Healthy People & Health Care Systems

With funding provided by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, Research Nova Scotia has awarded 15 early-career health researchers in Nova Scotia with a New Health Investigator Grant (NHIG).

This news item was originally posted by St. Francis Xavier University Learn more about the Scotia Scholars Award and see the full list of 2023/24 recipients. From looking to reduce allergic sensitization for people with egg allergies to studying how alcohol consumption and metabolism may be associated with colorectal cancer risk, 14 StFX honours students…

Research Nova Scotia has awarded a total of $988,750 to master’s and doctoral students to help advance disease detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, strengthen Nova Scotia’s health care delivery system, improve care for vulnerable populations, and prevent negative impacts to health and wellbeing. “Our role in strengthening health care in Nova Scotia is to harness…

(Halifax, NS) Research Nova Scotia is announcing an investment of $285,000 in an International Nursing Research Program, created to support opportunities for bilateral research projects with India and the Philippines. “Nova Scotia’s agreements with these countries for medical professional training presented a new opportunity for research collaboration,” says Stefan Leslie, CEO of Research Nova Scotia.…