HSN redefines senior care

Senior citizens in need of acute care at Health Sciences North (HSN) in Sudbury are getting an extra dose of TLC as a result of several new programs, but the underlying objective is to get them home as quickly as possible and link them up with the services in the community to keep them from coming back.

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Thunder Bay scientist develops HPV self-screening test

A self-sampling kit developed by Ingeborg Zehbe, a scientist at the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute, could significantly increase cervical cancer screening of women who either lack access to Pap tests, or are embarrassed and don’t feel comfortable having the test performed by a nurse or doctor.

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Government clamps down on oxycodone

First Nation leaders and physicians working in First Nation communities across Northern Ontario are concerned about an imminent public health catastrophe as up to 9,000 addicts go into withdrawal as a result of the removal of OxyContin from the market.

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