Heart Health

• June 4 – Heart Fit Clinic

  Heart Fit Clinic will be on Talk To The Experts this weekend!

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• April 23 – Heart Fit Clinic

  Heart Fit Clinic will be on Talk To The Experts this weekend!

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  Apr 18
  
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• Her Heart Matters Wear Red Canada Campaign raises awareness about women’s heart health

  "Heart disease is the number one killer of women worldwide."

  Health

  Feb 7
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• UBC Okanagan grads conduct heartfelt fundraiser for KGH Foundation, Cardiac Care Unit

  Venessa Thorsen and Tyler Woloshyn founded Students for Heart Health, where they share information about heart disease as well as promote healthy heart habits.

  Lifestyle

  Jan 4
• ‘People like me should have died’: Survey outlines pandemic’s impact on heart disease, stroke

  A new survey is shining a light on the dire impact the pandemic has had for those living with heart disease or stroke.

  Health

  Oct 19, 2021
• Manitoban NHLer Jayce Hawryluk got COVID-19, twice — even the ultra-healthy struggle to recover

  Pro athletes have been shown no preferential treatment by COVID-19, and the story of one Manitoban who's had the virus twice in one year is a cautionary tale for the rest of us.

  Health

  Apr 29, 2021
• Heart attack survivor from Alberta hopes to summit world’s tallest mountain: ‘Everest, here I come!’

  A man plans to climb Mount Everest to raise money for The Heart and Stroke Foundation, and also hopes to inspire others.

  Features

  Mar 2, 2021
• UBC Okanagan researchers develop ‘next generation’ prosthetic heart valve

  "We believe that this design could be a game changer," said UBCO's Hadi Mohamaddi.

  Health

  Feb 9, 2021
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• Heart and Stroke Foundation finds new ways to fundraise and raise awareness amid pandemic

  "This is the number one killer of women," said Dr. Tara Sedlak, Vancouver General Hospital cardiologist, about heart health. 

  Jan 15, 2021
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• Overfeeding a factor in chicken heart failure, USask research indicates

  Up to 30 per cent of broiler chickens are at high risk of heart failure, the lead researcher says.

  Science

  Jun 12, 2020