The Centres of Rural Aging and Health, a partnership between the Government of N.S. and Nova Scotia Community College, will operate out of the local campuses in Port Hawkesbury and…
Health in the News
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A survey shows 54% of Canadians have moderate to very high vaccine fatigue. While up four points from last…
The experts, from fields such as health, criminology and law, say the plan is unsupported by scientific evidence and represents an unjustifiable infringement of Charter rights. The N.B. government is considering legislation that would allow…
The national study found that overall ER visits dropped during the pandemic but the number of young people requiring emergency services for suicidal ideation, self-harm and self-poisoning rose, to 6,060 emergency visits per quarter during the…
In Dec. 2019, it became mandatory for hospitals across the country to report serious adverse drug reactions to Health Canada. An analysis of the data show significant variances in what hospitals are reporting, raising questions about the…
Findings from Statistic Canada’s first annual Health of Canadians report include:
Statistics Canada says there were 8,102 deaths in N.B. in 2021, 607 more than in 2020. The 8.1% jump is the largest recorded in Canada among provinces in 2021, although most of the increase in N.B. occurred during a significant COVID-19 outbreak…
The Respiratory Watch report replaces COVIDWatch and includes updates on both COVID-19 and influenza. The province…
The goal of the Dalhousie Centre for Psychological Health is to connect more people to free mental health and addiction services. People can receive referrals to the centre from community organizations and local health clinics. PhD students from…
Forty-eight percent of young adults aged 20 to 24 and 30% of youth 15-19 tried vaping at least once in their lives. In comparison, 10% of youth and 27% of young adults ever tried smoking cigarettes. Adults aged 25 years and older were much less…
The U.K. government pledges to reduce England’s suicide rate within two-and-a-half years with a national suicide prevention strategy.…
In collaboration with the federal, provincial and territorial governments, CIHI is building projection models around physician…
The pilot, the first of its kind for N.S., will assess Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in preschool and school aged children. N.S. will spend $500,000 to pay for assessments done through a…
As part of the University of Saskatchewan’s Bachelor of Science in Dental Therapy program, the first of its kind in Canada, dental therapists are trained to perform restorative dental treatment such as fillings, extractions and other preventive…
The Virtual Psychiatry Unit allows patients who can manage at home to receive psychiatric interventions. Patients are admitted to the unit through the ER or Inpatient Psychiatry Unit and they connect with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses,…
- NBHC Engagement
Responsible for a quarter of the province’s cancer deaths, lung cancer is being added to N.B.’s cancer screening programs. The program, which will target high risk residents aged 50 to 74 will be available provincewide by spring or summer 2025.…