News and Updates
LifeLabs Cyberattack and the OHS – August Update
Aug 12, 2020 // Study Updates
LifeLabs has informed the Ontario Health Study that lab results of 16 OHS participants were part of the LifeLabs cyberattack first made public in December, 2019. All 16 participants visited a LifeLabs in mid-January 2016. LifeLabs also advised that these 16 Study participants will be contacted by LifeLabs directly. All affected LifeLabs clients, including the
Has COVID-19 changed how you work?
Aug 10, 2020 // Study Updates
Are you working from home, doing different work, or not currently working at all during the pandemic? The Ontario Health Study wants to hear how COVID-19 has changed how you work. Here’s OHS Program Manager Kelly McDonald, talking from her home office, about the questionnaire. Let us know how your work has changed by completing the OHS COVID-19
Why should participants complete the OHS COVID-19 Questionnaire?
Aug 10, 2020 // Study Updates
Even if you have not experienced symptoms, your participation in the COVID-19 Questionnaire will add to scientific knowledge of the pandemic in real time. Featuring OHS Research Associate Dr. Victoria Kirsh, with music by OHS’s own Matt Campbell.
CanPath Launches COVID-19 Initiative
Apr 23, 2020 // Study Updates
The Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health (CanPath) is launching the CanPath COVID-19 Initiative to support national COVID-19 related research activities. As Canada’s largest population health study, we have, over the past ten years, built a platform for population-level health research in Canada. We have worked alongside national and global partners to develop a COVID-19 specific questionnaire that
