Your QEII A word from the QEII Foundation Welcome to our eleventh issue of QEII Times. Thanks to our partners at The Chronicle Herald and our advertisers, QEII Times continues to highlight...
Research & Innovation Three hearts, three weeks: QEII’s transplant program connects a trio of patients Twenty-eight years ago, Nova Scotia’s first heart transplant was performed at what is now the QEII Health Sciences Centre. Today, used to treat...
Research & Innovation Volumetric Arc Therapy: QEII offers state of the art treatment targeted to bone marrow When David Boudreau found a golf ball-sized lump under his jaw while shaving one morning, he had no idea it was malignant and that he would become...
Research & Innovation Laser surgery for laryngeal cancer turns 35 days of treatment into an afternoon procedure When Ivan Douglas learned he had cancer in his larynx, or voice box, his life quickly underwent a dramatic change as he received treatment for the...
Your QEII Welcome to Clothes City: Service provides essential clothing items to those in need It’s a small space that has a huge impact on the lives of patients, staff, and the community. Clothes City is a free clothing service tucked onto the...
Your QEII A love of medicine: Meet the ‘reverse snowbird’ who just wanted to help Every year, thousands of Canadians head south of the border in search of warmer temperatures during the winter months. But some, like Honor Nivin,...
Research & Innovation Using technology to communicate Alayne MacDonald witnesses firsthand the power of technology to make life easier for those with disabilities. The seemingly impossible becomes...
Research & Innovation A less invasive treatment Allison Lawlor When David Palmeter was diagnosed with prostate cancer, his doctors recommended a new treatment available at the QEII’s James and Edna...
Your QEII From the heart Contributed For more than 40 years, George Holmans experienced heart rhythm problems. His life had become a series of increasingly more frequent...