Patient Lifestyle

Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health says he and colleagues from across Canada are on alert as health officials in the United States continue to investigate nearly 200 cases of severe respiratory illnesses potentially linked to vaping.

Sometimes we distance ourselves from our patients in order to be able to do our job, and sometimes it saps the humanity out of our work

Nova Scotia's health minister has ordered a review into the circumstances surrounding the death in hospital of an Annapolis Valley man as he waited for an ambulance transfer.

Study examines time course of cardiovascular disease risk reduction after smoking cessation