With the warmer weather approaching, it’s important to remember to be sun safe when outdoors enjoying your favourite activities. While it may not be summer yet, it doesn’t have to be warm to burn. Skin cancer is the most common […]
This spring, medical learners are volunteering as Kids Run Club (KRC) coaches in Halifax, helping school kids discover the joy of running and healthy living. Dr. Louis Martin is a second-year family medicine resident who is volunteering with the KRC […]
Tired? Disenchanted? Feeling disconnected from your work, your family, your friends…the person you used to be before the COVID-19 pandemic started and your world shrunk to the size of your living room? There’s a solution at hand, but it might […]
My Olympic journey actually began in 2019 when I accepted the job of National Women’s Hockey team physician. We had a three-year plan full of training camps, exhibition games against the U.S., Finland and Junior Male teams, the World Championships […]
For almost 20 years, runners from across Atlantic Canada have celebrated the beginning of summer running season by participating in the Blue Nose Marathon. Although plans had to be re-arranged in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID-19, this year things […]
Health conditions that affect women and people with uteruses – heavy periods, endometriosis and low libido, for example – haven’t always been talked about as much as other health issues. “For my generation, there was a lack of public education,” […]
Nova Scotia has began a new phase of the pandemic with most Public Health measures easing across the province. (Note: masks are still required in schools and in most health-care settings.) This marks a big shift in how we deal with COVID-19, […]
Whether you call it Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras or just plain “Pancake Day,” there’s a lot to like about a day when having pancakes for dinner is de rigueur. Sure, it might feel indulgent, but if you’re serving them with […]
Does it seem like you are living a Groundhog Day scenario? This might sound familiar: you wake up, shuffle from your bed to your workstation, stare at the screen for eight hours, raid the fridge, and end your day by […]
Many people notice a change in their energy and enthusiasm levels during the colder months. But for some, the change in mood is much more dramatic. If you become tired, moody and uninterested in things you used to enjoy when […]
