News and Updates
Coming soon – OHS seeks a blood sample
Feb 19, 2021 // Study Updates
This spring the OHS will reach out to 12,000 participants, asking them to use a home blood kit to provide a few tiny drops of blood onto a lab card, and mail it back. Our lab will test the dried blood spots for COVID-19 antibodies, which indicate a past exposure to the virus, or having
How will the Ontario Health Study use data from the COVID-19 Questionnaire?
Sep 17, 2020 // Study Updates
OHS Scientific Associate Dr. Victoria Kirsh explains some of the many ways that data provided by OHS participants will be used to contribute to the worldwide knowledge around COVID-19.
How will the COVID-19 Questionnaire data add to what we know about the virus?
Sep 17, 2020 // Study Updates
Dr. Vicki Kirsh discusses how the data collected by the OHS COVID-19 Questionnaire will be able to inform public health response, by identifying those who will be more likely to require critical care if infected, and assisting hospitals with triage protocol in the event of a surge in cases.
CanPath Webinar: Using population cohorts to support COVID-19 research
Aug 27, 2020 // Study Updates
Dr. Philip Awadalla, (National Scientific Director, CanPath; Executive Scientific Director, Ontario Health Study) discusses how data from large population health cohorts like CanPath can be harnessed to support research into COVID-19 such as the socioeconomic and mental health impact, as well as disease severity, infection rates, and mapping of where people are most likely
