Ontario has 18 confirmed cases of salmonella infections linked to exposure to geckos, the federal public health agency says. In a notice issued on Friday, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said it was investigating an outbreak of "Salmonella lome" illness after 35 cases have been reported in seven provinces so far. "Based on investigation findings to date, exposure to geckos has been identified as a likely source of the outbreak. Many of the individuals who became sick reported...
The PSC is looking into whether Paden City is a distressed or failing utility.
Westchester County officials have launched a new threat assessment center intended to give residents a direct way to report any threats of mass violence or domestic terrorism. Officials announced the launch of the Westchester County Threat Assessment Center on Thursday, March 21. The center will utilize a multi-disciplinary team of law enforcement, mental health professionals, social workers, school officials, and other community stakeholders, and will receive, assess, and manage potential...
The HSE has issued a warning as it lists 13 new symptoms of the JN.1 Covid variant
For vaccines and otherwise, focused and effective communication is at the heart of a successful public health response, experts say, especially in a time as unique as this.
For vaccines and otherwise, focused and effective communication is at the heart of a successful public health response, experts say, especially in a time as unique as this.
It is a political memoir defined not just by the cataclysmic downfall of its subject, but also by the controversy it has courted before it even goes to print
The COVID-19 school lockdowns created generational learning loss, The New York Times reports. Yes, just about four years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Read More
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Toronto Public Health (TPH) is alerting the public after paramedics recently responded to six suspected opioid overdose-related deaths. The health unit said that the number of people who died of a drug overdose between March 14 and 17 is triple the current average seen over a four-day period in the past 12 weeks. The deaths occured troughout the city, public health said. 1/4: #DrugAlertTO: there has been an increase in suspected opioid overdose-related deaths attended by @torontomedics,...
Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office are said to have failed to take action under Maine's Yellow Flag Law that may have prevented the Lewiston shooting. Robert Card killed 18 people and wounded 13 at a bowling alley and a bar in the Maine town last year. The independent commission has been reviewing the events that led up to Card going on his shooting spree, as well as the subsequent response
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Every year, New Mexico's environmental officials report on the health of the state's trees and forests. The latest report shows improved forest health in some areas, which might be due to increased moisture, among other factors. “We're in a very different place than we were two years ago,” said Victor Lucero, New []