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Ottawa’s board of health approved a budget that will allow Ottawa Public Health to avoid cuts, but financial pressures mount. Get the latest from Elizabeth Payne straight to your inbox Published Dec 03, 2024  •  Last updated Dec 05, 2024  •  3 minute read Dr. Vera Etches, Medical Officer of Health for Ottawa Public Health

Infectious Disease > Vaccines — Doctors need to "stand up" for their patients' health, they say by Joyce Frieden, Washington Editor, MedPage Today December 20, 2024 In the wake of state public health officials barring promotion of certain vaccines -- as is occurring in Louisiana -- physicians and medical societies must speak out about the

Science & Nature Reaction to a recent Pew survey on the public’s trust in science shows that the scientific community is not ready to...

Perspectives > Second Opinions — Clinician diversity may be at risk with the new administration by Lilian Bravo, PhD, RN December 4, 2024 Bravo is an assistant professor at University of Miami’s School of Nursing. As a registered nurse, I've seen how cross-cultural misunderstandings can lead to poor care for my fellow Hispanic patients and

The proposed public sector contract ban on firms linked to the Grenfell fire will initially focus on the “most appalling companies”, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner told MPs yesterday. In November, the government announced that initial warning letters had been sent by the government to 49 organisations involved in the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Rayner told

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert over concerns that certain Ivars Commissary’s ready-to-eat meat soup products may have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions, which may result in the product spoiling prematurely.  The problem was discovered when the establishment notified FSIS that

Republican authors say the bill requiring public schools to "prominently display" the Ten Commandments will enable state students to become "better Texans." File Photo...

Science & Nature Societies generally have reacted to deadly epidemics by strengthening health systems, including laws. Under American federalism (the constitutional division of power...