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Balancing Public Health, Indigenous Sovereignty and Research Ethics – U of Guelph
Apr 3, 2025 In a unique collaboration, University of Guelph researchers Drs. Melissa Perreault and Lawrence Goodridge are combining their areas of expertise in Indigenous scholarship and wastewater monitoring to…
First Nations’ drinking water an issue ‘of utmost importance’ – The Turtle Island News
April 2, 2025 By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source OGOKI POST — According to Indigenous Services Canada, 23 First Nations in Ontario are under long-term drinking…
Oral Health Month: Providing dental services in rural and remote communities – FNHA
Apr 01, 2025 A client talks about her experience receiving dental care through the FNHA’s Community Oral Health Services program” April is Oral Health Month, an opportunity to remind everyone…
Over 1,600 elementary students suspended in Waterloo region for out-of-date vaccination records – CBC
Apr 02, 2025 Public health officials in Waterloo region are urging people to get vaccinated after more than 1,600 elementary students were suspended for out-of-date vaccination records on Wednesday. Nearly…
Doctors say some Sask. adults might need measles booster shots – CBC
People born between 1970 and 1996 only received one vaccination and guidelines now say second shot is needed Apr 02, 2025 Saskatchewan adults might not have sufficient immunity to the…
Quebec wants to make it harder for doctors to go from public to private system – CBC
Québec Solidaire MNA scoffs at proposal, says it shows ‘lack of courage’ Apr 01, 2025 The Coalition Avenir Québec government is proposing restrictions for physicians who want to go from…
Fungal diseases ‘growing increasingly resistant to treatment,’ WHO says – CBC
More people vulnerable to severe fungal infections Apr 01, 2025 Some fungal diseases in humans no longer respond to medicines, which increases the risk of severe illness and death as…
A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant – CTV
March 31, 2025 Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time. Although it’s still experimental, they hope the brain-computer interface could…
First Nation in Ontario has no space for alcohol-drug detox centre, so dozens being helped at a hotel – CBC
Apr 01, 2025 Community support worker Kyle Arnold says detoxing from drugs is one of the hardest things he’s ever done, but seeing dozens of members of Long Lake #58…
Trump wants to tariff Canadian-made drugs. Experts warn U.S. patients could pay the price – CBC
Antidepressants, antibiotics among Canadian manufactured drugs that end up in the U.S. market Mar 31, 2025 Prescription drugs have been exempt from tariffs in the past. But Donald Trump looks…
