Health and Wellness

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Premier Calls Doctors Home —————————————————————– Premier Tim Houston launched a recruitment campaign today, March 7, to bring more doctors home to Nova Scotia. Doctors who go to the Come Home to Nova Scotia website and say they want to work in the province will be contacted by a recruitment specialist within...

**** HRM Media Release Applications open for Neighbourhood Seed Kit Initiative ​ The Halifax Regional Municipality has opened applications for the Neighbourhood Seed Kit Initiative. ​ The Neighbourhood Seed Kit Initiative is a new program encouraging residents to build relationships with their neighbours through gardening. Residents can apply to receive a free community seed kit...

**** NSHA Media Release Gradual easing of Nova Scotia Health’s visitor restrictions to begin next week Nova Scotia Health will gradually begin easing restrictions to allow more opportunities for family caregivers and primary support people to support patients. ​ Support people/visitors will still be required to show proof of vaccination when entering health care facilities...

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Government Invests in Halifax Infirmary Expansion —————————————————————- The government is investing more than $3.8 million for renovations to the Halifax Infirmary as part of the ongoing redevelopment and expansion of the QEII Health Sciences Centre. To allow for the construction of a new inpatient building at the Halifax Infirmary, the mechanical...

**** Recall via Health Canada Ionic smartwatch recalled due to burn hazard Issue The battery in the Ionic smartwatch can overheat, posing a burn hazard to the user.   As of February 15, 2022, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada or Mexico. In the United States, the company has...

**** COMMUNITY SERVICES Release New Overnight Shelter in Halifax Open Until March 31 —————————————————————– In partnership with Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), the Province will operate a temporary overnight shelter at the Pavilion on the Halifax Common until March 31. Twenty-five beds will be available from 9 p.m. until 9 a.m. The site replaces the temporary...

**** NSHA Media Release Nova Scotia Health partners with Sobeys and Lawtons Drugs on pharmacy walk-in clinic​ New program supports timely access to primary care for Nova Scotians​ Sobeys and Lawtons Drugs and Nova Scotia Health are partnering on an innovative collaborative care model that will provide Nova Scotians in the New Glasgow and Truro...

**** NSHA Media Release Water testing resumes at Nova Scotia Health facilities ​ The Environmental Services Laboratory at the QEII Health Sciences Centre will resume accepting water samples for testing from municipal, registered, and private water supply owners, starting Wednesday, Feb. 23. The water testing service was temporarily suspended in order to create capacity for...

**** NSHA Media Release Discovering high-impact health care solutions: Nova Scotia Health Launches New Innovation Hub Today Nova Scotia Health officially launched an Innovation Hub, a first of its kind centre of excellence for health research and innovation in Atlantic Canada. Through strategic partnerships with clinical champions, patients and families, industry, healthcare foundations, governments, and...

**** Recall via Health Canada Certain Abbott brand powdered infant formula products recalled due to Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Issue Abbott is recalling certain Abbott brand powdered infant formula products from the marketplace due to possible Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella contamination. The recalled products have been sold nationally. What you should do If you think...