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 Desrosiers says
Senior Fredericton physicians are calling on the provincial government to open a specialized surgical suite at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital that would enable surgeons to do imaging, biopsy, diagnosis and surgery all in the same room
The Canadian Cancer Society says, following a 30-year decline, the national cervical cancer rate rose 3.7% a year since 2015, representing the biggest jump for any type of cancer affecting females. The latest projections for N.B. are 35 cases a year
As measles cases keep appearing in more parts of the country, projections suggest there's a high chance Canada may experience a sizable outbreak - with anywhere from dozens to thousands of people infected if the disease strikes communities with low
A report shows almost 72% of Canadians who used cannabis in the 12 months before the national cannabis survey of 2023 was conducted bought only from a legal vendor. The main reasons cited for buying from legal sources were product safety (38%)
The agency estimated more than 4.5 million people 65 and older visited medical specialists, got non-emergency tests or had non-emergency surgeries in 2019 and 2020. More than 15% of seniors had difficulty accessing those services. Common barriers
A Centre for ADHD Awareness, Canada survey found 46% of women were misdiagnosed with another disorder prior to being diagnosed with ADHD. Although the number of adult women newly diagnosed with ADHD nearly doubled from 2020 to 2022, many women remain
The provincial government opted to stay the course rather than slash taxes or throw huge sums of money at the healthcare system. That leaves it projecting a surplus for 2024-25 of $41 million. Notably, the health budget is nudging up by only $1.6
That works out to about 200 fewer people leaving, although the drop isn’t as much on the RN front. Horizon projects 31 fewer RNs to leave this year compared to last, a drop of 0.1%. However, recruitment efforts led to an overall increase in the
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia is drafting a policy that would force doctors to provide a referral for surgical or medical treatments that go against their values or beliefs. This usually happens for cases like MAID, abortion