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Public health units across Ontario call on province for more

(8 days ago) WEBThe public health units are asking the government to boost their overall funding by $145 million so they can meet provincially mandated standards, handle inflationary costs, and catch up on

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-public-health-units-call-for-more-funding-1.6763865

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3 eastern Ontario health units exploring merger CBC News

(2 days ago) WEBKingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Public Health is one of three public health units in eastern Ontario that are considering a potential merger. (John …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/health-unit-eastern-ontario-merger-kingston-belleville-1.7054519

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Thunder Bay Health Unit changes case management amid - CBC.ca

(2 days ago) WEBThe Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is advising the public of a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in its catchment area, along with …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/covid-thunder-bay-health-unit-1.6299282

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Why belief in cancer fatalism can harm your health - BBC

(4 days ago) WEBPsychologists, health workers and others have been studying this phenomenon, known as cancer fatalism, in order to understand why it's so persistent …

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240429-why-belief-in-cancer-fatalism-can-harm-your-health

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Public Health Sudbury plans to address programs neglected

(5 days ago) WEBPublic Health Sudbury and Districts has dedicated most of its resources to its COVID-19 response, but now the health unit plans to address a backlog of services …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/public-health-sudbury-covid-programs-1.6358476

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Toronto Public Health could cut 423 staff as it shifts away - CBC.ca

(7 days ago) WEBThe public health unit in Canada's largest city appears set to cut hundreds of staff as it shifts its COVID-19 response — but several veteran city councillors warn …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-public-health-budget-1.6637132

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Northeast health units continue to offer vaccines over holiday

(7 days ago) WEBThe North Bay-Parry Sound District Health Unit said due to the "incredible uptake of COVID-19 third doses," it has partnered with the city to offer mass vaccination …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/covid-vaccine-holiday-season-1.6296856

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Health unit turns away cross-border nurses volunteering to

(5 days ago) WEB"The fact of the matter is that this is not discrimination, this is public health." Windsor-Essex health unit seeks volunteers with medical expertise for COVID-19 …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/cross-border-nurses-covid-19-vaccine-1.5928757

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Health unit plans new mass vaccination sites to boost - CBC.ca

(5 days ago) WEBThe health unit plans to open two new, additional clinics in early January in Windsor-Essex: A mass vaccination centre in Leamington. A vaccination site in west …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/health-unit-plans-new-mass-vaccination-sites-to-boost-community-s-immunity-to-covid-19-1.6291966

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Ontario health units wasted 100s of vaccine doses in March

(9 days ago) WEBMost of Ontario's public health units wasted dozens of COVID-19 vaccine doses last month. One wasted hundreds. But they argue that's not the full story. CBC …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/covid-19-vaccine-doses-wastages-extra-vaccination-public-health-units-1.5989567

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Search is on for a new home for the Windsor-Essex County Health …

(3 days ago) WEBThe public health unit in Windsor-Essex is searching for a new home. CEO says WECHU will be leaving Ouellette Ave. location by end of 2023 CBC News · …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/new-home-wechu-1.6417442

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7 public health units to 'work together' to adapt to climate

(Just Now) WEBSieswerda noted that the results may "funnel up" and eventually result in change at the provincial government level as well. With a hefty sum from Health …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/health-units-climate-change-1.5123891

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Health - CBC News

(Just Now) WEBA vital dose of the week's news in health and medicine, from CBC Health. Delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning. Current TimeIgnore this field. If any data is entered …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health

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COVID-19 activity on the rise in Sudbury, Ont., says health unit

(Just Now) WEBAs of Oct. 14, COVID-19 case activity was considered very high, with a per cent positivity rate of 16.6 per cent. The health unit reported there were 32 new COVID …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/covid-19-rate-sudbury-1.7002079

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Who needs Paxlovid now? New guidelines suggest only highest

(6 days ago) WEBA Toronto intensive care unit in 2021, before the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments such as Paxlovid. This story is part of CBC Health's Second …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/paxlovid-cadth-guidelines-1.7177570

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Sudbury health unit launches new COVID-19 Risk Index CBC News

(8 days ago) WEBAs of Friday the COVID-19 risk in Sudbury and districts was moderate. Public Health Sudbury and Districts has launched a new COVID-19 Risk Index that is …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/covid-19-risk-index-1.6484667

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Health unit encourages 'kindness' as more Ontario pandemic

(Just Now) WEBThe health unit said the deceased are men; one was in his 50s, and one in his 90s. There have been 585 deaths related to COVID-19 in Windsor-Essex since the …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/wechu-covid19-march10-1.6379668

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Toronto Public Health to prioritize contact tracing for COVID

(7 days ago) WEBToronto's public health unit will take a more aggressive role in contact tracing confirmed COVID-19 variant cases. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) Toronto Public Health …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-public-health-to-prioritize-contact-tracing-for-covid-19-variant-cases-1.5920592

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Brampton's new housing for women escaping violence is already …

(5 days ago) WEBPeel Public Health told CBC Toronto that as of 2022 – the most recent information available – police in the region responded to some 16,000 incidents of family …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/peel-women-intimate-partner-violence-1.7185150

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Some Quebec hospitals are freeing up beds with virtual health …

(6 days ago) WEBDr. Amar Bhindi said the virtual care program allows Lakeshore Hospital to expand its number of beds by monitoring patients who are at home. (Ivanoh …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/virtual-health-care-quebec-1.7182608

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Public Health doctor talks about treatment of COVID patients

(6 days ago) WEBPublic Health doctor talks about treatment of COVID patients in hospital. 2 years ago; News; Duration 2:50; Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Jennifer Russell explains why …

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.6323559

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Canada's dental care plan begins today. Here's what you need

(3 days ago) WEBThe Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) begins covering 1.7 million seniors today — but many patients may have to wait a while to get their dental visits covered. …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-dental-care-plan-cdcp-seniors-coverage-begins-may-1-1.7189717

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Sask. officials knew COVID-19 was spreading at an 'exponential

(1 days ago) WEBThe Investigative Journalism Foundation (IJF) and the CBC have obtained a six-page briefing presented to top officials at Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health in …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/covid-19-response-fall-2021-1.7179486

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1,400 secondary students in Waterloo region suspended for out

(Just Now) WEBThe region says the last time public health issued suspensions for outdated records was in 2019 and at that time, 517 secondary students were suspended. Routine …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/secondary-high-school-students-vaccination-records-suspended-1.7190486

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Travel nurse who left rural job says N.L. is pushing people - CBC.ca

(4 days ago) WEBStacey Button left her full-time job as a licensed practical nurse in Springdale, N.L., to become a travel nurse, after what she says was around 10 years of feeling …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/travel-nurse-rural-nl-1.7187927

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B.C. earmarks $155M to recruit, retain specialized health workers

(7 days ago) WEBThe British Columbia government has earmarked another $155.7 million to recruit and retain health-science workers. (Submitted by CSMLS) The British Columbia …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-specialized-health-workers-recruit-retain-155m-1.7191900

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