue reading →

The chief medical officer of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Public Health is conducting research in the region as part of a $4-million study on Lyme disease. Continue reading →

Opioid-related emergency room visits have increased by over 90 per cent in one year in Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Continue reading →

KFL&A Public Health is warning those in the Kingston area about a greater possibility of drugs being laced with fentanyl and carfentanil. Continue reading →

As of April 4, 369 students were set to be suspended due to lack of proper immunization, but Kingston’s public health unit said it expected the number to decline. Continue reading →

The PrEP and Gay Men’s Sexual Health Clinic is located in the KFL&A Public Health building at 221 Portsmouth Ave. and opens every Monday from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Continue reading →

Although the public health unit says the risk of infection is low, they are still advising patients to get tested. Continue reading →

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health and Quinte Health Care have confirmed a total of eight cases of influenza in the Belleville area. Continue reading →

Officials with Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health say they acted fast on a suspected Xanax issue in a Napanee high school. Continue reading →