A new technique in the Cape Breton Cancer centre is helping some breast cancer patients with their treatments.The Centre recently adopted the breath/hold technique. The technique requires the patient to take a deep breath and hold it to allow radiation beams to focus and hit their intended area. While the technique has been used elsewhere, the Centre is the first in Atlantic Canada to adopt the technique.
A new initiative relies on the pain relieving power of skin-to-skin contact to help reduce the pain experienced by newborns during medical procedures, such as having blood drawn.
Josh Viner’s fate seemed pretty clear -- in his early thirties and facing charges for possession of drugs with the purpose of trafficking, he was staring down up to 56-months in a federal jail cell. A new father with a long history of substance abuse, he had one last chance to turn it all around, and that came in the form of a program between the Department of Justice and NSHA Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Patients in acute care mental health units often arrive with very few belongings. Issues that often bring them into hospital include health problems due to poor living conditions, no home or clothing and few social supports. But with the help of members from 123 Wing Shearwater and clothing program through NSHA, mental health inpatients in Halifax are getting the items they need.
In the comics, a team of heroes with special abilities saves the day. The same is true in interdisciplinary health care teams, as professionals from different disciplines come together to provide the best care for people.
NSHA receives questions from patients, families, visitors and staff every day. Some of these questions are unique to individuals, but many of them are common questions that a lot of people ask.
An event to encourages Indigenous youth to pursue a career in health care was well received by 150 students from across the Halifax area. And according to the Community Development Advisor for NSHA, said having more people from the Indigenous community in health care professions could be the key to improving health statuses.
Health and Environment officials have investigated a second Cape Breton tattoo artist and are alerting customers about a potential health risk under Nova Scotia’s Health Protection Act.
