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More support for transplant patients relocated for long periods
2019-10-02
Much more support is now available for Islanders who need to relocate outside the Maritimes for transplant surgery. Every year, several Islanders need to relocate outside the Maritime region to receive a life-sustaining transplant such as a new heart, heart-lung, single or double lung, liver or...
Islanders invited to free information session on breast cancer
2019-09-30
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Islanders will have the opportunity to learn more about breast cancer in Prince Edward Island at a free information session. , Breast Cancer on PEI: An Island Check-Up , Saturday, October 5, 2019. Hotel on Pownal, Pownal Lecture Room, 146 Pownal Street...
Palliative care training improves care for Islanders
2019-07-29
A total of 141 health care professionals from across Prince Edward Island have received training in palliative care increasing their ability to provide better care and support to Islanders and their families. Health care providers took part in two days of training on Learning Essential Approaches...
Public asked to submit ticks to help with health study
2019-05-24
Health PEI is asking members of the public to submit samples of biting ticks for a study tracking the human risk of tick-borne illness on Prince Edward Island. Dr. Greg German, Health PEI medical microbiologist, said the laboratory he works at receives about 80 ticks a year from family and...