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Posted inHealth

Nova Scotia will soon award system-changing health record contract

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson September 20, 2022January 3, 2023

Imagine having the results of your bloodwork, X-rays, prescriptions, and medical history available on one computerized health record that travels with you to appointments — whether in person or online — to see a family doctor or a specialist, and which will remain accessible if your doctor retires and you’re lucky enough to find another […]

A nurse holding a needle containing COVID-19 vaccine prepares to inject a patient.
Posted inCOVID, Province House

Strang: Nova Scotians still have to take COVID seriously

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont August 26, 2022November 18, 2022
Three doctors/medical professionals in scrubs perform surgery.
Posted inHealth, Province House

Health care system check up: Is access to health care better or has it gotten worse?

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson August 14, 2022January 9, 2023
A concrete multi floor building with garden beds out front.
Posted inHealth

IWK: Supply chain ‘robust’ but sometimes ‘we may need to be creative’

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont August 3, 2022November 18, 2022
Two surgeons in blue coats wearing yellow surgical masks work on an unseen patient
Posted inEquity and Equality, Health, Province House

Advocates applaud province’s decision to remove barriers for gender-affirming care, but say more needs to be done

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont July 20, 2022November 18, 2022
A surgeon and a nurse in an operating room,
Posted inHealth

Halifax researcher creates world’s first ultra-high resolution ultrasound endoscope for surgeries

A smiling white woman with long straight dark blonde hair and bangs, with half her face in dramatic shadow by Yvette d'Entremont July 19, 2022November 18, 2022
A female doctor with a pulled back hairstyle, wearing a black and white top and who has a stethoscope around her neck talks to a patient.
Posted inHealth, Morning File

Dealing with difficult patients in health care

A white woman with chin length auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue sweater by Suzanne Rent July 14, 2022January 9, 2023
A red brick building sits on a sloping green lawn under a blue and cloudy sky. A Canadian flag flies out front
Posted inHealth, Province House

Frequent closures of emergency department at Hants Community Hospital expected this summer

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson June 23, 2022January 9, 2023
Posted inHealth, Province House

Nurses aren’t signing up for jobs despite Nova Scotia Health’s offer of bonuses

A smiling white woman with short silver hair wearing dark rimmed glasses and a bright blue blazer. by Jennifer Henderson June 16, 2022January 9, 2023
A middle aged white man with short hair wearing a suit in front of a grey-green background.
Posted inMass Casualty Commission, Morning File, Policing

‘We really don’t need any more police officers; we really don’t need any more money’

by Tim Bousquet June 10, 2022January 9, 2023

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In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder, and served 17 years in prison while maintaining his innocence. In 2019, he was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner’s Tim Bousquet tells Assoun’s story on the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong. Click here to listen to the podcast.

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