SNC encourages taking a mental break outdoors on Bell Let’s Talk Day
This year on Bell Let’s Talk Day, South Nation Conservation (SNC) is joining the conversation around mental health and promoting the benefits of being...
Who has lost the logic in the Vaccine Debate?
Why would any logical person choose to face severe medical complications of COVID if they could be avoided? Most of us have weighed the...
Support line for farmer wellness now live
A telehealth line to provide mental wellness support to all Ontario farmers and farm families is now live.
Through the Farmer Wellness Initiative, the provincial...
COVID-19 impacting youth mental health
by Brandon Mayer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
There is no doubt that local children and youth have been through a lot in the last two...
Details on the temporary return to restrictions
The Eastern Ontario Heath Unit (EOHU) is advising the public that effective January 5, at 12:01 am, the EOHU region, along with the rest...
Ontario COVID-19 cases at a peak, but with a glimmer of hope
by Brandon Mayer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
On January 1, Ontario set a record for the highest daily count of newly reported COVID-19 cases. The...
CAMIMH calling on Canadians to support a new view of mental health
by Brandon Mayer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) is launching an initiative to ensure a parity...
EOHU Holding Walk-In Vaccination Clinics for Children
The Eastern Ontario Heath Unit (EOHU) is pleased to announce that it will be holding walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics for children aged 5 to...
What would make your skin turn yellow?
A report from the Massachusetts General Hospital and published in the New England Journal of Medicine tells an interesting story.
A 62-year-old man, over a...
Long-term survival after heart attack
Diana Gifford-Jones: You were 74 when a coronary attack nearly killed you. A short time later you had a coronary bypass. Readers often ask...