Your QEII Talking technology Understanding a doctor explaining a medical procedure can be difficult for anyone. It becomes even harder for people when communication is impaired....
Research & Innovation Lighting the way A new drug is lighting the way during glioblastoma brain tumour surgeries at the QEII Health Sciences Centre. In September 2020, Health...
Your QEII Demand for free, accessible mental health services ‘has never been greater’ Many Nova Scotians have suffered mental health trauma over the last year, between the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the tragic mass casualties of last...
Research & Innovation In the fight against cancer Graham Wade spent 18 years in the military, specializing in infantry and leadership coaching before retiring at 36 years young. The father of four...
Research & Innovation Piecing together progress People with inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, are usually treated with medications that normally help calm arthritis, causing...
Research & Innovation Discovering diversity in mood disorders When Capt. (Ret’d) Earle Wagner’s wife died in 2007 from acute leukemia after decades of suffering from bipolar disorder, he knew he had...
Your QEII A word from the QEII Foundation “Remember, the last part of any marathon is the hardest.” These words, spoken by Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of...
Your QEII A starfish story For Terry Thorne, receiving a cancer diagnosis amid the pandemic showed just how shockingly fast a life can be changed. In spring 2020,...
Research & Innovation Making life-giving decisions It was on a return flight to Halifax when Christa Webber first suspected something was amiss. In July 2017, she and some friends were returning from a...