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People with mental illness in N.L. waiting up to two years for psychiatric care

April 1, 2021 Thandi O'Grady 0

According to the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association, the province has the country’s longest wait times for mental health care. This is causing patients to wait more than a year to receive psychiatric treatment.

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‘It’s been a godsend for me’

February 27, 2020 Patrick Newhook 0

Canadian Cancer Society runs a program to help patients get to and from appointments.

Participants of the Hacking Health Café event held at Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine discuss their ideas to lower no-show rates at Eastern Health. This Hacking Health Café event is the biggest turnout to date for the events.
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‘It’s hard to fix the airplane when you’re flying it and this airplane is always in flight.’

January 29, 2019 Amy Fitz 1

Health authority asks for input from health professionals, tech experts and the public as it tries to cut down on no-shows.

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Family of man found with traumatic brain injury searches for answers

November 9, 2018 Stephen Miller 0

Dustin Hannam, 30, was found in a  parking lot in Marystown with life-threatening head injuries. It happened in the centre of town in the early evening, but no witnesses have come forward.

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Governments committed to reducing food wastage by one-third

June 12, 2018 Adam Pike 0
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