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Challenging the Status Quo
February 3, 2022
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Nova Scotia is home to many researchers and scientists who contribute to the rich and diverse research and innovation activities that are occurring in this province, across the country, and around the globe. Many of these researchers are appointed to...
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Health Innovation Hub Milestones
June 15, 2023
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Using innovation and research to solve health challenges and transform care for Nova Scotians 2018 – Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy, Vice President of Research, Innovation and Discovery and Chief Nursing Executive, launched the Research and Innovation portfolio with the vision...
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Nova Scotia plays unique role in understanding Fabry disease
June 11, 2026
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Photo/photo credit: Ryan Deveau, pictured with his family, was diagnosed with Fabry disease as a young child. By Allison Currie For more than 270 years, the story of Fabry disease in Nova Scotia has unfolded, from the founding of Lunenburg...
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Congratulations to Dr. Melissa Andrew - Making Waves Award recipient
June 22, 2023
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By: Kirsten Millar Dr. Melissa Andrew is a geriatrician at Nova Scotia Health, who is leading the way in research as the Research Director of the Department of Medicine at Dalhousie University. Dr. Andrew’s team of researchers, clinicians, and patients...
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Nova Scotia Health launching mental health and addictions Text4Support research study
October 3, 2022
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Nova Scotia Health’s Mental Health and Addictions Program, in collaboration with Nova Scotia Health Innovation HUB and the QEII Foundation, have launched a research study on supportive text messages for mental health and addictions clients aged 18 and up accessing...
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Clinical Trials
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Clinical trials enable us to bring new medicines, therapies, interventions, and devices to our province, providing clinicians and patients with access to cutting-edge treatment options that can potentially shape national or global clinical practice. At any given time, there are about 400 clinical trials underway at Nova Scotia Health. NovaStudies...
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New pharmacy services available at five Pharmacist Walk-in Clinic locations, including new site in Bedford
May 10, 2023
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Nova Scotia Health and Lawtons Drugs to launch point-of-care testing service May 11, 2023 (Halifax, NS) – Nova Scotians now have access to point-of-care testing for strep, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza at Pharmacy Walk-in Clinic+ locations in New...
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Nova Scotia Health launches pilot program with Virtual Hallway
August 11, 2022
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Nova Scotia Health’s Innovation Hub has launched a six-month pilot program with Virtual Hallway, a Nova Scotian company that connects primary care providers with specialists to improve patient access to specialist care. Virtual Hallway aims to improve patient access to...
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Shaping the Future of Health Research: Student Opportunities
innovationhub.nshealth.ca/partnering-nova-scotia-health-innovation-hub/shaping-future-health-research-student-opportunities
The Research Education Program offers valuable educational opportunities for members of the research communities at Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health, while also facilitating student research placements. Training and Education for Researchers As health research grows in scale, complexity, and diversity, maintaining high standards is more important than ever. New...
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From research to reality: enhancing emergency medicine at Nova Scotia Health
August 26, 2024
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By: Allison Currie At Nova Scotia Health, our commitment to collaboration with partners, healthcare professionals, researchers and academics is driven by one overarching goal: to deliver and continually improve high-quality patient care for Nova Scotians. One important driver of this...
