NOSM grads achieve 100 per cent residency match
By LEN GILLIS Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) graduates are enjoying a 100 per cent rate of success in terms of being matched up to residency programs. It is…
Horzion Palliative Care; providing comfort in the final hours
By LEN GILLIS When a person is dying, feeling lonely in their final days and hours, lost in their thoughts, maybe struggling with pain and perhaps feeling angry or afraid,…
Persistence pays off … Med student realizes his dream
BY KATHY STACKELBERG Twenty eight year old Derek Handley of Sudbury (formerly North Bay) knew he wanted to work in health care at age 15, after observing a neurologist treat…
Graduate has plans for higher learning
By LEN GILLIS Nursing school for Brittaney Kent was a time of personal growth, where she said she developed her leadership and interpersonal skills. Along with that, Kent was…
Camping trip inspired student to attend nursing school in North Bay
By LEN GILLIS Having a small close-knit setting like Nipissing University, it wasn’t a hard thing for Daniel Doak to make the switch from planning a teaching career to…
Choosing a college close to home pays off
Northern College nursing graduate Carly Montfort By LEN GILLIS Caring for her sick grandmother was one of the things that convinced Carly Montfort she should seek a career caring…
WARNING: Blue – green algae discovered in Sudbury lake
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has advised Public Health Sudbury & Districts that results from samples taken July 2, 2019, from Long Lake are positive for blue-green algae…
Setting a new course in modern health care
Patient Navigators graduate from new program at Cambrian By LEN GILLIS A woman from India has just graduated in…
Hot weather health advice from Sudbury health unit
As hot, humid weather arrives, Public Health Sudbury & Districts is reminding the public that anyone can experience heat exhaustion and heat stroke. People who are most at risk include…
A daughter thanks RPNs who care for her Mom
A personal message to RPNs caring for our loved ones A Thunder Bay woman is thankful for the professional care provided to her mother in a long-term care facility. (File… Read more »