Nova Scotia Health Authority

• ‘It’s not practical’: Veterans pushing for local care in rural Nova Scotia

  Veterans are pushing for the federal government to change the criteria for accessing care by Veterans Affairs Canada, which do not allow for care in rural N.S.

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  Sep 8, 2023
  
• Measles case in Halifax area prompts vaccine reminder from health officials

  If you're exposed and have not received the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, and you don't have immunity, you have a 90 per cent chance of infection, Dr. Jeanette Comeau says.

  Health

  Apr 17, 2023
  
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• Public Health issue warning after case of measles confirmed in Halifax area

  Nova Scotia Health says close contacts are being notified after a case of measles was confirmed in the Halifax area. Pregnant and immunocompromised people are most at risk.

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  Apr 15, 2023
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• Yarmouth Regional Hospital limiting visitors amidst COVID-19 outbreak

  The Nova Scotia Health Authority has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on a unit at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital and visitors are being limited as a result.

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  Apr 9, 2023
• Death of woman after 7-hour ER wait ‘not caused by negligence,’ N.S. health authority says

  The Nova Scotia Health Authority is requesting that a lawsuit over Allison Holthoff's death be dismissed, saying her death was not due to negligence on its part.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2023
• Family of N.S. woman who died after 7-hour ER wait suing health authority

  The family of Allison Holthoff, who died after a seven-hour wait at a Nova Scotia emergency room has launched a civil lawsuit against the province's health authority.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2023
• N.S. Health apologizes to N.B. woman after surgery abruptly cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols

  Jean Hussell was partially vaccinated from COVID-19 and followed the proper guidelines for her oral surgerl in Halifax, but her procedure was called off at the last minute.

  Health

  Nov 19, 2021
• Some medical procedures ‘put on hold’ in N.S. hospitals amid high demand, staffing pressures

  Nova Scotia Health said due increased demand for hospital beds, many procedures will be postponed, although cancer and other time-sensitive surgeries will continue.

  Health

  Sep 15, 2021
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• Substance being sold as Xanax contains unknown opioid: Nova Scotia Health

  The health authority is warning of overdose risk relating to Xanax Bars that may be sold in the Halifax Regional Municipality, South Shore, Bridgewater and Chester areas. 

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  Sep 2, 2021
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• A woman’s chronic pain, and how she says the N.S. health system is failing her

  “I feel like I have to take my life in my own hands because the hospitals and the surgeons, it's just too slow. I can't wait any longer,” says Becca Veinot.

  Health

  Sep 1, 2021