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Excellence in surgical care at Health Sciences North

Friday, October 3, 2025

Excellence in surgical care at Health Sciences North

Health Sciences North (HSN) is a cornerstone of surgical excellence in Ontario, delivering life-changing care to patients across Northeastern Ontario. Every day, surgical teams transform complex medical challenges into opportunities for healing, ensuring patients from Sudbury, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Timmins, Cochrane, and beyond have access to specialized, high-quality care close to home.

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Sudbury scientists explore relationship between wastewater metals and antibiotic resistance patterns

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Sudbury scientists explore relationship between wastewater metals and antibiotic resistance patterns

Antibiotic resistance is often called the “silent pandemic,” a growing global threat that makes bacterial, viral, and fungal infections harder to treat, increasing the risk of severe illness or death.

But what if the roots of this problem aren’t only in healthcare settings? What if the answers to what helps drive antimicrobial resistance could be found outside the doors of the hospital, in the environment, even in the wastewater flowing beneath our cities and communities?

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HSN and NOSM University Researchers Awarded CIHR Grant to Improve Emergency Care for Patients with Dizziness

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

HSN and NOSM University Researchers Awarded CIHR Grant to Improve Emergency Care for Patients with Dizziness

Patients across Northern Ontario and beyond will benefit from new research led by Health Sciences North (HSN) and NOSM University, funded through a major grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Dr. Robert Ohle, an Emergency Physician, Vice-President of Academic and Research Impact at Health Sciences North Research Institute (HSNRI), and NOSM University Chair in Indigenous and Rural Health Research, has been awarded a $757,350 CIHR Project Grant for his study: Validation of a Clinical Risk Score to Identify Emergency Department Patients with Serious Causes of Dizziness. Dr. Ohle is the principal investigator on the study.

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