Tag: Health care
Kidney donation won’t cause long-term health woes: London-led study
Donating a kidney does not lead to any negative long-term health problems, a just-published international study led by London researchers has found. The research found that there was little difference in rates of high blood pressure, kidney function or other physical or mental health function between donors and healthy people after seven years. The study […]
Locals share health-care frustrations in Chesley
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published Jun 18, 2024 • Last updated 0 minutes ago • 4 minute read Chesley hospital’s emergency department was closed
Reader to Reader: June 15, 2024
Article content Health-care kudos Recently, there have been many negative comments about our health care system, but mine is a very positive one. Last November,
Letters to the Editor: June 5, 2024
Article content Risky sales tactic The Ontario government, led by Premier Doug Ford, has had significant negative effects on the health care, education and the
Don’t fear AI, unless you love doing ‘stupid things’: Conference speaker
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published Jun 04, 2024 • 3 minute read The artificial intelligence app ChatGPT is shown surrounded by similar apps
Letters to the Editor: May 31, 2024
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters Beer sales a ruse Published May 31, 2024 • Last updated 31 minutes ago • 2 minute read Ontario Premier Doug
Londoners to protest health-care funding cuts at Queen’s Park
Article content A Queen’s Park protest over health-care funding cuts will have a heavy London presence. Two busloads of protesters left the city early Thursday
Calls grow for sweeping changes at London Health Sciences Centre
Article content A London health advocacy group is throwing its support behind a call for London Health Sciences Centre to implement sweeping change at the
London-based study details true cost of poor health care for homeless
Almost 30,000 people across Canada in hospital last year were homeless, staying longer and costing more money than the average patient, a first-of-its-kind London-based study shows.
Ontario gives regional primary care teams $6.4M shot in the arm
Ontario is spending $6.4 million to expand coverage of primary health care teams to 22,000 people in the London area and beyond, including Chatham-Kent and Lambton County.