Women's health

• Quiet grief: Albertans open up about stigma and suffering after pregnancy loss

  'As a mother, you connect with that baby quickly. It's not just sad and disappointing -- it causes you to feel like you have lost a loved one,' said one Albertan about miscarriage.

  Health

  May 4
• ‘Phenomenal’: Patients welcome Atlantic Canada’s first multidisciplinary endometriosis clinic

  The IWK Health Centre in Halifax will soon be home to Atlantic Canada's first multidisciplinary clinic for endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain.

  Health

  Mar 22
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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
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• Fredericton councillors reconsidering opening meetings with poem after poet laureate reads abortion verse

  Poet laureate Jenna Lyn Albert triggered the controversy when she read a poem about a personal experience with abortion written by Conyer Clayton.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2020
• Coronavirus: Lack of women’s care could see nearly 1M unplanned pregnancies globally

  Across 37 countries, nearly 2 million fewer women received services between January and June than in the same period last year, a new report says.

  Health

  Aug 19, 2020
• Yeast infection, UTI or something else? How to spot the difference

  There are different types of infections that could be irritating your vagina. Here's when it's important to see your family doctor.

  Lifestyle

  May 24, 2020
• More Canadian women have COVID-19 and are dying as a result. Here’s some possible reasons why

  Public health data shows that more women in Canada have coronavirus, which differs from other countries where more men have died from the virus.

  Health

  May 17, 2020
• Experts say women shouldn’t put off sexual health care during coronavirus pandemic

  Sexual health experts across Canada are concerned the COVID-19 pandemic may be causing women to neglect their reproductive care.

  Health

  May 5, 2020
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• Saskatchewan MP introduces bill to ban sex-selective abortions

  If passed, the onus would be on medical practitioners to determine why the woman is having an abortion, says the MP.

  Politics

  Mar 1, 2020
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• Notley upset that important health services for women ‘deemed unnecessary’ in AHS review

  The official Opposition leader is firing back at the province's United Conservative government after its review of Alberta Health Services suggests some procedures, including tubal ligation and breast reduction, have "limited clinical value."

  Health

  Feb 7, 2020