E-Mail
LONDON, ON - New findings from Ontario have shown that children born in Sarnia have a higher risk of developing asthma compared to neighbouring cities. A research team from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University, using provincial data from ICES, found that higher air pollution exposure in the first year of life very likely contributed to this higher risk. Their results are published today in
Summary of study results:
-Children born in Sarnia in the 1990s and early 2000s were disproportionally at a higher risk of developing asthma in the first few years of life, compared to neighbouring cities.
Article content
In April . . .
The health unit reported about 3,300 new COVID-19 cases in April, the worst month of the pandemic by case count.
There were 18 days with case counts over 100, including 176 new cases reported April 14, the highest single-day increase since the pandemic began.
An outbreak affecting 118 workers closed the Cargill chicken processing plant for two weeks.
Twelve COVID-19 deaths were reported in London and Middlesex County.
Ontario announced a provincewide shutdown and stay at home order that came into effect April 3 and will last until May 20.
Following the province’s directive, LHSC and St. Joseph’s Health Care London cancelled all non-urgent procedures starting April 26 to build capacity for a third wave surge.
Simple device improves care after kidney transplantation eurekalert.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eurekalert.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
St. Marys foundation co-funds app to support those with brain injuries A smartphone app that relies on a points system to help those recovering from brain injuries has been a revelation for St. Marys Rob Staffen, whose family s foundation co-funded the St. Joseph s Health Care London project.
Author of the article: Cory Smith
Publishing date: Apr 27, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • A smartphone app that relies on a points system to help those recovering from brain injuries has been a revelation for St. Marys businessman Rob Staffen, whose family s foundation has co-funded the St. Joseph s Hospital project. Photo by Cory Smith /The Beacon Herald
Article content
London researchers have embarked on a rare, four-year project to help people injecting drugs while in hospital do it more safely, and begin to trust hospital care at the same time.
The city will be the only the second place in North America to implement harm-reduction strategies, such as safe-injection spaces and clean needles, in hospitals, and the legal and social challenges are many, Lawson Health Research Institute scientists said Friday.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser, or London study aims to help drug users inject more safely in hospital Back to video