“I want to make science more accessible to students,” says Soong. “If a student with a disability wants to do an experiment, it should be a positive experience and they shouldn’t have to worry about whether they can perform it or not.” An evolving project Soong was initially interested in creating a device that could […]
By Parkinson Canada It was late 2013 and Gina Lupino, 36 at the time, slept for three weeks straight, recovering from pneumonia. Gina suspected that something was not quite right with her health, and stiffness, slowness, and ratcheted articulation in her right hand got in the way of playing snare drum in a percussion band. […]
By Ron Wickman A new housing trend is fast approaching us. The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has indicated that by 2031, the number of Canadian seniors in the 75-plus age group will grow by 277 per cent – to about four million from 1.5 million in 1995. The number of seniors over age […]
By Cynthia Minh As we continue to feel the impacts of COVID-19, we see how health can significantly impact financial well-being, and just how social circumstances can deeply impact health outcomes. Simply put, providing better access to government benefits can go a long way to improving quality of life. In this article, we discuss how […]
By Melanie Langille We live in a world where synthetic chemicals surround us and chances are, we come in contact with hundreds of them every day. Many (like medicines) are helpful, or make life more convenient but, a lot of the ones that we’re using have not have been tested for safety, and the effects […]
By Monique Gignac When I give presentations on chronic conditions and their impact on work, one question comes up again and again: “Should I tell my employer I have a chronic condition that sometimes makes it hard to work?” The answer to that question is not a simple “Yes” or “No”. Nor is it something […]
By Cathy Cassata It’s not just about feelings. When physicians fail to show compassion, it can have a big impact on a person’s mental and physical health. Nothing makes a doctor’s visit more discouraging than an unempathetic physician. But what can you do when your doctor makes you feel like just another number? Whether you’re […]
By Jaclyn Parks, MSc Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease and the leading reason for why children miss school or require hospitalization. It is a complex disease that results from genetic factors, environmental exposures, and how the two interact. As infants are growing and developing, their respiratory and immune systems are particularly sensitive […]
The future of neural engineering looks promising for use in rehabilitation and treatment with a number of companies racing to human trials with neural implants that use micron–scale threads to process, stimulate and transmit signals back to a computer or wireless device that controls activity. Neuralink, a company that Elon Musk is reported to have […]
By Mimi Lowi-Young The COVID-19 pandemic poses a once-in-a-century challenge, a test not only for public health and medical science, but for political leaders, economists, businesses, educators and social scientists, among others. In truth, it challenges all of us every day. The pandemic is the very definition of a wicked problem—an issue that is multifaceted, […]
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