Amina Zafar

3 days ago | cbc.ca | Amina Zafar

Health·NewAs the Canadian Dental Care Plan expands to include all eligible age groups, 35 per cent of Canadians report they've skipped or reduced dental visits, a new survey suggests. Dental care was the most commonly delayed health service.

1 week ago | cbc.ca | Amina Zafar

Health·Second OpinionDoctors are tapping into it to the emerging field of the gut microbiome to try to treat some diseases differently. Bringing back healthy bacteria benefits the body - but there can be hitchesAmina Zafar · CBC News · Posted: May 31, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes agoTechnical assistant Eliska Didyk wears protective gloves while displaying a bottle containing frozen human fecal solution at an OpenBiome laboratory, in Medford, Mass., in 2014.

1 week ago | cbc.ca | Amina Zafar

Health·NewMisleading ads on social media are promoting products that doctors say are not effective but mimic the names of more recognizable devices and medications used to manage weight loss and diabetes. The ads also feature logos of known charitable organizations that say they do not endorse the products.

2 weeks ago | canadianinquirer.net | Amina Zafar

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. When Emma Bockner was eight, she was prescribed medication for ADHD. Then as a teen, she started experiencing problematic substance use. There were a lot of things that happened in my childhood that left me with feelings of inadequacy, said Bockner, 26, who lives in Richmond Hill, Ont. She’s survived emotional and sexual abuse, and struggled with an eating disorder.

2 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Amina Zafar

Health·NewWaitlists for mental health and substance use services are one of the deterrents for girls and young women in Canada looking for professional help, a new report from Statistics Canada suggests. Break down barriers for young people looking for mental health help, psychologists sayAmina Zafar · CBC News · Posted: May 22, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 minute agoEmma Bockner struggled with an eating disorder and substance use. She's now training to be a social worker.