The registered charity provides mental health services for youth in Moncton and surrounding areas. The internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy tool, which was launched in N.S. last year, is for youths across N.B. aged 16-21 who are…
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With N.B.’s population projected to grow by 16% over the next two decades, the Vitalité Health Network is focusing on finding solutions to impacts an aging population will have on the health system. Vitalité President & CEO Dr. France…
More than 2,200 people in high-risk communities were identified as being at risk of liver cancer, thanks to NHS roaming liver trucks across the country. The risk of liver cancer is due to their cirrhosis or advanced fibrosis and they were found…
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An Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) campaign promoting the importance of social connectedness will target caregivers, rural and underserved…
The jump is part of a continuing trend since the practice was legalized in 2016. Health Canada says 13,241…
Arexvy was approved by Health Canada in Aug. for people aged 60 and older and costs an estimated $270 per dose in N.B. The Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents' Rights calls the decision to not publicly fund the RSV vaccine…
The College of Family Physicians of Canada recommends extending family medicine residency programs from two to three years to prepare doctors for more complex cases. A University of Toronto professor says while this effort at curricular renewal…
The clinic provides healthcare services to the homeless and clients with substance abuse and mental health issues. It’s temporarily closed as it seeks a new home. The service must move out of the Community Peace Centre by Oct. 31. Team members…
A McMaster University study found the risk of fatal and non-fatal opioid overdose after prescription increased up to sixfold in cases involving predictors such as a high dose of medication, depression or pancreatitis. Other predictors strongly…
The clinic made the decision after struggling to meet its costs under the province’s fee structure. It’s believed to be the first clinic in the province to go private since medicare was introduced. The clinic had several resignations due to its…
The closure of Dr. Louis Bourque’s after-hours clinic marks at least the fourth closure in the Moncton area in the past few months, either indefinitely or for an undetermined amount of time. The Department of Health doesn’t have a direct role in…
Researchers say Canadian mothers face a high rate of severe, long-term injuries from the use of forceps or vacuum in childbirth and urgent action is needed to reduce it. The study…
The service will provide better aftercare and support to women who went through a traumatic birth and pregnant…
The report is the first time countrywide data on overtime, sick leave and nursing agency usage was used to examine staffing shortages during…
Drug users will be able to access harm reduction supplies, such as needles, naloxone and drug-testing strips, from vending machines at three Vancouver Island hospitals. Located outside hospital ERs, the machines will also dispense information on…
Un rapport montre que la combinaison d'un temps d'écran accru et d'une diminution de l'activité physique au cours des premières années de la pandémie de COVID-19 était plus prononcée chez les filles que chez les garçons âgés de 12 à 17 ans. Alors…