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watch: meningitis b risk increases as college students head back to school

“young adults who go off to university are about three times higher risk of catching meningitis b than kids the same age who are not in university or college, more so if they're in a in a dorm environment.”
emma jones
sep 5 2023

machado: it's time to dismantle a system that makes survival too expensive

gleevec, the "miracle" drug for chronic myelogenous leukemia, helped kick off the trend of expensive precision medicine. are unaffordable medications leaving patients — and their doctors — to make treatment decisions based on cost?
lisa machado
sep 5 2023

what it feels like: ‘a reason to keep fighting’ against ovarian cancer

starla fiddler uses her “borrowed time” to advocate for others, raise awareness and help however she can to end ovarian cancer. “i know that in my lifetime i will never see a cure, as much as i would like to,” she says.
robin roberts
sep 4 2023

patients’ lived experience: a valuable disease expert voice

livia ujj turned her ovarian cancer diagnosis into a way to help drive patient-centred research and support
wendy haaf, postmedia content works
sep 1 2023

postpartum depression ‘must be a public health priority’ in wake of pandemic

postpartum depression is just one of a spectrum of disorders that can affect women during pregnancy and the period after giving birth but it’s the one we hear the most about.
dave yasvinski
aug 21 2023

machado: is it wrong to lie to someone with dementia?

it may feel deceitful or disrespectful, but therapeutic fibbing can make communication and care easier, allowing the caregiver to join their loved one's skewed reality while preserving their peace and dignity.
lisa machado
aug 14 2023

watch: social media borax trend sets off alarms — but does boron really help with inflammation?

borax has plenty of uses: from laundry detergent, to insecticide, to making a slime that’s quite fun to play with. but not only is ingesting it dangerous, it’s also banned as a food additive in the u.s. and canada.
emma jones
aug 11 2023

record-breaking wildfires raise questions about health impact on canadians

as the wildfire season breaks records year after year, experts warn even canadians in traditionally unaffected areas need to learn how to protect themselves from smoke inhalation.
dave yasvinski
aug 10 2023
powered by
diabetes canada
powered by
canadian centre for caregiving excellence
powered by
canadian society for exercise physiology

watch: meningitis b risk increases as college students head back to school

“young adults who go off to university are about three times higher risk of catching meningitis b than kids the same age who are not in university or college, more so if they're in a in a dorm environment.”
emma jones
sep 5 2023

machado: it's time to dismantle a system that makes survival too expensive

gleevec, the "miracle" drug for chronic myelogenous leukemia, helped kick off the trend of expensive precision medicine. are unaffordable medications leaving patients — and their doctors — to make treatment decisions based on cost?
lisa machado
sep 5 2023

what it feels like: ‘a reason to keep fighting’ against ovarian cancer

starla fiddler uses her “borrowed time” to advocate for others, raise awareness and help however she can to end ovarian cancer. “i know that in my lifetime i will never see a cure, as much as i would like to,” she says.
robin roberts
sep 4 2023

patients’ lived experience: a valuable disease expert voice

livia ujj turned her ovarian cancer diagnosis into a way to help drive patient-centred research and support
wendy haaf, postmedia content works
sep 1 2023
powered by
diabetes canada

postpartum depression ‘must be a public health priority’ in wake of pandemic

postpartum depression is just one of a spectrum of disorders that can affect women during pregnancy and the period after giving birth but it’s the one we hear the most about.
dave yasvinski
aug 21 2023

machado: is it wrong to lie to someone with dementia?

it may feel deceitful or disrespectful, but therapeutic fibbing can make communication and care easier, allowing the caregiver to join their loved one's skewed reality while preserving their peace and dignity.
lisa machado
aug 14 2023

watch: social media borax trend sets off alarms — but does boron really help with inflammation?

borax has plenty of uses: from laundry detergent, to insecticide, to making a slime that’s quite fun to play with. but not only is ingesting it dangerous, it’s also banned as a food additive in the u.s. and canada.
emma jones
aug 11 2023

record-breaking wildfires raise questions about health impact on canadians

as the wildfire season breaks records year after year, experts warn even canadians in traditionally unaffected areas need to learn how to protect themselves from smoke inhalation.
dave yasvinski
aug 10 2023
powered by
canadian centre for caregiving excellence

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