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As Administrative Professionals Day approaches, we’re taking a moment to applaud some unsung health-care heroes: the people who work in your doctor’s office. As the gatekeepers of your health-care experience, they support patients and doctors at every level: they organize […]
On May 1, we celebrate Doctors Day – a time to recognize the hard work and dedication of physicians who are helping keep Nova Scotians healthy. As we mark the third Doctors Day of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors continue to […]
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 […]
Earlier in December, I had the opportunity to meet dozens of refugees who had recently arrived in Canada from Afghanistan. While a group of fellow residents and I administered vaccines to the children, we learned about the journeys these families […]
At a time when more than 86,000 Nova Scotians are on the waitlist for a family physician, it’s crucial for us to understand how we can attract more doctors to the province – and entice the ones who are already […]
