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1 week ago | healthing.ca | Angelica Bottaro

Home / Patient advocacy / RioCan and SickKids aim to make healthcare more accessible for sick children with virtual care kiosks According to Children’s Healthcare Canada, as many as 1.5 million children do not have access to primary care in the country, leaving parents with very few options when their child becomes ill.

1 week ago | healthing.ca | Angelica Bottaro

Home / Rare Diseases / What it feels like: 'You don’t know what your future holds' living with CIDP Before Darryl Bedford was diagnosed with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), a rare neurological autoimmune disorder that causes damage to the covering of the peripheral nerves, he lived a “fairly normal” life.

1 week ago | healthing.ca | Angelica Bottaro

Before Ryan Chatterjee was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), he didn’t think twice about what he was putting into his body. He ate healthily, but he never had to consider the after-effects of his meals. He was able to cook using a variety of foods and ingredients, go out with friends to dinner without having to plan everything first, establish a career, and travel to far-off places without a care in the world.

2 weeks ago | healthing.ca | Angelica Bottaro

Home / Aging / Changing your future: New research identifies 17 modifiable risk factors associated with stroke, dementia and depression Getting older can be challenging for many simply because the risk and prevalence of age-related diseases are much higher. Conditions such as stroke and dementia are on the rise in Canada, and the rates of late-life mental health disorders, including depression, are also increasing in older Canadians.

2 weeks ago | healthing.ca | Angelica Bottaro

Many think of their pharmacist as the gatekeeper between them and their medications. However, the role of a pharmacist is much more than readying drugs after being given a prescription. In today’s overwhelming healthcare system, pressures on primary care continue to mount. A shortage of available family care physicians creates significant gaps in care for patients who cannot get in to see their providers or those who don’t have one at all.