Public Health Ontario has released updated statistics that indicate 388 people died from opioid-related causes from July to September 2018, down from 414 deaths during the same period in 2017. Continue reading
The move is intended to reduce health care bureaucracy and overlapping administration duties, which the government has projected will result in annual savings of $200 million by 2022. Continue reading
Data from Public Health Ontario shows that 1,261 people died from an opioid overdose in Ontario in 2017, an increase from 2016, when 867 people died. Continue reading
An ounce of fentanyl can explode in a community like a bomb leaving behind a trail of overdoses and shattered families. Continue reading
This year’s flu shot is expected to be much more effective than last season’s, which ended up being a poor match for the predominant circulating strain, known as A-H3N2, said Dr. Michelle Murti of Public Health Ontario. Continue reading
The Durham District School Board is in the process of making facilities more comfortable for students and staff. Continue reading
Researchers say changes to Ontario’s cervical cancer screening guidelines have led to thousands of women not being tested and diagnosed for chlamydia. Continue reading
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says ticks can carry Lyme disease-causing bacteria. The warning comes as tick populations continue to spread in the province. Continue reading
A Toronto mother of three says her arm was injured after getting the flu shot four weeks ago and it has caused her pain and limited mobility. Continue reading
The first confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Ontario this year has been identified in a person in Markham, health officials said Friday. Continue reading