Nova Scotia will receive 1,950 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for an initial test run next week. In an emailed statement, Health Department spokeswoman Marla MacInnis says the province will also be participating in a dry run this week with the federal government...
Port Williams, N.S. – Some businesses in Nova Scotia are choosing to keep some pandemic-related restrictions in place and are getting creative with how
Whether you’re planning a trip to Nova Scotia, have family coming into town, or just want to be a tourist in your own province, we have you covered. Choose to stay on the mainland, or head to the mountains of Cape Breton; either way, you’ll encounter friendly folks, reasonably price...
COVID-19 pandemicEDUCATION policyINCLUSIVE educationThough school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic affected all students globally, the effect was significantly more for students from marginalized and vulnerable communities. In Nova Scotia, Canada, the concern was t...
Many Nova Scotia farmers are making improvements to health and safety measures to help protect all their workers, domestic and temporary foreign workers, and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their agricultural operations. They can now apply for funding to help cover some of these costs. ...
Cardiovascular Outcomes in Nova Scotia during the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemicdoi:10.1016/j.cjco.2021.12.008Alison GreeneJohn L SappGreg HirschRatika ParkashCJC Open
Background: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis and management of lung cancer in Canada is not fully understood. We sought to quantify the provincial volume of diagnostic imaging, thoracic surgeon referrals, time to surgery after referral, and pathologic staging fo...
public healthSARS‐CoV‐2The global emergency caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID) pandemic has impacted access to goods and services such as health care and social supports, but the impact on infant feeding remains unclear. Thus, the objective of this study was to explore how caregivers of...
To meet the sudden demand of large scale public health-mandated COVID-19 vaccine education for patients living with IBD in Nova Scotia a novel, evidence-based, virtual COVID-19 vaccine educational intervention was developed, implemented, and evaluated. METHODS. This was a prospective, observational...
NOVA ScotiaCOVID-19 pandemicPRIMARY careFAMILY nursesPHYSICIANSPRIMARY health careNURSE practitionersBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought immense disruption worldwide, dramatically altering the ways we live, work and learn on a day-to-day basis; however, few studies hav...