Recommendations to address incontinence One of the most under-reported and under-treated conditions faced by older Canadians. Incontinence, or the involuntary loss of urine or stool/gas, is remarkably common and one of a nationally representative epidemiological survey recently found that approximately 24 per cent of Canadian adults were living with urinary
Ted Talk Autism: How my unstoppable mother proved the experts wrong Chris Varney is an advocate for children’s rights who started as a youth ambassador for World Vision.
Switzerland: Université de Fribourg Breast Cancer Cells Can Travel to Brain Cancer cells can travel. They typically move through circulatory systems. Referred to as metastatic cancers, they are more aggressive and harder to fight than the primary tumour. Now, scientists have found that brain metastasis is becoming increasingly common in patients with advanced breast
‘Resilience’ is an indoor/outdoor assistive device concept that functions as a motorized wheelchair with hidden wheels. Designers Lee, Hong, Shin and Park use flexible plastic components and a robust aluminum frame that boasts a leather covered armrest controller, a transparent tail light. Created to recreate the chair design found in cinema houses or luxurious hospitality
Enabling a promising future for LTC? It doesn’t take much to figure out that Canada is becoming super-aged nation with LTC underfunding, waitlists, staffing shortages, inconsistencies in care delivery and standards. However, as the daughter of a mother who endured a challenging decade in a less than ideal long term care facility in Eastern Ontario, […]
Canada’s increasing need for healthcare services and rapid change in medical knowledge, said to double every 73 days, calls for innovative education, diagnostic and monitoring tools. Perhaps the phrase the ‘future is here’ is a little overused, but whether its telehealth, robotics, wearables or neurofeedback solutions, there is certainly a rush to the finish line […]
By 2035, Canada will be considered a “super-aged” country with one in four Canadians older than 65 years
Provinces should allow other health care options, like duplicate insurance, so patients can access the care they need more quickly.
Researchers are recognizing that Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition, which causes widespread pain through the body.
Researchers have developed a method for predicting fall accidents by reading a person’s walking patterns.
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