In an effort to ensure all Nova Scotians have access to COVID-19 testing as needed, especially those in rural communities where testing is not available nearby, the Public Health mobile units will be offering testing across the province.
Emergency departments at Nova Scotia’s eight regional hospitals and IWK Health now have digital dashboards, making it easier and faster to provide care to patients.
Nova Scotia Health’s QEII Health Sciences Centre made history again this fall, becoming the first hospital in Atlantic Canada to use advanced real-time technology that fuses magnetic resonance images with ultrasound images, to allow more precise guided biopsies of suspected prostate cancer.
Seeking help for substance use disorder can be challenging and requires strength from patients and their loved ones. While addiction stigma still exists and can deter people from seeking treatment, Dr. Tiffany O’Donnell is working to reverse the stigmatization of addiction and improve health care for people with substance use disorder.
