Province reports three COVID deaths with 17 in hospital, five in ICU
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting three new COVID deaths in the past week. There are…
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Renowned psychiatrist Dr. Nizar Ladha dies at age 80
A longtime mental health advocate and psychiatrist in the province, Dr. Nizar Ladha, has passed away. Dr.…
Province awards contract to expand emergency department at Health Sciences Centre
The province awarded a multimillion-dollar contract Wednesday to expand the emergency department in the Health…
Province reports three COVID deaths with 13 in hospital, three in ICU
Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting three new COVID deaths in the past week. There are…
Nurses protest working conditions in Corner Brook
Nurses in Corner Brook staged a demonstration Tuesday, voicing their concerns about working conditions at…
Update coming from chief medical officer as other provinces recommend masking indoors
Ontario’s top doctor has strongly recommended masking indoors as COVID cases climb. Newfoundland and Labrador’s…
Province stepping up recruitment of nurse practitioners
The province announced more measures Monday for dealing with shortages of health care workers. This…
Doctor from St. John’s makes medical history in Ottawa
The Ottawa hospital has administered the worlds first in-utero treatment for a rare genetic disorder,…
Province working with two unions representing health care workers on recruitment plan
The provincial government is working on improving recruitment and retention with two unions representing health…
Nurse practitioners say they’re being overlooked as solution to health care crisis
The province is proposing a new pilot project to hire physician assistants, but nurse practitioners…
