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a missed heart attack, coronary artery disease: how one woman refused to 'wait and see'

instead of blindly following her doctor's advice to 'wait and watch' after discovering she had survived a heart attack years earlier, christina stuwe pushed for more testing. in the end, her persistence saved her life.
maja begovic
feb 14 2023

anal cancer: do you know the signs?

while there is no way to prevent anal cancer, you can reduce your risk by getting vaccinated against hpv, practicing safe sex and quitting smoking.
dave yasvinski
feb 13 2023

what it feels like: 'life is different for me now' with thoracic outlet syndrome

sydney gill had been dealing with pain in her right arm for six years before finally learning an extra set of ribs was constricting the nerves and blood vessels in her thoracic outlet.
emma jones
feb 10 2023

caring for an adult son with autism

nathan and michael have rearranged their lives to keep their son alive amid lack of social supports, insufficient mental health care, policing issues and financial strain.
maja begovic
feb 8 2023

cancer care buckling under weight of pandemic

the healthcare backlog, which was exacerbated by pandemic delays in early 2020, is still delaying care for canadians with cancer.
maija kappler
feb 8 2023

bile duct cancer: do you know the signs?

cholangiocarcinoma, also known as bile duct cancer, carries a poor prognosis and is difficult to treat because by the time it is diagnosed it has often spread to other areas of the body.
dave yasvinski
feb 8 2023

sharing covid-19 ‘bereavement experiences’ encourages people to get vaccinated

according to new research, people are more likely to get the covid vaccine if they have personal experience with the virus.
dave yasvinski
feb 6 2023

doctor's orders: 'we’ve dramatically reduced the rates' of complications with type 1 diabetes

modern interventions like the use of insulin and treating cholesterol and blood pressure have made amputations, blindness, cardiovascular disease and heart failure less common, says dr. ronald goldenberg.
karen hawthorne
feb 6 2023
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a missed heart attack, coronary artery disease: how one woman refused to 'wait and see'

instead of blindly following her doctor's advice to 'wait and watch' after discovering she had survived a heart attack years earlier, christina stuwe pushed for more testing. in the end, her persistence saved her life.
maja begovic
feb 14 2023

anal cancer: do you know the signs?

while there is no way to prevent anal cancer, you can reduce your risk by getting vaccinated against hpv, practicing safe sex and quitting smoking.
dave yasvinski
feb 13 2023

what it feels like: 'life is different for me now' with thoracic outlet syndrome

sydney gill had been dealing with pain in her right arm for six years before finally learning an extra set of ribs was constricting the nerves and blood vessels in her thoracic outlet.
emma jones
feb 10 2023

caring for an adult son with autism

nathan and michael have rearranged their lives to keep their son alive amid lack of social supports, insufficient mental health care, policing issues and financial strain.
maja begovic
feb 8 2023
powered by
canadian digestive health foundation

cancer care buckling under weight of pandemic

the healthcare backlog, which was exacerbated by pandemic delays in early 2020, is still delaying care for canadians with cancer.
maija kappler
feb 8 2023

bile duct cancer: do you know the signs?

cholangiocarcinoma, also known as bile duct cancer, carries a poor prognosis and is difficult to treat because by the time it is diagnosed it has often spread to other areas of the body.
dave yasvinski
feb 8 2023

sharing covid-19 ‘bereavement experiences’ encourages people to get vaccinated

according to new research, people are more likely to get the covid vaccine if they have personal experience with the virus.
dave yasvinski
feb 6 2023

doctor's orders: 'we’ve dramatically reduced the rates' of complications with type 1 diabetes

modern interventions like the use of insulin and treating cholesterol and blood pressure have made amputations, blindness, cardiovascular disease and heart failure less common, says dr. ronald goldenberg.
karen hawthorne
feb 6 2023
powered by
save your skin foundation

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