The winner of the 2015 Strive Award is Walk in Our Shoes (WiOS), a not-for-profit organization that provides free foot care and footwear to homeless people in Halifax. The award was presented during the awards luncheon at Doctors Nova Scotia’s 2015 […]
Every year at the Doctors Nova Scotia Annual Conference, several outstanding doctors are recognized for their dedication to improving health care in Nova Scotia. Whether it’s through health promotion and preventative care, community work, professional longevity, the development of policy […]
Doctors Nova Scotia welcomed Dr. David Milne as its new President during the association’s annual conference on Saturday, June 6 in Cape Breton. The Halifax-based anaesthetist decided to pursue a career in medicine because he had, and continues to […]
Prescription drug misuse is when someone uses a prescription drug for a purpose other than the reason it was prescribed – for example, taking pain medication to get high. Many different prescription drugs may be misused: the list includes opioid […]
