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October 16, 2019
Barrington doctor reflects on new family practice
The Chronicle Herald
It’s been not quite two months since Dr. Robyn Pierce opened a family practice in Barrington Passage where she intends to spend her medical career.
October 4, 2019
Nova Scotia doctor shortage forces ongoing emergency department closures
Global News
In Nova Scotia, emergency department closures are becoming the new normal.
October 16, 2019
Nova Scotia doctor says she can’t leave her patients behind
Global News
You’d think after 43 years as a family doctor in Nova Scotia — many of them spent working 80 hours a week — Dr. Shelagh Leahey has done her time healing the sick and injured.
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