Through NB Health Link, patients without a family doctor will be getting care until they can access a more permanent primary care solution.
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Dalhousie University's Healthy Populations Institute offers snapshots of community-level cancer risk
The Healthy Populations Institute at Dalhousie worked with the university’s Cancer Care Program to create the …
Counselling Alberta is a new division of the Calgary Counselling Centre that'll focus on rural Alta. communities. The Centre says its program was very successful in Calgary and Central Alta. and it's looking to deliver the same results to rural…
The program was developed with the guidance of the Indigenous advisory group Caring in All Directions and Indigenous writers in collaboration with CMHA. It’s grounded in Indigenous…
People in N.S. who seek gender-affirming surgery no longer need a letter of support from a specialist to apply for the procedure. A psychosocial assessment letter is still needed but the province is making it so more healthcare professionals can…
The study of ED visits at Fraser Health sheds light on the risk that people are likely to experience an illicit drug overdose following…
In 2019, 21% of adolescents aged 15 to 17 years reported vaping in the previous 30 days, which was almost four times higher than 12- to 14-year-olds (5%). About 90% of adolescents aged 15 to 19 years who reported vaping in the previous 30 days…
A donated vehicle and staff will allow the Salvus Clinic to bring healthcare services to some of the most vulnerable residents of Moncton, Dieppe and Riverview. A nurse practitioner says they can take the van to homeless tent sites, homeless…
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The Active for Life program, which will eventually be offered in five N.S. communities, is meant to give people who've completed physical rehabilitation programs but aren’t ready to exercise on their own the tips and confidence needed to get…
Reforms to the dental contract - the first in 16 years - mean NHS dentists will be paid more for treating more complex cases, such as people who need three fillings or more. Dental therapists will also be able to accept patients for NHS…
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Patients of Nova Scotia Health facilities in the Halifax Regional Municipality can now check in for some appointments online up to 30 minutes in advance. In-person registration will continue to be available. The types of appointments eligible for…
Four years after the N.B. auditor general criticized the province for offering a lack of access to addiction and mental health treatment inside provincial jails, more than half of her recommendations weren’t implemented. That includes a…
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The U.S. 988 mental health hotline will offer residents struggling with suicidal thoughts an easy-to-remember number that will connect them with mental health counsellors rather than police. Mental health advocates have been pushing for a similar…
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The social worker will connect patrons to community resources and potentially offer services such as counselling, intervention and mediation. The position will be based in Saint John, Moncton or Fredericton but ideally some form of support will…
A recent increase in fatal sodium nitrite poisonings has some health experts calling for stricter regulation of the substance. Sodium nitrite is a white salt commonly used in curing meat but it’s also being used as a poison in suicides. Ont. saw…