NSH advising the public to check Take Home Naloxone Kits
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Health was alerted today by a distribution partner that some Take Home Naloxone Kits that have been distributed to pharmacies across the province do not contain the…
VirtualCareNS sees significant increase in those receiving care
HALIFAX: People on the Need a Family Practice Registry are getting more care at VirtualCareNS than ever before. February saw a significant increase in the number of people receiving care…
N.S Community Health Boards call for Wellness Fund applications
HALIFAX/EAST HANTS: From the intergenerational floor curling program in Cape Breton, to free inclusive haircuts for students across Cumberland County, Wellness Funds supports community projects across the province that help…
NSH announces increase of access to primary care
From a press release: HALIFAX: Health care options are expanding for Nova Scotians who do not yet have a family doctor or nurse practitioner. “Nova Scotia is growing at an…
“This is precision medicine at its finest.”
Dartmouth General first hospital in Canada to use Mako SmartRobotics System HALIFAX: The first total hip replacement surgery in Canada using the Mako SmartRobotics™ System has been completed at the…
NSH says Global medical isotope shortage affecting nuclear medicine services
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Health has been alerted to a worldwide medical isotope shortage due to a technical problem with a reactor in Europe. Medical isotopes are used to support many…
Becoming a patient family advisor with NSH now easier with toll-free line, email
HALIFAX: It’s now easier to become a patient family advisor (PFA) with Nova Scotia Health. PFAs are patients, their family members and/or care partners who volunteer as active members of…
COVID-19 vaccine bookings now open for children five to 11
HALIFAX: Parents and guardians of children aged five to 11 can book their child’s first COVID-19 booster vaccine appointment starting today, September 1, with appointments beginning Tuesday, September 6. For…
NSH announces additional community access locations for COVID-19 rapid tests
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Health has announced locations across N.S. where the community can access rapid tests for COVID-19. Now that the province’s supply of rapid tests has stabilized, NSH is…
Drop-in Pfizer vaccine clinics coming to Lower Sackville, Beaver Bank areas this week
BEAVER BANK: Drop-in Pfizer outreach clinics provided by Nova Scotia Health are coming to the Beaver Bank and Lower Sackville areas, as well as other communities in the Central Zone,…