“No one ever thinks when they first use an opioid that they’ll become dependent on it,” says Dr. Andy Blackadar, a family physician in Liverpool, N.S. “But it’s easy for people to see it as a personal failure. It’s not […]
Getting regular Pap tests can prevent about 95% of all cervical cancers. It’s estimated that one Nova Scotian is diagnosed with cervical cancer each week. Most people diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer are not up-to-date with their screening or have […]
Take a second and ask yourself: have I had a medical test or treatment in the past year I may not have needed? A recent report estimates that 30% of medical tests, treatments and procedures in Canada are potentially unnecessary. […]
Doctors have serious concerns about how they can practise medicine effectively in the current health-care environment. Physicians in nearly every community, specialty and practice type across the province share similar concerns. Many doctors enter medicine because they are called to […]
As if you don’t have enough to think about now that we’re suddenly in Back to School season, here’s another item for your to-do list: Immunization! Earlier this summer, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control revealed findings that FluMist Quadrivalent – a live […]
By now, you’ve probably read that Nova Scotia’s doctors have ratified two, four-year contracts with the provincial government. The contracts, which are retroactive to April 2015, offer 0 per cent, 0 per cent, 1 per cent and 1.5 per cent […]
The winner of the inaugural Doctors Nova Scotia Patient’s Choice Award is Dr. Mohan Virick, a family physician from Sydney, N.S. “I have practised in Nova Scotia for 53 years,” says Dr. Virick, who has dedicated his five-decade career to […]
Most people, including those of us who are health-care providers, think of health care as made up of doctors, nurses, hospitals, CT scans and pills – all the people and things that try to make us well when we get […]
Nova Scotia’s family doctors care for patients of all ages – and they often care for generations of the same family. For many people, their family physician becomes more than just a health-care provider; over the years, they become more like […]
Nova Scotia’s doctors work hard for their patients – and their patients notice. Almost 300 people from across the province have left testimonials about their physicians on our Story Map. Here are just some of the reasons Nova Scotians love […]
