New Brunswick Department Of Health

• Demand for flu shot spikes in New Brunswick during coronavirus pandemic

  'A lot of people have not had flu shots in 20 years or 30 years or ever and this is the first time for some people, but they are scared.'

  Health

  Oct 16, 2020
  
• New Brunswick’s independent nurse practitioners want to help alleviate primary care shortage

  Independent nurse practitioners in New Brunswick are the only ones in Canada that aren't allowed laboratory and diagnostic privileges. 

  Politics

  Sep 12, 2020
  
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• New Brunswick takes steps to keep residents informed on coronavirus outbreak

  While airports in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver have implemented additional screening to determine if passengers may have been exposed, airports in the Maritimes have not.

  Health

  Jan 25, 2020
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• Increase in travel allowance to ‘make a world of difference’ for N.B. lung transplant patients

  Funding has gone from $1,500 to $2,500 per month to ease the financial burden for those who must travel out of province for care.

  Health

  Jan 3, 2020
• Case of whooping cough confirmed at Moncton high school

  Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious disease that causes a severe cough that can last for months. For infants, it can be deadly.

  Education

  Nov 29, 2019
• N.B. confirms 16 cases of legionnaires’ disease in Moncton, still won’t reveal source of outbreak

  Dr. Yves Léger, the regional medical officer of health, confirmed on Thursday that there have been four more confirmed cases since they last provided an update on Aug. 22. 

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2019
• Boil water advisory issued in southeastern New Brunswick village

  A boil water advisory has been issued for the village of Alma in southeastern New Brunswick.

  Health

  Aug 5, 2018
• Kids at Moncton skate park issued ‘tickets’ for wearing helmets

  The New Brunswick Department of Health has teamed up with cities in Greater Moncton and the RCMP to launch a positive ticketing pilot program aimed to encourage more kids to wear helmets while cycling and skateboarding.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2017
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• New Brunswick to make medical abortion pill universally accessible

  A new program is set to be introduced by the provincial government in order to make Mifegymiso, often known as the abortion pill, universally accessible to New Brunswickers.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2017
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• NB Medical Society says province needs to plan ahead for better physician recruitment

  Fredericton and the Upper River Valley region have the highest number of doctor and specialist vacancies in the province, according to the New Brunswick Department of Health's permanent position vacancy list.

  Health

  Mar 10, 2017