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How clinical trials shape patient care
June 24, 2026
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By Chris Stover The medications people take, and the guidelines doctors follow are built on evidence gathered through clinical trials. For more than 25 years, Dr. Thomas Ransom has contributed to that evidence as an endocrinologist and clinical trial investigator...
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New initiative ensures more Nova Scotians are connected to a primary care provider
October 12, 2022
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It’s clear that there is a great need to enhance access to care, as we are facing many challenges related to the pandemic, crisis level staffing shortages, along with recruitment and retention issues especially in rural communities across the province...
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Rare disease innovation in Nova Scotia and beyond – meet Dr. Luke Chen
April 8, 2025
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By Allison Currie In March, the New York Times published an article regarding a growing trend in which artificial intelligence (AI) is used to repurpose existing drugs for rare diseases. The article focuses on a man named Joseph Coates, who...
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Meet Shamsher Pratap Singh Sandhu, Technology Entrepreneurship & Innovation (MTEI) Student with the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub
December 5, 2022
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The Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub is proud to welcome students from the Technology Entrepreneurship & Innovation (MTEI) program at St. Mary’s University . Learn more about Shamsher Pratap Singh Sandhu, who believes that Nova Scotia Health’s Innovation Hub is...
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Changing the Path of Treatment for Depression
March 14, 2022
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Depression is among the most serious health problems facing our society, yet the current treatments available remain fairly limited. Antidepressants are a good first line treatment for some but are not effective for up to 50% of those taking them...
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Meet our Affiliate Scientist, Dr. Shanna Trenaman
November 14, 2024
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By: Allison Currie Dr. Shanna Trenaman is an Affiliate Scientist with Geriatric Medicine Research, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine at Nova Scotia Health and an Assistant Professor in the College of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, at Dalhousie University...
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Canadian Consortium of Clinical Trials Training receives CIHR Funding - Atlantic Clinical Trials Network (ACTN) is key collaborator
January 26, 2023
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The Atlantic Clinical Trials Network (ACTN) will receive approximately $2.5 million for the creation of various student training opportunities at the masters, PhD, postdoctoral and postdoctoral fellow levels, along with the creation of six new positions in Atlantic Canada focused...
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A Passion for Providing the Best Care for Patients and Enhancing Access to Health Care
August 16, 2022
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As a nurse for 42 years, Dawn MacIntosh has worked in most areas of hospital care. After having roles with the Victorian Order of Nurses, the Paq’tnkek Mi’kmaw First Nation and in remote northern communities around the country, she now...
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Meet Ruobing Zhi, Technology Entrepreneurship & Innovation (MTEI) Student with the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub
December 5, 2022
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The Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub is proud to welcome students from the Technology Entrepreneurship & Innovation (MTEI) program at St. Mary’s University to our team. Learn more about Ruobing Zhi, who believes the projects we are developing today have...
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Medventions Atlantic marks one year of immersing students, recent grads in the healthcare system
January 14, 2025
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The Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub is celebrating one year of a program that’s given students hands-on experience in clinical spaces with the goal of improving the patient experience in the health system. Medventions Atlantic, led by the Health Innovation...
