By Veronica Woods Written from the life and experiences of retired medical doctor, Veronica Woods, The Invisible Stroke is an intimate tell-all memoir of the author’s experience living with a rare brain disease. It’s a journey through the early symptoms, a risky ten-hour surgery and the fierce rehabilitation that caused behaviour changes and lost Woods […]
By Robert Marion While supervising a small group of interns at a major New York medical center, Dr. Robert Marion asked three of them to keep a careful diary over the course of a year. Andy, Mark, and Amy vividly describe their real-life lessons in treating very sick children; confronting child abuse and the awful […]
By Kim Colegrove First responders have the incredibly difficult job of running toward danger while the rest of us run away. After 30 years in law enforcement, Kim Colegrove’s husband took his own life. This agonizing experience opened Colegrove’s eyes to the desperate need for an effective form of stress-relief and support for first responders. […]
By Rachel Nuwer For many autistic adults, the golden years are tarnished by poor health, poverty, and, in some cases, homelessness. Their plight reveals huge gaps in care around the world. Kurt remembers very little of what happened during the 4th of July weekend in 2009. Then 49, he had been in his apartment when […]
The charitable sector is an integral part of our economy and lives, but it is often left out of important conversations. According to sector watchdog, Imagine Canada’s latest Annual Report, it is a truly challenging time for charities and not-for-profits. Imagine Canada’s research, even before COVID-19, shows that giving behaviours are changing: Donors aged 50+ […]
A selection from Rehab’s editors Creating digital twins of hearts to treat cardiac disease Airplane engines have a copy, or digital twin, residing on a land computer to measure and track performance and check for signs of wear and tear. Now, University of Sheffield’s researchers are looking to transform both diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular […]
By Arnold Voth M.D. At age 80 and as a newly retired internist, I welcome the opportunity to share a concern about our profession that has been growing over the last few decades. I call it the “orphan patient” problem. I define an “orphan patient” as a patient who either cannot find a family physician […]
An interview with Dr. Clark Madsen, MD, a Family Medicine and Sports Medicine Specialist. By Alex Enabnit Q: How often do you think patients lie to doctors? Dr. Madsen: It is hard to tell how often patients lie. Doctors don’t have some sort of lie detector and aren’t trained like the FBI. I suspect that […]
By Kevin Spurgaitis Paramedics are the very people who you want—calmly at your side—during a sudden, potentially life-threatening medical emergency. They are the ones called to the scene because others can no longer handle it. They’re trained to calmly take control of and act in the situation, whether it’s to assess an elderly person having […]
By Rosalie H. Wang, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.) and Michael G. Wilson, PhD As we know, assistive technology is designed to help people living with disabilities to perform daily activities, participate in their communities and be fully included in society. Assistive technology includes aids, devices or equipment such a grab bars, walkers, wheelchairs, hearing aids, […]
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