There are two areas in need of cleaning due to a build-up of excess dirt, dust and debris. This includes the ceiling and ...

We have all seen many public washrooms swap the traditional tissue holders with air dryers as an eco-friendly option recently. However, biologists claim that these "eco-friendly", environmentally ...

Wash your hands. We have all been told this countless times. I have consistently written wash your hands in any article about infectious diseases and with good reason. It is estimated that if everyone ...

Studies reveal public hand dryers, marketed as eco-friendly, may spread bacteria and pathogens, undermining hand hygiene. Research indicates dryers, especially high-speed jet models, propel ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada reported 27 people are affected by a salmonella outbreak across four provinces resulting ...

As rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) rise in Ottawa, one community health clinic is trying to break down barriers to testing and health care by launching a free service that will allow ...

Ottawa Public Health is warning people to protect themselves from mosquito bites after confirming a human case of West Nile virus in the city along with an Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEEV) ...

Top health experts described the loss of senior staffers as “reckless,” a “disaster,” and ruinous to evidence-based public health policy — leaving the country more vulnerable. Dr. Susan Monarez ...

'I don't think that we have enough analysis of the kinds of choices that we're going to face in the budget direction report to feel comfortable sending staff away to write a budget that meets an ...

Most people who contract the mosquito-borne virus do not develop symptoms, according, but around 20 per cent can experience flu-like effects and less than one per cent may develop a serious illness.

The Democratic governors of Washington, Oregon and California are forming the West Coast Health Alliance, a new initiative to give residents in these states credible public-health information about ...

The sudden departures of five top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has rocked the public health community, with leading experts and organizations warning it may leave ...