Middlesex-London Health Unit

Public health officials are warning patients of a London doctor that they may have been exposed to blood-borne diseases due to lapses in infection-prevention practices spanning years, an "extremely minor" error the physician says. Read More

Well, you know, it is January. Read More

A baby from the London area tested positive for measles after arriving Dec. 22 in Toronto on a flight from Pakistan, prompting the Middlesex-London Health Unit to issue a warning Monday to people on the same flight. Read More

The Middlesex-London Health Unit is cutting about 17 management and frontline positions as part of a restructuring plan to deal with its multimillion-dollar budget shortfall. Read More

It’s the end of the road for London’s first COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic. Read More

A new app developed by researchers led by a Western University professor will make it easier for women experiencing physical abuse by a partner to access services. Read More

London-area health units are gearing up to get more COVID-19 shots in arms, with the general population now eligible for the latest booster. The rollout, which began earlier this month with high-risk folks, comes as respiratory virus season gets into full swing. Here’s what you need to know. Read More

The Middlesex-London Health Unit will be forced to cut staff and services as it faces a budget shortfall of more than $2.6 million, the agency’s chief executive said Monday. Read More

The new COVID-19 booster has arrived in London, just as respiratory virus season kicks off in the region. The Middlesex-London Health Unit has already logged its first lab-confirmed case of influenza A of the 2023-24 flu season, as the push to encourage COVID-19 boosters and flu shots ramps up. Here’s

Public health officials are warning of the risk of COVID as the region and the province document evidence of a rise in cases. This week, three London-area hospitals announced they are updating their masking policies in an attempt to combat the spread of the virus. Here’s what is happening in

London public health officials are reporting the first human case of West Nile Virus this summer, one of just a handful provincewide. Read More

Pandemic backlog, summer festivals and the rise of home-based businesses. London-area health inspectors are busy making the rounds to eateries in the region, refocusing their efforts on the key public health program after years of pandemic-related disruptions. Our Jennifer Bieman reports. Read More