THUNDER BAY -- Physicians are the second-largest component of provincial government health spending in Canada, averaging about 20 per cent of overall health-care budgets and constituting one of the fastest-growing public health-sector costs of recent years. This is despite the fact Canada has ...
As members of the medical community, we are gravely concerned about several recent cases of police brutality. These include the stories and lives of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, Ian Pryce, Andrew Loku, amongst many others. These deadly tragedies highlight concerns around police response to individuals...
Screening services in Thunder Bay have launched a campaign encouraging people to get screened for breast, cervical and colon cancer, warning that "Cancer doesn't stop for COVID-19." Catch-up screening may also be necessary to clear the backlog of appointments. According to a study published i...
"We received the goggles today. I am going to see if our team needs any, and then send the rest for distribution in the ED and storeroom supply. This is a tremendous gift and will serve us well as we care for our patients."
The school will operate out of two campuses, one in Sudbury at Laurentian University, the other in Thunder Bay at Lakehead University, and will also operate teaching and research sites across Northern Ontario. The goal of the new medical school is to help improve the health of people in ...