The Ontario government is investing $2 million this year through the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund to help Timmins and District Hospital complete critical upgrades and repairs that will create a safer, more comfortable space for people and their families connecting to care and services at the hospital. “Our government isRead More →
As the effects of climate change continue to manifest worldwide, Ontario finds itself on the frontlines of a battle against an unexpected consequence: the proliferation of tick-borne illnesses. Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer warns of an alarming rise in three types of tick-borne diseases in addition to Lyme disease, with climateRead More →
Based on the amount of coronavirus found in the province’s wastewater, Ontario is witnessing 100,000 to 120,000 new cases of COVID-19 every day. There were 1,074 individuals with COVID-19 in Ontario hospitals as of Wednesday morning, with the load on the healthcare system showing no signs of alleviating anytime soon.Read More →
By the end of the summer, Ontario hopes to have fully vaccinated the majority of its population. Residents who want to have their shot sooner should reschedule their second appointments when they become eligible. Individuals can choose to wait for their already scheduled appointments. Vaccines will aid in the preventionRead More →
Ontario is sounding the alarm as the province records the highest number of infections today. Fueled by the B117 variant, Ontario recorded 4,456 new infections on Sunday. Patients in the ICU passed 600, causing many to be sent to various locations across the province. “Ontario is reporting 4,456 cases ofRead More →
I have been a family physician practising in this province for 30 years. It is a great joy looking after my patients. However, looking after them in the health care quagmire of disconnected information and bureaucratic silos is becoming a nightmare. It is alarming seeing my young colleagues bewildered soRead More →
An Ontario hospital last fall accounted for over three quarters of the exposed and unusued IP addresses or connected devices among medical institutions around the globe, according to research conducted by two security vendors. Read more at https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/ontario-hospitals-exposure-of-tens-of-thousands-of-unused-ip-addresses-was-risky-says-study/403606Read More →
“Each year, a growing number of students do not get matched, putting the hundreds of thousands of dollars that provincial governments invest in educating and training future doctors at risk.” After he was passed over twice for a medical residency program, after he quizzed university officials and career counsellors aboutRead More →
Things are looking bright for Dan Leibu and League Inc., a digital health and benefits platform he founded with three friends two years ago in Toronto. League plans to triple staff to as many as 200 by the end of the year and start offering services in the U.S. The company providesRead More →
Physician S.S. (Sonny) Kohli was volunteering in Haiti after the devastating earthquake there in 2010, and he was treating a woman with chest pains. “The usual course of action would be to do an EKG [electrocardiogram] and get a picture of her heart. It’s basic technology, relatively inexpensive, but notRead More →