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Islanders invited to addictions awareness events
2016-11-14
Events this week will offer Islanders a chance to learn more about addiction prevention, treatment and recovery.
Prince Edward Island is joining the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery organizations across the country to mark National...
Glucose Sensor Technology available for Islanders living with Diabetes
2022-05-18
A new program will help fund sensors that allow people with diabetes and their health care team better monitor their sugar levels.
Over 15,000 Islanders live with diabetes, a chronic disease where the body is unable to produce insulin or properly use the insulin it produces. On average, 860...
New breast cancer drug covered by the province
2019-10-04
Islanders with breast cancer now have help to pay for Ibrance, a life sustaining drug which has been added to the provincial drug formulary effective immediately.
Ibrance is a treatment option for people with metastatic breast cancer and is now available for eligible patients to help treat their...
Should you be tested for COPD?
2019-01-21
Coughing? Short of breath? A self-assessment may help determine if you should be tested for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a lung disease that causes coughing, wheezing and fatigue.
COPD is a major cause of hospitalization on Prince Edward Island, second only to childbirth as...
Islanders with vision loss get more help with drug costs
2018-06-29
Vision loss is very personal to David Hilchey.
His daughter lives with a syndrome that will - within this decade - limit her vision to what would be seen looking through a straw.
After almost 10 years of volunteering for the national organization that supports Canadians living with vision loss,...
Leading-edge treatment coming to cancer centre
2017-12-15
Investing in infrastructure -
As she readies the current linear accelerator for her next patient, radiation therapist Leigh-Ann Locke explains how the world-class equipment arriving at the PEI Cancer Treatment Centre in March could be a life changer for some Islanders.
The centre is getting a...
More drugs being covered by the province
2018-06-20
Islanders will soon have help to pay for more of the prescription medications they need for a better quality of life.
The provincial government is improving the drug formulary by adding and expanding coverage for 28 new drugs beginning August 1. The new drugs will treat more than 260 Islanders...
New health card features more information
2017-06-23
Islanders with expired PEI Health cards will receive a new card beginning this week featuring more information to help them and their health care providers.
The new health cards now include the individual’s language of preference, home address, and a validation start date for medicare coverage....
Online booking for laboratory services through Skip the Waiting Room launches
2022-09-07
Islanders who need laboratory services such as bloodwork at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital now have the option of booking these services online through SkiptheWaitingRoom.com.
The service will be expanded to the Prince County Hospital in September and to all community sites this Fall.
The new...
Irish-trained physician finding opportunity on PEI
2019-02-26
Dr. Padraig Casey is in the early stages of a medical career and raising a family life. He’s building them both on Prince Edward Island.
Casey grew up in Ireland’s County Louth and received his medical training in Dublin. When the time came to enter into medical practice, he saw both personal and...