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NW LHIN funds two managed alcohol programs
Programs keep chronic alcoholics off the street The Northwest LHIN has funded two managed alcohol programs for the region – one in Kenora operated by the Morningstar Centre and one…
Indigenous researcher joins Health Sciences North
Aboriginal health issues attributed to colonization There’s no shortage of health-related problems in Canada’s Indigenous population. Diabetes, HIV/AIDS, addiction and suicide are rampant, and Dr. Carrie Bourassa, the newly appointed…
Food security in the North: what’s the solution?
Airship is one recommendation for transporting food to remote fly-in First Nations Can airships be the solution to food security for First Nations in Northern Ontario? This alternate mode of…
Community Healing Program in northwest fly-in reserves is a huge success story
In addition to a full family medicine practice and his role as program manager at the RAAM clinic, Dr. Mike Franklyn serves as an addiction specialist with a Community Healing…
Former chief of staff weighs in on suicides
Crisis in Attawapiskat stems from lack of economic base, isolation and poverty “No jobs, no future, no hope” sums up the root cause of the suicide attempts in communities along…
New vascular service produces dramatic results
Kissing stents save Nakina woman’s leg People in Northwestern Ontario lose their limbs to amputation at a rate 2.7 times greater than the provincial average. Many of these amputations would…
Four-season greenhouse could help remote First Nations
Health, nutrition key benefits Could a new, modernized greenhouse design help increase health and nutrition in remote First Nation communities? Jeff Scharf thinks so. And he already has a handful…
Opioid addiction: a symptom of trauma
Suboxone program helping First Nations overcome addiction “The drug just took over.” That simple statement from Mae Katt, a nurse practitioner helping to break the cycle of addictions within several…
Sudbury health centre selected for back pain pilot
Program to reduce pain, lower medical costs An Aboriginal health-care centre in Sudbury is participating in a new pilot project that aims to reduce lower back pain in patients by…
Rare infection in northwest prompts vaccine development
Rise in Hia rates may be result of serotype replacement Dr. Marina Ulanova, a researcher and associate professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) in Thunder Bay, and…