Health
4 years later, lessons and lingering effects of COVID-19 pandemic in Windsor, Ont. persist
Four years ago, the lives of people around the world changed when a global pandemic was declared by the World...
Windsor Regional Cancer Centre offering scalp-cooling service
The Windsor Regional Cancer Centre is offering a new scalp-cooling service for cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy The Paxman...
World Health Organization warns of ‘relentlessly increasing threat’ of measles
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning of a "relentlessly increasing threat to children" across the globe from measle Last...
STIs increasing in Windsor-Essex: WECHU
There’s an increase in Sexually Transmitted Infections in the region, according to the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Manager of Infectious...
Three mosquito pools test positive for West Nile Virus in Windsor-Essex
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says routine monitoring for West Nile Virus (WNV) has identified three additional positive mosquito pools...
Mosquito trap in Chatham-Kent tests positive for West Nile Virus
A second mosquito trap in Chatham-Kent has tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to health officials CK Public Health issued a...
The Canadian Blood Services’ blood donor centre in Windsor is now closed
Blood donors at the Grand Maris Road East location said there was a mix of emotions inside with volunteers and...
Increase in mosquitoes ‘a trend’ across Canada this year. Here’s why
Mosquitoes They're thirsty bloodsuckers that annoy those who cross into nature, feasting on their salty life source while leaving behind...
The U.S. surgeon general has some tips for parents and teens on social media use
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, is calling for "immediate action" by tech companies and lawmakers to protect kids'...
Air pollution from oil and gas production responsible for $77 billion in annual US health damages, contributes to thousands of early deaths, childhood asthma cases nationwide
These health impacts affected communities in states with high oil and gas production, as well as states with limited or...