Peterborough Public Health issues drug poisoning alert
Health unit assures public it continues to monitor overdoses, despite service reductions due to wave of COVID-19 cases
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Peterborough families remember loved ones lost to overdose
“Every time he slipped, he would call me and he would be crying because he was so upset at himself. He said, Mom, you have no idea what it's like when you have a craving like that.”
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Safer supply pilot project will study viability for small cities and rural communities
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Health unit’s vaccine transparency report discloses when doses are given to ineligible recipients
We took a look through the health unit’s COVID-19 vaccine transparency report and here’s what we found
How stigma drives Peterborough’s drug crisis — and how you can help
A ‘caring and community-wide approach’ is needed to address drug poisonings, Dr. Rosana Salvaterra says
The science and ethics of mandatory masks
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Workers and widows confront MPP Smith over denied WSIB claims
The Occupational Disease Reform Alliance is pushing the WSIB to approve more compensation claims for workplace cancer and other diseases
Peterborough families remember loved ones lost to overdose
“Every time he slipped, he would call me and he would be crying because he was so upset at himself. He said, Mom, you have no idea what it's like when you have a craving like that.”
COVID-19 one year on, how can we recover from social isolation?
The pandemic has magnified a public health crisis for seniors. Trent University researchers look at how we can combat social isolation and offer 10 recommendations.
Health Canada grants conditional approval of consumption and treatment services site
Partner agencies now awaiting provincial decision on whether to fund the site
Safer supply pilot project will study viability for small cities and rural communities
The Peterborough 360 Degree Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic is leading a research project that explores how communities like Peterborough can provide a legal and regulated supply of opioids to people who use drugs
Health unit’s vaccine transparency report discloses when doses are given to ineligible recipients
We took a look through the health unit’s COVID-19 vaccine transparency report and here’s what we found
How stigma drives Peterborough’s drug crisis — and how you can help
A ‘caring and community-wide approach’ is needed to address drug poisonings, Dr. Rosana Salvaterra says
The science and ethics of mandatory masks
Peterborough is adapting to life with masks — but why is the mandatory order justified?
