NOVA SCOTIA: Infants under eight months and adults 75 years and older will soon have access to free protection against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Beginning September 10, Nova Scotians aged…
HALIFAX: Drivers who park illegally in Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (Halifax Infirmary and Victoria General sites) and IWK Health Centre parking lots canbe fined $500. The fine was…
HRM: Three new health homes in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) are expected to welcome more than 20,000 people from the Need a Family Practice Registry. The Hobsons Lake Health Home…
HALIFAX: Nova Scotians can soon access more diagnostic imaging reports through YourHealthNS. Mammogram, MRI, and CT and PET scan reports will start to be available in the app as early…
HALIFAX: Starting May 20, Nova Scotians aged 65 and older can book their free shingles vaccine appointment. The first appointments will be May 28. “Across Canada, nearly one in three…
NOVA SCOTIA: The province will recoup approximately $809 million from tobacco companies for the impact of smoking on the healthcare system. All provinces and territories joined together to sue for…
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia opened a new centre that will see internationally trained physicians get licensed faster to practise in communities across the province. The Physician Assessment Centre of Excellence and…
HALIFAX: The Minister of Health and Wellness said that legislation introduced September 5, will help ensure consistency in the oversight of regulated health professions in Nova Scotia. It establishes the…
HALIFAX: The province’s two health authorities – Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health – and the Council of Health Care Unions reached a tentative two-year agreement early August 30. The…
HALIFAX: Earlier Aug. 27 the Minister of Health and Wellness issued a statement regarding the ongoing bargaining between Nova Scotia Health, the IWK and the Council of Health Care Unions.…
