Recognizing the crucial role that family doctors play in delivering health care, the province announced this week it intends to work with the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association to begin the process of formally recognizing family medicine as a specialty. The province says having family medicine as a specialty would emphasize the importance of primary […]
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has updated a recall on some pistachios and pistachio-containing products due to possible Salmonella contamination. There has been a total of 105 illnesses thus far in six provinces. There have been 16 hospitalizations, and those impacted range in age from 2 to 95. Recalls have been published for pistachios and […]
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The Public Health Agency of Canada has awarded St. John’s $249,997 through the 2025 Intersectoral Action Fund to advance its project, Healthy City for All: A Lens for Equity-Based Municipal Decision-Making to Improve Health Outcomes. St. John’s is one of 14 organizations nationwide to share more than $3 million in funding for collaborative projects addressing […]
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The Registered Nurses’ Union says a new pilot project in central Newfoundland may help alleviate some staffing shortages. NTV’s Colleen Lewis reports.
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Patients and clients with outpatient health appointments in St. John’s are being asked to review their appointment letters to confirm the location of their upcoming visits at Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services sites. Appointments that are scheduled on or after October 21 may take place at the new ambulatory health hub located at 28 Stavanger […]
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