Research & Innovation Engaging with communities: QEII emergency department opens doors to ISANS students From how to use their new health cards to the importance of calling 911 when experiencing an emergency, a group of Immigration Services Association...
Research & Innovation New treatments developed for blood clots, but prevention still best approach As a top-tier hockey player for an American university, 22-year-old Shannon Macaulay is accustomed to testing her physical limits. But a trip to the...
Research & Innovation Detecting prostate cancer: MRI becoming increasingly useful diagnostic tool One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their life, says Dr. Sharon Clarke, QEII radiologist in the Department of Diagnostic...
Research & Innovation VANISH: world-leading research at the QEII Marc Arbour has always lived with heart disease. His family’s long history with the condition hit home when he had his first heart attack at the age...
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...
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 Advancing pain control Jon Tattrie Dr. John Clark and his colleagues at the QEII Health Sciences Centre had a hunch: surgical patients on a high dose of opioids seemed to...