Health in the News

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,…

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.…

The directory, which also aims to build a network between professionals, was created by the Black Healthcare Professionals Network. After healthcare providers sign up for the directory, their contact information is on the website and patients can…

The shortage of family doctors is one of the driving forces behind the program at Lakeridge Health, a satellite campus of Queen’s University. Every student enrolled in the program committed to becoming a family doctor after they complete their…

Inpatient addiction treatment services will resume at the Moncton facility on Mapleton Road on Sept. 11. Detox services were unavailable since July 3 at that location due to a shortage of available nursing staff. Horizon says it’s since been able…

N.B. Health Link gives patients without a primary care provider access to a network of family doctors and NPs through in-person, telephone and online appointments. More than 24,000 people are still registered with Patient Connect as not having a…

Figures from the Department of Social Development show a total of 984 New Brunswickers were on the waiting list for a nursing home space at the end of Aug. The Moncton region had the most with 280 people, 136 of whom were in hospital. The…

The clinic, which offers support to people who have problematic substance use, severe and persistent mental illness, homeless or living in poverty and who don’t have a primary care provider, is in need of a new working space since their lease ran…

Swedish researchers found jobs with short contracts, low wages and a lack of influence, predictability and security contribute to the risk of death. The study…

A contract the N.S. government signed with doctors extends a premium already paid for emergency surgeries to scheduled surgeries outside normal hours and on weekends and holidays. The premiums, ranging from 35% to 50%, would be available for…

A study found higher stroke risk among females with atrial fibrillation may be related to sex-…

The number of children in Canada experiencing abuse, poverty, mental illness and other serious problems is on the rise and Indigenous youth face some of the highest risks, says a…

Elders in Elsipogtog First Nation say they need a nursing home in their community to better suit their cultural and language needs. Most seniors in the community are Mi'kmaw speakers but the LTC homes outside the community only offer care in the…

It had been more than a decade since the bylaws regarding medical staff - including locums - were updated. The new bylaws came into effect last month and will be implemented as different contracts come up for renewal. The old bylaw called locums…

The initiative will see 140,000 people aged 18 to 39 years old receive additional health checks and support with diabetes management, such as blood sugar level control, weight management and cardiovascular risk minimization. Under the T2Day: Type…

Researchers say shift work might have a negative impact on the memory and thinking abilities of middle-aged and older adults. Higher rates of cognitive impairment were observed in individuals who reported current exposure to night shift work or…