Mark Wilson didn't have to have a medical degree to know that something was horribly wrong with him. The blood in his stool said it all. With a strong family history of colorectal cancer, Wilson assumed the worst and was prepared to ...

Imagine suffering for six years from incredibly heavy menstrual flow only to discover you can solve the problem in 90 seconds – in an outpatient clinic, with local anesthetic and no incisions and be back on your feet the same ...

Lori Beth Vickery is among one of the first patients to participate in the new high risk breast screening program at Kitchener’s Grand River Hospital (GRH). In July 2011, the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) expanded to include women who are ...

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Although it can be treated, new research shows Canadians may not be doing enough to protect themselves. According to a new study by Lawson Health Research Institute’s Dr. Cindy Hutnik, many ...

Today, the increasing demand for health care, coupled with rising delivery costs, makes having a strong volunteer base more critical than ever. Volunteers continue to play an integral role in the health care system and one that is more essential ...

Chronic hepatitis B and C are silent epidemics affecting an estimated 600,000 Canadians of all ages. The statistics are ‘estimated’ because many are unaware that they have these diseases. Of those that have been diagnosed, only a fraction have been ...

Class actions would appear poorly suited to conventional medical malpractice litigation as individual issues invariably dominate.  Nevertheless it would be a mistake to believe that hospitals are immune from these proceedings.  Infection claims and claims challenging physician competence are being ...

The first major national Canadian study on the quality of stroke care in Canada finds there is significant work to be done to improve prevention, treatment and recovery from stroke. The study, released by the Canadian Stroke Network, one of ...

Abuse of the elderly is not a new phenomenon, however it has, more recently, been receiving increased attention by the media and the community. Abuse of the older population is gaining greater recognition as a significant health and social problem ...