Public Health & Preventive Medicine

About 7 people a year die trying to save others from drowning in Canada, study finds
The study examined 4,535 fatal drownings in that 10-year timeframe and found someone tried to rescue more than half of them.
Put down your phone while supervising kids in the water, Lifesaving Society urges
Last week alone, three people—including two young children and a 24-year-old male kayaker—died in three separate drownings in Ontario.

Caution advised due to bacteria levels at some Ontario beaches as heat persists

Some Ontario beaches have been deemed unsafe for swimming during a heat wave in southern parts of the province, but experts say public beaches—especially those in urban areas—still provide crucial relief from blistering temperatures.
Dr. David Nabarro, British physician who led UN response to Ebola and COVID-19, dies

King Charles III knighted Dr. Nabarro in 2023 for his contributions to global health after he served as one of six special envoys to the WHO on COVID-19.
A new tick-borne disease is here. Rocky Mountain spotted fever can be fatal. Here’s what you need to know.

Rocky Mountain spotted fever has been uncommon in Ontario, but the new medical officer of health for Grand Erie encountered it when he was working in the central Appalachia region of the United States.
Let’s help Ontario’s primary care teams catch their breath

Ontario’s $1.8 billion investment in primary care is a crucial step but we must integrate specialized lung health expertise to address the silent epidemic of respiratory illness, says an expert from the Lung Health Foundation.
Updated Canadian guidelines for management of chronic hepatitis B

2025 CASL/AMMI Canada guidelines present recommendations for universal adult HBV screening, vaccination, laboratory assessment and treatment.
Not just about lungs: What healthcare pros need to know about the wide-ranging impacts of wildfire smoke

From cognitive and mental health issues to cancer and neonatal impacts, more research is urgently needed on unknown long-term effects.
‘The time to scale up pharmacists' contributions is now’

Sherif Guorgui on going to the World Health Assembly in Geneva and why the future of healthcare needs to include pharmacists.
Danielle Smith backs ‘better way’ than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has ordered the destruction of about 400 birds at the farm in Edgewood, B.C., where 69 ostriches died in December and January.

About 7 people a year die trying to save others from drowning in Canada, study finds

Put down your phone while supervising kids in the water, Lifesaving Society urges

Caution advised due to bacteria levels at some Ontario beaches as heat persists

Dr. David Nabarro, British physician who led UN response to Ebola and COVID-19, dies

A new tick-borne disease is here. Rocky Mountain spotted fever can be fatal. Here’s what you need to know.

Let’s help Ontario’s primary care teams catch their breath

Updated Canadian guidelines for management of chronic hepatitis B

Not just about lungs: What healthcare pros need to know about the wide-ranging impacts of wildfire smoke

‘The time to scale up pharmacists' contributions is now’

Danielle Smith backs ‘better way’ than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu