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New Brunswick Medical Society defends legal challenge to medicare cuts
As the province’s doctors prepare to meet today, the New Brunswick Medical Society is defending its plan to launch a legal challenge of the Alward government’s $20-million cut to medicare.
Society CEO Anthony Knight says Health Minister Ted Flemming issued an ultimatum and wasn’t willing to discuss their
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Horizon Health looks to further trim budget
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – $12.5-million still needs to be cut from the Horizon Health Network’s budget which is not a decision John McGarry is taking lightly.
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April 25 – Pregnancy brain
Pregnancy brain: It’s not a myth or an excuse, but a new study finds it’s actually fairly common.
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Organ and tissue donors sought
Horizon Health Network officials are hoping to increase the number of New Brunswickers signed up to become donors during National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week.
Just 37% of New Brunswickers are currently listed as organ or tissue donors, but the numbers are increasing.
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Health Canada issues temporary direction to close drug oversight
Health Canada says companies involved in the compounding and admixing of medications can continue to do so, but under new oversight conditions. The conditions are a temporary fix to a jurisdictional grey area believed to have contributed to more than 1,200 patients receiving diluted chemotherapy drugs. Dr. Supriya Sharma, senior medical adviser with Health Canada,
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New Brunswick veteran fights for Agent Orange compensation
FREDERICTON, N.B.- An 82 year old New Brunswick veteran has had his day before the Federal Appeals Court in his battle for Agent Orange compensation.
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Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick to receive equipment,research funding
SAINT JOHN, N.B.- More than 600-thousand dollars in funding from the federal government for Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick in Saint John has been announced.
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Horizon Health,deaf community meet over interpreters
SAINT JOHN, N.B.- The executive director of Saint John Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services is pleased following a meeting with Horizon Health Network officials on Tuesday
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Online sex health survey underway in New Brunswick
SAINT JOHN, N.B.- Three AIDS organizations in New Brunswick are calling on young people to take part in an online survey to gauge their knowledge about their own sexual health
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Nurses worried about possible job cuts
FREDERICTON, N.B.- The New Brunswick Nurses Union is expressing concern over how possible cuts to the health care system may affect patient care.
