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A new scientific study has found no evidence of an undiagnosed mystery brain disease in New Brunswick, says a report published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, known as JAMA. Instead, an independent reassessment of 25 of 222 patients diagnosed by Moncton neurologist Alier Marrero as having a “neurological syndrome of unknown cause” concluded …
Read More »New Brunswick driver gets a $4,600 fine — for an accident that happened 65 years ago
After a fender-bender before Christmas, 85-year-old Ossie Gildart was told he’d have to take a driver’s test. But a surprise was waiting for him when he walked into Service New Brunswick in Bathurst. “He said, ‘Mr. Gildart, I’m sorry you can’t take the test, your licence has been suspended,'” Gildart …
Read More »Controversial plasma clinic expands in New Brunswick
Two new clinics that pay people for their plasma have opened in Fredericton and Saint John, following a location that was established in Moncton in 2017. Plasma makes up more than half of a person’s blood and is rich in protein. It can be transfused directly into patients in urgent …
Read More »Son of man who died in N.B. ER says premier using death to score ‘political points’ – New Brunswick
The son of a 78-year-old man who died in a Fredericton emergency department after waiting to be seen for nearly seven hours says New Brunswick’s premier is using his father’s death to score political goals ahead of an election. Ryan Mesheau said he was taken aback by Premier Blaine Higgs’s …
Read More »Crisis in the ER: Fredericton doctor asks if it’s time to call a state of emergency – New Brunswick
Fredericton emergency room doctor Dr. Yogi Sehgal is asking whether it’s time for the provincial government to declare a state of emergency for what he calls a medical system in “crisis mode.” He said Fredericton, N.B., is decades behind what it should be, with an aging population and too few …
Read More »Partner of slain Fredericton police officer welcomes memorial to mass shooting – New Brunswick
Jackie McLean and her common-law partner Const. Robb Costello kept location-tracking services active on their phones so they could see where the other was. Often, when Costello was at the Fredericton police station, McLean’s phone would mistakenly tell her he was in the middle of the Saint John River, a …
Read More »After years of delay, Fredericton’s revitalized Officers’ Square officially re-opens – New Brunswick
Hundreds of people gathered in Fredericton’s Officers’ Square on Friday night to watch the official re-opening of the space. The vision for the revitalization survived public outcry over the historic site, the discovery of Acadian and Indigenous artifacts, and changing of ownership from the province to the city. “I hope …
Read More »Demand for summer meal programs for students increasing at N.B. food bank – New Brunswick
Students are off for summer break and that means a pause in school lunch programs, but for families that rely on those meals, it’s a difficult time. The Oromocto Food Bank in New Brunswick is reporting a major increase in demand this summer from schools around the area. Jane Buckley, …
Read More »Primary care becoming more difficult to access in New Brunswick, report says – New Brunswick
Primary care is becoming increasingly difficult for New Brunswickers to access, according to a newly released report from the New Brunswick Health Council. Data from the report shows that there was a 14 per cent decline in citizens who reported having a permanent primary care provider between 2017 and 2023. …
Read More »Teen driver of motocross bike killed after crash with transport truck – New Brunswick
A 15-year-old boy who was driving a motocross bike has died following a collision with a transport truck on a remote road in New Brunswick. RCMP said they were called to the community of Rivière-Verte, N.B., on Thursday at around 4:50 p.m. to Industrielle Road. “The driver of the motocross …
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