Public Health Ontario has released updated statistics that indicate 435 people died from opioid-related causes from January to March 2019 – up from 307 deaths during the same period in 2018. Continue reading
Using scented deodorants, hairspray, cosmetics or even breathing in a space can lead to poor indoor air quality, the study found. Continue reading
Infants typically don’t receive the measles vaccine until they are 12 months old. That results in a “quite alarming” susceptibility gap. Continue reading
Public Health Ontario has released updated statistics showing 1,473 people died from opioid-related causes in 2018, a jump of about 17 per cent from the previous year. Continue reading
A staff report prepared for the Region of Waterloo estimates the area will be shorted $5.4 million in funding by proposed changes to public health units. Continue reading
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