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April 7, 2020 | 5:00 AM

‘A horrible challenge’: York Regional EMS chief worried about supply of N95 masks

“Nobody knew of this until a couple of months ago. ... By then, it was already too late to try and prepare."
By Keira McGuire
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April 2, 2020 | 10:16 PM

A day in the life of an EMS provider battling the coronavirus

“That's always in the back of your head, that at some point you're going to get sick.”
By Keira McGuire
Brett Sholtis
February 10, 2020 | 1:56 PM

Following firefighter’s death, a push to address trauma among first responders

Firefighters and police are five times more likely than the overall population to develop PTSD and depression, yet only about 4 percent of departments have suicide prevention programs.

By Brett Sholtis
May 24, 2018 | 4:34 PM

First responders to carry non-addictive pain drug

By Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health