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Province looking for feedback on parental access to children’s health information

The Provincial Government is launching an engagement process to inform a review of the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA), which will help deliver on government’s commitment to protecting the privacy of personal health information and ensuring Newfoundland and Labrador’s legislative framework remains effective, responsive, and up to date. As part of its review of the Personal Health Information […]

August 31, 2026

Health, Local News, News

Community event held in Grand Falls-Windsor to fight drug overdoses in rural areas

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August 28, 2026

Health, Justice, Local News, Travel

Families call for ‘Indigo Alert’ to be implemented in province and country

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1 week ago

Opposition parties critique new N.L. Health Services strategic plan
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2 weeks ago

NDP calls for better access to youth mental health resources
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2 weeks ago

Temporary change in services for St. Lewis Community Clinic
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2 weeks ago

Costco warning shoppers about certain yogurt products
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2 years 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.

2 years 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.

2 years 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.

2 years ago

N.L. Health Services cutting back on use of agency nurses

The continued use of agency nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador is raising concern among unions. But as NTV’s Beth Penney tells us, NL Health Services says they are cutting back as best they can.