Did Radiation Protect President Carter from Pancreatic Cancer?
by W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones
What do former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Gifford-Jones have in common? They were both born the same...
Caring for your mental health over the holidays
submitted by Susan Healey
The holiday season is almost here! And with it can come all sorts of emotions regardless of the age one might...
COVID-19 Vaccine Status Report
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit Vaccination Statistics
As of November 21, 2022 a total of 513,528 vaccinations have been administered in the Leeds,...
Why Do Health Inequities Persist?
There’s an old adage that “when white folks catch a cold, black folks get pneumonia.” The COVID-19 epidemic has made it deadly clear. Throughout...
Bereavement Support and Share Group for Recent Loss
Bereavement Support and Share Group for Recent Loss Starting in September at the Beth Donovan Hospice
Grief is a natural and universal response to the...
You are not alone
by Tammy Zollinger
“1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental health problem, or illness in any given year” - The Leeds, Grenville & Lanark...
Province makes changes to Self-Isolation requirements and school/childcare screening
from the LGL health Unit
The presence of COVID-19 variants of concern (VOCs) in Ontario has prompted the province to make changes to the guidelines...
Opening of Health Unit’s Kemptville service site delayed
The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit’s new delivery site at the Kemptville Campus is continuing to experience delays in the renovations and...
How would you treat your own mother?
It was 1949 and I was making rounds at the Massachusetts General Hospital with Professor Edward D. Churchill, an original thinker who taught medical...
OFA reflects on impacts of sudden loss on farm communities
by Brent Royce, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Loss has the power to shake a whole community. Like a pebble in a pond, the waves...