Tag: Health care
London’s long-delayed addiction recovery hub set to open Monday
The highly anticipated facility is one of 28 hubs announced across Ontario last year as part of a $550-million provincial initiative over three years.
Bruce Power and partners donate $100,000 to 3 area hospices
Bruce Power is showing support for area hospices in recognition of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. “The availability of quality health care and the well-being of community are key focus areas for Bruce Power’s community investment strategy,” Maggie Tieman, Bruce Power’s director of community and external affairs, said in a news release. “Ensuring quality […]
Lucknow Kinsmen give $50K to Wingham hospital during CKNX radiothon
Lucknow’s Kinsmen Club stepped up with a $50,000 donation toward the bone density unit at Wingham’s hospital as part of this year’s CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon. On Oct. 18, the 24th annual broadcast aired on AM920 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. sharing patient stories, interviews with healthcare professionals about the projects and equipment […]
Michiganâs bipartisan budget deal aims to âprotectâ Medicaid. Hereâs how
Michigan is seeking to avoid steep losses in federal funding for Medicaid by changing an insurance provider tax. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says a new state budget will âprotect access to health care for millions.â…
‘Dig in and get my hands dirty’: New book explores citizen scientists and their contributions to the Wolf-Moose Project
By Isabella Figueroa
In his new book “Dead Moose on Isle Royale: Off Trail with the Citizen Scientists of the Wolf-Moose Project,” Jeffery Holden turns decades of volunteer field notes and short essays into an off-trail narrative about the people who sustain one of ecology’s longest-running studies. The Wolf-Moose Project at Isle Royale National Park started with scientists from Purdue University, Durward Allen and L. David Mech, in 1958. Since then, volunteers have collected data through on-the-ground fieldwork and built a six-decade record that reveals how climate, disease and food availability shape population cycles.
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