Have you ever wondered why some people find it so much easier to stop smoking than others? New research shows that vulnerability to smoking addiction is shaped by our genes. A study from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - ...

The release of ‘The Bridgepoint Study’ – based on extensive interviews with patients at Bridgepoint Health, a complex continuing care and rehabilitation hospital east of downtown Toronto – is a bold first step towards a better understanding of patients with ...

Arthritis is more than just aches and pains. In fact, among all causes of disability in Canada, arthritis ranks first among women and second among men, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. The most prevalent type of arthritis ...

Vancouver has reached a tipping point in the battle against HIV.  It has the treatments, the expertise and the testing available to spur “the beginning of the end of HIV,” according to a new campaign launched this summer. Providence Health Care, ...

Today, there are more than nine million Canadians living with diabetes or prediabetes. The Canadian Diabetes Association is dedicated to leading the fight against diabetes by helping people with diabetes live healthy lives while working to find a cure.  The ...

Like many hospitals in Ontario, Windsor Regional Hospital has a robust Diabetic Clinic for both children and adults. Knowing that up to 85 per cent of people with diabetes have trouble managing their disease, the hospital advocates easy to access ...

As a nursing student in the United Kingdom, Clint Gunn was inspired to pursue the multi-faceted field of Nephrology, and from overseas, he set his sights on the internationally recognized program at The Scarborough Hospital. Fast forward several years. Clint joined ...

A unique, new video produced by The Scarborough Hospital is not only an outstanding educational tool for dialysis patients and those living with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), but also proved to be an excellent lesson in providing patient-focused care for ...

Each year thousands of Canadians are diagnosed with blood cancers, inherit immune system and metabolic disorders, and blood diseases such as Sickle-Cell and Thalassemia. Many of these same patients may require a stem cell transplant to survive and yet only ...

Nora Lea Arcand attends a professionally-led exercise class for people with Parkinson’s twice a week at a recreation centre in her Sudbury, Ontario community. “If I didn’t exercise, I wouldn’t move. I mean that seriously,” says Arcand. “After 20 years ...