Chronic Disease

• Decade’s worth of Ontario health data finds more severe disease in younger patients

  While an overall increase in chronic disease between 2009-2018 was mostly due to an ageing population, there was a small rise in prevalence among patients aged 15 to 24 years old.

  Health

  Feb 22, 2021
  
• Podcaster in Golden, B.C., raises awareness of chronic diseases with sound bites

  "I'm actually doing this from the bottom of my heart because I don't want people to suffer like I did."

  May 31, 2020
  
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• The stigma of more children after one is sick: Why some parents feel guilty

  "It's important to get to the bottom of that issue so the parent doesn't feel like the cause of that issue," said one doctor.

  Lifestyle

  Aug 10, 2019
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• Massive health survey recruiting Manitobans for long-term research

  Researchers in Manitoba have joined the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project, a study aiming to answer key questions about what causes cancer and other chronic disease by following the health of hundreds of thousands of Canadians over the span of decades.

  Health

  Jul 5, 2019
• Young people with chronic disease at greater risk of suicide: study

  One of the study authors hopes doctors will pay attention to the findings and consider their patient's mental health needs along with the physical treatments.

  Health

  Aug 21, 2017
• Calgary woman credits plant-based diet for reversing chronic lung disease, restoring sight

  Kate McGoey-Smith says her health began to turn around after she adopted a plant-based diet that she began to follow under the supervision of a doctor from the Cleveland Clinic's Wellness Institute.

  Health

  Apr 28, 2017
• Social medicine: How doctors are working family, friends into patients’ recovery

  Doctors run blood tests and hand you prescriptions for medicine. But what if they gave your family and friends homework to help you stay healthy, too?

  Health

  Jan 2, 2017
• New at-home detox option available in Vancouver

  Substance use Treatment and Response Team, or START is a new program launched by Vancouver Coastal Health and it aims at providing quick access to at-home detox.

  Aug 9, 2016
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• Alberta study offers free medication for low-income seniors

  Researchers at the University of Calgary are looking to recruit 5,000 low-income seniors for a study on managing chronic disease.

  Health

  Apr 5, 2016
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• Could this simple test predict your risk of dying in the next five years?

  European researchers say they’ve developed a quick online test that could determine your risk of dying within the next five years.

  Health

  Jun 4, 2015