Government of New Brunswick - Health - Latest News https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/news/health.html Government of New Brunswick - Health - Latest News en Confirmed case of the measles in Moncton https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2024.07.0334.html The Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health is issuing an advisory about potential exposure to a confirmed case of measles in the Moncton area in an individual who recently travelled internationally. Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:24:00 -0400 New MyHealthNB feature allows for sharing of vital health information https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2024.07.0331.html MyHealthNB, the province’s health information app, now allows people to create a summary of their medical information and share it with health professionals who do not have access to New Brunswick’s electronic health records system. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:27:00 -0400 New prescription monitoring program to help improve patient safety https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2024.07.0328.html A new prescription monitoring program will make it easier for health-care providers to identify risks associated with monitored drugs such as opioids, and tougher for these drugs to be misused. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:23:00 -0400 Letter of intent signed with Indonesia to form health-care recruitment partnership https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2024.07.0311.html The provincial government has signed a letter of intent that could make it easier to recruit trained health-care workers from Indonesia, including nurses and nursing aides. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:50:00 -0400 Progress being made on provincial health plan objectives https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2024.07.0306.html Almost 75 per cent of the provincial health plan’s goals have been achieved, two-and-a-half years into the five-year plan. The health plan, Stabilizing Health Care: An Urgent Call to Action, was released in November 2021. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:39:00 -0400 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:24:00 -0400