Lung program's success in rural N.S. leads to expansion
Nova Scotia has some of the highest rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the country. A researcher at Acadia University started up an online program to make sure lung patients in rural communities get the help they need. Now that pilot program is set to expand across the Maritimes. Carolyn Ray reports.
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