Health
$1 million dollar fundraising goal reached by Coboconk Wellness Centre
Now the hope is that government will also come through
The Coboconk, Norland & Area Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce that the community has reached its goal to raise $1 million for the new Summit Wellness Centre.
‘Rise Up Kawartha’ protest draws about 40-50 people
A group calling itself Rise Up Kawartha saw about 40-50 people attend a downtown gathering in Lindsay today to protest vaccines and lockdowns.
Health unit warns of increase in opioid-related deaths
A recent increase in the number of opioid overdoses in the area is prompting the local Health Unit to sound the alarm.
City commits $1 million to hospital
Kawartha Lakes council voted unanimously to donate $1 million to the Ross Memorial Foundation capital fundraising campaign for 2021.
Waning immunity not unusual says Bocking, as health unit urges third-dose booster shots
As booster shot eligibility is now lowered to 50, the local health unit’s medical officer of health, Dr. Natalie Bocking, says it’s not a surprise another shot is now needed to fight against COVID-19.
Single, unified digital health records getting closer for area hospitals
On Dec. 3, seven partner hospital organizations, representing 14 hospitals in Central East Ontario, will introduce Epic – a new, digital clinical information system (CIS) that will provide a single, unified personal health record for each patient.
The risk of catching COVID from surfaces is remote; why not stop disinfecting?
‘COVID theatre’ doesn't reflect the fact that surface transmission is rare
The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were filled with speculation, educated guesses on the part of the medical community, and mostly a lot of unknowns.
