Nearly one in four Canadians are struggling to pay for prescription medications and are skipping pills or foregoing refills, a new poll has found. The poll, commissioned from Leger by Heart and Stroke and the Canadian Cancer Society between Jan. 24-29 found of the 2,048 adults surveyed, 22 per cent reported splitting pills, skipping doses … Read more
The UK may be a small country, but it certainly has diversity when it comes to its towns, cities and landscapes. Residents in different areas can therefore live extremely different lives to each other. This is reflected in a new study, which revealed how certain areas of the UK are far healthier than others. The … Read more
By Sonja Wasden, as told to Kara Mayer Robinson I’m a mental health advocate living with major depression. I speak with Fortune 500 companies, women’s prisons, firefighters, police officers, drug rehabilitation centers, nonprofit organizations, and media outlets about the importance of mental health. My hope is to break the stigma and let people know they’re not alone … Read more
LINCOLN, Neb. — A Nebraska lawmaker who tanked an effort last year by his fellow Republicans to pass a near-total abortion ban has given top priority this year to a bill that would allow abortions beyond the state’s 12-week ban in cases of fatal fetal anomalies. The bill by state Sen. Merv Riepe would amend … Read more
Canada is witnessing a troubling surge in syphilis cases, with numbers doubling over the past few years, prompting health officials to sound the alarm on the escalating public health concern. In a media release on Wednesday, Dr. Theresa Tam, chief public health officer at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), warned that the country, … Read more
Daniel Morris, 32, was always described as one of those “stereotypical big guys”. At his heaviest, he weighed 26st 10lbs and struggled with simple, everyday tasks. In his final year at Birmingham University in 2015, he and his friends made a plan to visit the USA, but Daniel feared he would get stuck in plane … Read more
By James Giordano, PhD, as told to Kara Mayer Robinson Over the last 20 years, we’ve seen major strides in the treatment options for major depressive disorder. We now understand that depression isn’t the same for everyone. The idea is to identify and diagnose what’s happening in a person’s neurochemistry so we can target our … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters this March will decide on a statewide ballot measure that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said would transform the outdated mental health system and address the ongoing homelessness crisis. Proposition 1, the only statewide initiative on the March 5 ballot, is also one of the most complicated and lengthy measures in … Read more
Amidst the surging rates of heart failure across Canada, experts say the urgency for accurate prognostic tools has never been more needed. Yet, within this challenging landscape, promise is emerging from the realm of artificial intelligence (AI). Researchers at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre in Toronto have unveiled SEATTLE HF, an AI system demonstrating precision … Read more
A strict bedtime, family dinners and set playtime may boost children’s brain development and emotional resilience – particularly for those from disadvantaged backgrounds, research suggests. Sleep is known to be vital for growing brains and youngsters with regular routines typically spend more time asleep. Not getting enough shut-eye can drive changes in brain structure during their formative … Read more
