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Archives: 2020
Permalink to Holiday Feast Survival Guide

Holiday Feast Survival Guide

  Do you find it hard to make healthy eating choices over the holidays? You’re not alone. How many times have you heard a relative at these gatherings declare a few bites from the veggie tray will “cancel out” an […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Dec 21, 2020
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  • holiday indulgence
Permalink to Why circuit breakers are key to crushing COVID-19

Why circuit breakers are key to crushing COVID-19

Whether it’s called a partial lockdown or circuit breaker, it’s one of many measures public health officials in Nova Scotia are using to interrupt the chain of transmission of COVID-19 from one person to another. “The virus is out there,” […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Dec 16, 2020
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Permalink to What a medical officer of health wants you to consider this holiday

What a medical officer of health wants you to consider this holiday

This holiday season in Nova Scotia will look like no other. There are strict gathering limits across the province and many traditional seasonal activities have been cancelled or are available only online. It might be tempting to let down our […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Dec 15, 2020
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Permalink to Meet the unsung heroes of the Spanish flu pandemic in Nova Scotia

Meet the unsung heroes of the Spanish flu pandemic in Nova Scotia

How three physicians protected Nova Scotians during a public health crisis a century ago COVID-19 is the second known pandemic to appear in Nova Scotia. The first was the Spanish flu, a strain of the H1N1 virus, which lasted from […]

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Allan Marble Dec 08, 2020
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Permalink to What you need to know about COVID-19

What you need to know about COVID-19

COVID-19 has changed the way we live. After enduring the first wave of the pandemic, we’ve learned how to protect ourselves and others from being infected. We know wearing non-medical masks saves lives. We know how important it is to […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Nov 26, 2020
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  • COVID-19
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Permalink to Dr. Kelly Morris honoured with Rural Physician of the Year award

Dr. Kelly Morris honoured with Rural Physician of the Year award

Dr. Kelly Morris, CCFP, has been honoured with the Rural Physician of the Year award for providing exemplary care to her patients and for her outreach to underserved populations. For 10 years, Dr. Morris has served the community of Amherst, […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Nov 24, 2020
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Permalink to Dr. Lisa Barrett recognized with Physician Health Promotion Award

Dr. Lisa Barrett recognized with Physician Health Promotion Award

Clinician scientist Dr. Lisa Barrett is being recognized with the Doctors Nova Scotia Physician Health Promotion Award for her research on chronic viral infection and immune function, and how infection can be treated and cured. Dr. Barrett conducts her research […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Nov 16, 2020
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Permalink to Dr. Rebecca Dobson receives Senior Membership Award

Dr. Rebecca Dobson receives Senior Membership Award

Dr. Rebecca “Becky” Dobson receives the Senior Membership Award in recognition for her contributions in cardiac radiology. Practising medicine for 40 years, Dr. Dobson began her medical career as a GP anesthetist in the Arctic. She dabbled in internal medicine before finding […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Nov 10, 2020
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Permalink to Dr. Janneke Gradstein is being recognized with the Dr. William Grigor Award

Dr. Janneke Gradstein is being recognized with the Dr. William Grigor Award

  Amherst, N.S. family physician Dr. Janneke Gradstein, CCFP(EM) FCFP,  is being recognized with the Dr. William Grigor Award for her efforts to enhance the health and well-being of Nova Scotians. In practice for 14 years, Dr. Gradstein became the Cumberland […]

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Doctors Nova Scotia Nov 09, 2020
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Permalink to Nova Scotia Physicians on D-Day

Nova Scotia Physicians on D-Day

Dr. Clarence L. Gosse led the first surgical unit onto Normandy beaches in June 1944 The long-awaited invasion of northwest Europe by the Allies took place June 6, 1944. Several medical officers from Nova Scotia participated in the Normandy invasion, […]

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Allan Marble Nov 03, 2020
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