Crohn's Disease

• AI can predict premature death among people with inflammatory bowel disease: study

  A new study suggests AI can predict premature death among people who have inflammatory bowel disease, also known as Crohn's and colitis.

  Health

  Mar 24, 2025
  
• West Kelowna woman looks abroad for life-changing treatment of ‘very painful’ condition

  After much research Julianna discovered a colorectal surgeon at a clinic in Pune, India who has developed a technique to heal fistulas using a specialized laser.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2023
  
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• Rise in IBD among young kids ‘baffling’ experts. What’s behind the surge?

  Canada has one of the highest rates of inflammatory bowel disease in the world, and that number is likely to dramatically increase in the next decade, especially among children.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2023
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• London Children’s Hospital first in Canada to offer Shared Decision Making program for families

  The Shared Decision Making Program (SDM) provides families with personal support during sudden life-changing moments through health professionals.

  Health

  Dec 13, 2022
• B.C. PharmaCare program approves additional drugs, expands coverage

  The drugs treat conditions including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, severely low blood sugar, migraines, low white blood cell levels, multiple sclerosis and heart failure.

  Health

  May 2, 2022
• Saskatoon man calls for federal government to widen medicinal cannabis coverage

  Saskatoon man Aaron Unger uses prescription cannabis to treat the pain caused by Crohn's disease, but says he can't afford the cost because the province doesn't cover it.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2020
• Collapse of Quadriga crypto exchange was ‘old-fashioned fraud wrapped in modern technology’: OSC

  'What happened at Quadriga was an old-fashioned fraud wrapped in modern technology.'

  Money

  Jun 12, 2020
• Opposition NDP urges Alberta government not to switch drugs for some patients

  The health minister announced a month ago that 26,000 patients already getting provincially funded biologic drugs would gradually be switched to biosimilar ones.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2020
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• Alberta government changing drug coverage for 26,000 patients, expects to save up to $380M

  The Alberta government is changing its drug coverage for more than 26,000 patients, including those with diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease.

  Health

  Dec 12, 2019
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• ‘Ostomy doesn’t have to define you’: Toronto woman fights to end stigma

  A Toronto woman is harnessing the power of social media in an effort to reduce the stigma around ostomy in an evolving campaign that has spanned a decade.

  Health

  Oct 10, 2019