The Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub is a space for people in healthcare to collaborate on providing better healthcare. The space allows partnerships with healthcare staff, researchers,…
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The provincial government says the following changes to regulations will provide more support to physicians and improve access to care for Islanders:
The funding will create eight integrated youth services (IYS) sites across the province that will bring community-based services for youth ages 12 to 25. Support will range from mental health services, including counselling and peer support, to…
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The project will investigate treatment options for people living with opioid use disorder. Gitpo Spirit Lodge, located in Natoaganeg (Eel Ground) First Nation, will be leading the project. The lodge is…
The services at the university’s gender-affirming clinic, including hormone replacement therapy and assistance with gathering letters of approval for gender-affirming surgery, were previously only available to students. Dr. Sara Thomas, who runs…
In 2020, the Government of the N.W.T. implemented Stepped Care 2.0 (SC2.0), a model that works to enhance and develop systems by organizing and improving access to mental health, addictions and substance use health resources and services. The…
Men in Mind is the world’s first online program that trains mental health practitioners how to engage with and respond to men in therapy. It teaches therapists how to connect with men and create a…
Study participants reported having worse fatigue than people with stroke, inflammatory bowel disease, end-stage renal disease or cancer with anemia. They also had a lower health-related…
In reaction to the imminent loss of two family doctors who are closing their practices, the primary care clinic will aim to provide short-term primary medical care for about 2,000 affected patients. The clinic will work like the NB Health Link…
The study found more sports participation at a young age was associated with better self-esteem later in life. Positive self-esteem, the study noted, was a key…
Indigenous pediatric patients also face lower rates or reoperation for failed surgeries and lower rates of graft survival following renal transplantation, despite multiple calls to action to have more equitable health outcomes for that population…
Although 89% of Canada’s family doctors send patient information to specialists, only about half receive information back on changes to patient care plans and medication and less than 20% receive a report with results of the specialist visit…
Horizon Health Network implemented a process improvement project involving multiple departments in the hospital to accelerate the transfer process between the ER and the medical imaging department. The two-week pilot was launched in Moncton in…
The report says Canada can make major strides in addressing suicide prevention if all levels of government develop strategies tailored…
Researchers at l’Université de Moncton say nurses and doctors are looking for more control over decision-making, workplace environment and patient care. The research was…
While severe outcomes from COVID-19 decreased with each wave, ICIS suggests the risk of cardiovascular (CV) hospitalization persisted or increased, particularly for younger men, aged 18 to 45. The…