Dementia

• Queen’s University professor fighting to get father with dementia OHIP exemption

  Reena Kukreja said she is lobbying the Ministry of Health to give her father a compassionate exemption for an OHIP number so he can live out his remaining months in dignity.

  Health

  Mar 26
  
• 74-year-old man with dementia safely located, say Winnipeg police

  Winnipeg police issued a silver alert after a 74-year-old man with dementia went missing.

  Investigations

  Mar 18
  
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• Kingston, Ont. unhoused community calls for warming centre

  A Kingston advisory committee heard an update Thursday on various measures underway to help the homeless this winter.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2021
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• Lifestyle changes can improve brain health outcomes, reduce chances of dementia: experts

  'Women succumb to brain aging disease twice as much as men,' said Lynn Posluns of the Women's Brain Health Initiative. 'Almost 70 per cent of Alzheimer sufferers are women.'

  Health

  Dec 2, 2021
• Nasal vaccine to treat Alzheimer’s disease to be tested in U.S. clinical trial

  If successful, the vaccine could potentially be given to people years from now who are at risk for the disease.

  Health

  Nov 17, 2021
• New Alzheimer’s research a positive sign, but solution a long way off, says Manitoba society

  The Alzheimer Society of Manitoba says the new blood test being developed is a long way from being ready for clinical use, so people should temper their expectations.

  Health

  Jul 8, 2021
• Son demands prescription drugs be administered to his mother at Quebec care home

  Amir Amed is concerned that nurses at a CHLSD in Pointe-aux-Trembles are not administering his mother with what he says are her life-saving drugs.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2021
• Coronavirus: Science shines a light on COVID-19’s long-term health risks

  Scientists in Saskatoon are investigating troubling signs that severe COVID-19 infection could leave a legacy of health problems long after recovery.

  Health

  Jun 5, 2021
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• Dementia, Alzheimer’s most common disease associated with COVID-19 deaths: StatCan

  A new report found that 89 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in 2020 had at least one other health condition or complication also reported on their death certificate.

  Canada

  May 15, 2021
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• Alzheimer’s might be an autoimmune disorder, Canadian research suggests

  New research adds to the evidence that Alzheimer's could be an autoimmune disorder, which could change how we treat the disease.

  Health

  May 14, 2021