Tag: Health
Local Health Unit Streamlines COVID-19 Vaccination Program
Due to a decrease in demand for COVID-19 vaccinations and a renewed focus on routine public immunizations including Grade 7 vaccine catch-up program, the...
Hearing Aid Clinic Takes Nominations For Free Hearing Aids Through Gift...
Leading up to Better Hearing Month in May, Hear Well Be Well hearing aid clinics, in partnership with Beltone Canada, are accepting nominations for...
Health Unit Resumes School-Based Routine Immunization Program
Beginning April 2022, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) in partnership with local school boards, is offering school-based catch-up clinics for routine immunizations...
Ontario Building Stronger Healthcare In Parry Sound Area
The Ontario government is providing $500,000 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to help the Municipality of Whitestone renovate and expand the...
Ontario Training More Doctors By Expanding Medical Education
The announcement of new medical school spaces includes 30 undergraduate and 41 postgraduate positions at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine
The provincial government announced...
Ranitidine Products Recalled Because Of A Nitrosamine Impurity
Pharmascience Inc. is recalling 30 lots of over-the-counter ranitidine drugs (150 mg tablets), packaged in blister packs, after tests found NDMA, a nitrosamine impurity,...
Public Health Prevention Measures Remain Important As COVID-19 Restrictions Ease
As public health and workplace safety measures continue to ease across the province, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health (SMDHU) urges residents to continue practicing...
Health Canada Warns Of Risks About Spilling Or Ingestion Of COVID...
Certain ingredients in COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits may be poisonous if swallowed or absorbed through the skin, particularly for young children and pets.
What...
Retired Local Family Physician Honoured By RVH Scholarship
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is honouring retired family physician, Dr. Laura Crook for her contributions to the hospital and the community by...
Health Unit Says COVID Vaccine Boosters Widely Available By Appointment And...
Appointments for first, second or booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine are widely available at health unit community clinics this weekend and into next week....
