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1 year ago

Unanswered questions about new mammography units announced by province

The province recently made several announcements for breast cancer screening, including details of two new mammography units. But as NTV’s Colleen Lewis explains, there are several unanswered questions about the new units.

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1 year ago

Row 4 Heart raises money for cardiac care

The Row 4 Heart fundraiser was held in St. John’s Sunday to raise money for cardiac care through the province’s Health Care Foundation.

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1 year ago

Age officially lowered for breast cancer screening to 40

For every 1,000 breast screenings in this province, five of them will have a positive cancer result. While those numbers are on par with the rest of Canada, this province is aligning itself with other provinces by reducing age restrictions for who can get a screening. NTV’s Jodi Cooke has more.

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1 year ago

Nurses’ union calling for government to hire more local graduates

Last week, the province’s health authority repeated plans to reduce its reliance on agency nurses. Today, the registered nurse’s union says this should have been done long ago. NTV’s Becky Daley has more.

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