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Injured senior finds own way to hospital

WEBAn injured, elderly woman waited hours sprawled in a Burnside restaurant parking lot for an ambulance that never arrived. Emergency Health Services confirmed …

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What you can do to manage acute pain at home

WEB1. Remember, it will get better. 2. Keep moving but protect the injured area from activities that cause significant increased pain. 3. Use a compression wrap and …

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Lack of doctor delays woman’s Crohn’s diagnosis

WEBA lack of prompt diagnosis when symptoms first present themselves seems to be a theme many Atlantic Canadian IBD patients are seeing. Twenty-three-year-old …

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New collabrative clinic opens in Amherst

WEBAMHERST — A new collaborative family practice clinic is now up and running in Amherst. The new clinic on Prince Arthur Street currently has two nurse practitioners …

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NOVA SCOTIA HEALTH RESPONSE

WEBThe Nova Scotia Health Department, under the Houston government, has taken multiple steps to up the province’s number of health-care workers, such as …

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‘The door is always open’

WEBOver the past several years, community pharmacies in Nova Scotia have played an increasingly vital role in providing essential health-care services and …

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Nova Scotia offers health-care workers $1,000 for ideas

WEBHALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is offering multiple $1,000 cash prizes for any health-care worker offering their ideas and opinions on improving the …

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Couple travels for cancer care

WEBFor Darrell Peddle, this meant seeing his aging parents, Don, then 79, and Gloria Peddle, 76 at the time, travel to Billings, Montana, for months. Don, who lived in …

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Fire causes extensive damage at Waterford Hospital

WEBA fire at the Waterford hospital just before 5 p.m. Saturday, May 28, caused extensive damage to one section of the facility and forced staff to relocate patients to …

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Bayers Lake outpatient clinic to open Monday

WEBThe Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre will officially open its doors to patients on Monday. Premier Tim Houston, joined by doctors and healthcare workers, …

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Questions raised about med school

WEBAn internal report obtained by Saltwire is raising questions about whether UPEI’S new medical school will burden the province’s existing health-care system.

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Aprilvets unleashes new way to offer pet care

WEBAprilvets is all about blending technology with tenderness. The clinic also offers an innovative app that allows pet parents to access their pets’ healthcare records, …

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More than just natural disasters

WEBFrom 2030, experts expect that just four of these threats - malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress - will push global death tolls up by 250,000 per year, …

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THORACIC CLINIC FACTS

WEBWhere: Cape Breton Regional Hospital. In: Cape Breton Cancer Centre. Opened: October 2022. Patients seen: More than 200. Source: Nova Scotia Health

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Same-day, mobile clinics coming up

WEBDo not leave a message. • Shelburne Same Day Access Clinic, Saturday, April. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Shelburne Community Health Centre, 1608 …

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The Chronicle Herald (Metro)

WEBSTEVENS, Harold Roy. ROSE, Grover. SAULNIER, Marguerite Marie. MERRILL, Margaret “Peggy”. A different dating game. Friendship, not romance, at the …

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Travel nurse pay cap discussed

WEBAt a media availability in Halifax on Tuesday, Premier Tim Houston said each province is trying to deal with the issues that arise from travel nurses. “There was …

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Revamping the Mental Health Act

WEBRevamping the Mental Health Act Provincial government to replace law that was first passed in 1994 STU NEATBY POLITICAL REPORTER stu.neatby …

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The doctor is in

WEBCRAPAUD, P.E.I. – The South Shore Health and Wellness Centre has recruited a new family physician. Dr. Meghan Cameron will begin her practice in July, …

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