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in canada, two out of three children experience painful medical procedures without any pain management.

opinion: it's time to make pain management for children a national priority

nearly eight million canadians, including one out of five children, live with chronic pain.

katie birnie, phd and samina ali, md, nov 7 2023

machado: glass children, glass adults — when illness makes us invisible

in canada, two out of three children experience painful medical procedures without any pain management.

lisa machado

watch: meningitis b risk increases as college students head back to school

in canada, two out of three children experience painful medical procedures without any pain management.

emma jones

#askalyson: cutting is a child's way of coping

in canada, two out of three children experience painful medical procedures without any pain management.

alyson schafer

machado: why does change, even when it's a good thing, make us sad?

in canada, two out of three children experience painful medical procedures without any pain management.

lisa machado

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opinion: canadian healthcare choke points put patient lives at risk

canada’s healthcare system is strained. it was always strained. it was designed that way.

dr. david j stewart

patient advocacy

nov 16 2023

canadian emergency departments are now overwhelmed due to too many sick canadians having to wait too long at chokepoints.

crowdfunding cancer charity hopes to help innovative new therapies escape ‘valley of death’

as the arrival of liver cancer awareness month calls much-needed attention to another worthy cause, a former researcher is trying to change the way we wage war on the disease.

dave yasvinski

oct 2 2023

chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill growing cancer cells. it is a common treatment options for cancer patients.

record-breaking wildfires raise questions about health impact on canadians

as the wildfire season breaks records year after year, experts warn even canadians in traditionally unaffected areas need to learn how to protect themselves from smoke inhalation.

dave yasvinski

aug 10 2023

while the short-term effects of this exposure can include headaches, burning eyes and sore throats there isn’t a ton of reliable research to inform canadians on the long-term risks.

nahid acupuncture clinic offers traditional chinese and laser treatments in saskatoon

nahid mobini, who was a medical doctor in iran and an acupuncturist in china before moving to saskatoon, has opened an acupuncture clinic on 8th street

don rice

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jul 25 2023

owner nahid mobini at nahid acupuncture clinic in saskatoon, sask., on tuesday, july 18, 2023.

local health providers marking world hepatitis day with free testing

the windsor essex community health centre and partner o...

taylor campbell

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jul 25 2023

the former windsor water world building is shown on wednesday, september 7, 2022. the city has had a homelessness and housing (h4) hub set up at the former indoor water park since 2020.

cornwall woman's family pleads for 'miracle' drug to treat her cystic fibrosis

twenty-five-year-old chanelle lafleche has to stop and ...

elizabeth payne

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jul 24 2023

chanelle lafleche, 25, and her dog, everest, on sunday, july 23, 2023. lafleche, who has a rare genetic sub-type of cystic fibrosis, is among about 10 per cent of cf patients who are not approved for trikafta in canada. many describe the drug as a miracle for people with cf.

machado: why does change, even when it's a good thing, make us sad?

the uncomfortable feelings that come with transitions, even happy ones, like a marriage or graduation, are a normal part of human nature.

lisa machado

jul 5 2023

no matter how much emotional growth happens during transitions, it would be nice to just sink into happiness, without tingles of doubt or worry. getty

ottawa health teams racing to help close the childhood immunization gap

when dina daaboul returned to ottawa this year after li...

elizabeth payne

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jul 4 2023

dina daaboul and her son, yousef, who received four routine childhood vaccines — two in each arm — at a special vaccinate and up to date clinic run by the kids come first health team.

#askalyson: helping your kids through a family loss

a child should know that grief is normal, that no one experiences it the same, that there is no right or wrong way to be sad about losing someone and that these emotions don't have a timeline.

alyson schafer

jun 29 2023

during periods of grief, our children need extra stability, says parenting expert alyson schafer. this includes keeping up family routines and creating opportunities for them to express their emotions. getty

flu and covid vaccines, yes. but don't ask an ontario pharmacist for an rsv vaccine

restrictions on ontario pharmacists when it comes to administering new vaccines, like the one to prevent the respiratory syncytial virus, has experts worried about the next "tripledemic."

maja begovic

jun 16 2023

the role of pharmacists has come a long way from simply dispensing drugs. now, the profession faces the challenge of keeping the momentum going. getty

#askalyson: when should i stop financially supporting my kids?

all parents fear raising a kid who "fails to launch" and lives in the basement until they are 30, writes parenting expert alyson schafer.

alyson schafer

jun 6 2023

kids who have a free and open supply of food, funds and free time without the reality of the actual demands of life have no motivation to go out and fend for themselves, writes alyson schafer. getty

memory lapses: what makes a person prone to forgetting a child in an overheated car?

researchers have found that without cues to trigger memory, anyone is at risk of suffering from the potentially fatal effects of forgetfulness.

dave yasvinski

may 25 2023

women are just as likely to experience memory errors as men. getty