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Tackling Climate Change Benefits Brook Trout
2019-05-31
Beneath the surface of rivers and streams, Prince Edward Island’s freshwater fish are not immune to the changing climate.
The Island’s waterways are fed from naturally cool springs that flow at a constant temperature of seven to eight degrees Celsius year-round. This helps keep water...
Activity improves health, even in hospital
2019-05-30
We all know that exercise and activity are important for good health and healing. That’s why a new program is being used to help bring the benefits of working-out to Island residents during their stay in hospital.
As part of a senior-friendly hospital approach being piloted on Unit 3 at the Queen...
A renewed life made possible through organ donation
2019-05-28
Debbie Keough-Croken will never meet the woman who saved her life. But she’s encouraging others to follow that woman’s example by making a commitment to being an organ donor.
“She was a health-care worker in her twenties; I think maybe that work made her think about being an organ donor. She...
Everyone has a part to play to reduce single use plastics
2019-05-27
This summer, as you are packing for the beach or organizing family barbeques, you may also be planning a more environmentally friendly way to transport groceries.
Prince Edward Island will be doing its part to reduce single use plastics when the Plastic Bag Reduction Act comes into effect July 1,...
Family doctors at the frontline of health care
2019-05-22
For Summerside doctor Nadine Arsenault-Samson, family medicine is the way she can profoundly improve the lives and outcomes of people in her care.
Family Doctor Day is recognized on May 19 each year to to celebrate family physicians and the important work they do caring for and improving the...