By Lyn-Genet Recitas New York Times author and nutrition expert Lyn-Genet Recitas gives us the surprising truth behind the “healthy” foods that are causing weight gain. Her 20-day program offers meal plans, recipes and personalized advice that will help you to identify your hidden trigger foods that are causing weight gain and inflammation, among other […]
By Cathy Fooks When The Change Foundation started its work in patient engagement in 2010, it was a bit of an uphill battle. Though many health care organizations were excited to find new ways to connect and collaborate with patients and their families, models of practices and toolkits to facilitate those interactions were hard to […]
By Paula Allen If you have experienced stress in your life, you are not alone. Whether the result of an unexpected trauma or increased workload, one thing that is for certain is that all individuals will experience stress to some degree throughout their lives. And while most people experience stress in waves—with some instances passing […]
Each year, 1.25 million people worldwide die in road crashes—an average of 3,207 deaths a day, according to the World Health Organization. (In Canada, the numbers show that out of 160,000 car accidents each year, 2,800–2,900 result in deaths.) In addition, somewhere between 20 and 50 million people are injured, often seriously. Of course, not all of […]
By Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie This landmark book about the toxicity of everyday life has been updated, revised and re-issued for its 10th anniversary, and now includes experiments from the authors’ second book, Toxin Toxout. Ten years on, there is good news—but not much. Concise, shocking, practical and hopeful, this new combined edition of […]
Parachute Safe Kids Week is an annual campaign that aims to raise the public’s awareness of child safety issues in Canada and encourage community involvement as part of the solution. This summer’s Safe Kids Week focuses on preventing harm from children’s falls in the home and at play. Resources can be purchased or ordered for […]
By Jane Teasdale The periods around the end of life and death are integral to our social connectedness, well-being and sense of self, personal inner growth and meaning. Today, we are increasingly being asked to bring death into our homes, hearts, relationships and wider communities. End-of-life care impacts not only the person receiving the care, […]
By Eric Topol Leading physician Dr. Eric Topol tells us frankly about the impact that artificial intelligence (AI) is having on patient care. Dr. Topol believes that the doctor–patient relationship—the heart of medicine—is broken. And he thinks AI can help repair it. AI, he says, has the potential to transform everything doctors do, from note-taking […]
With over 10,000 surgeries performed in his career, many of which were in traumatic cases, Dr. Rezendo Neto is passionate about patient care and improving outcomes for his patients. As a trauma surgeon at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto and previous work in both the United States and Brazil, he has seen many very challenging […]
By Doris Warner Going through something as life-altering as having cancer is one of the hardest things a person can do. And when geography and access difficulties serve as barriers to care, the journey can be even more difficult. The Dialogue and Storywork project, funded by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, was carried out by […]
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