The government says the new platform will enable clinicians to receive real-time alerts, avoid duplicate tests, better coordinate care and improve patient safety.
The Ministry of Health says pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe for nine additional conditions and administer six more publicly funded vaccines.
Although the risk of the Andes strain of the hantavirus remains low in Canada, Canadians can still be exposed to another type called Sin Nombre virus, which is carried by deer mice.
Public Health Sudbury & Districts is warning all residents in Sudbury, New Sudbury and Falconbridge to bring tap water to a roiling boil for at least a minute before consuming, or use bottled water.
A peer-reviewed Canadian study published in 2011 found that emergency room visits in Ontario fell by 17% during the men’s hockey final at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
