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Insomnia is torture, literally, and getting enough sleep a modern obsession. Here’s why.
COVID-19 remains a global public health threat despite its current non-pandemic status.
Publicly funded primary and home care should be accessible to all older adults, regardless of where they live.
Increasing awareness of migraine symptoms is critical for those living with undiagnosed migraine, since getting a diagnosis is the first step to receiving appropriate and effective care.
Native Americans sent to government-funded schools now experience significantly higher rates of mental and physical health problems than those who did not.
Lifestyle factors like physical activity, diet and sleep can lower the ‘biological age’ of your cells and tissues and reduce age-related physical decline.
People with long COVID report that their symptoms are dismissed or not treated seriously by health-care providers. This medical gaslighting not only prevents treatment but can cause stigma and shame.
Black women are half as likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis compared to white women.
Clinics without pharmacist assistants were more likely to have erratic medicine supply management practices.
Rapid increases in food prices due to inflation mean many Canadians may be making different food choices. Here are the possible short- and long-term effects of that, and some ways to save money.
Aging out of the supportive world of pediatric care at a vulnerable time in life can pose risks to teens with chronic health conditions as they enter the resource-strapped adult care system.
Sildenafil — better known as Viagra — may be helpful in treating lung diseases like pulmonary arterial hypertension and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, for which there are few effective treatments.
Innovation in primary care for COPD patients has the potential to alleviate a significant strain on the health system by reducing emergency department visits and hospitalizations.
Managing a chronic health condition can make the transition to post-secondary education more complex.
For many Australians, there is no clear distinction between the two labels: chronic conditions can result in disability and disability can increase vulnerability to a range of chronic conditions.
It is not uncommon for people to believe that the cause of their illnesses is a result of curses or punishment from a deity or witchcraft.
Ageing is the single biggest risk factor for developing multimorbidity.
A traumatic childhood can affect you physically, mentally and socially.
Millions of healthy people, including seniors, delayed care because of the pandemic. It’s time to get back to the doctor.
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Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Toronto
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MD (Internal Medicine Resident) & PhD candidate (Focus on Geriatrics), Dalhousie University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Alberta
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Professor of Children's Nursing, Edge Hill University
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Research fellow, Edge Hill University
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Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University
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Professor of Psychology for Education, University of Manchester
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Research Fellow, Griffith University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Kinesiology; Epidemiogist at Henry Ford Health, University of Windsor
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Master's Student in Communication, Research Assistant for Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Person Centred Interventions for Older Adults with Multimorbidity and their Caregivers, School of Nursing, McMaster University
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Associate Professor of Health Economics and Policy, Carleton University
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Research Fellow Dignity Project, Griffith University
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PhD Student, Department of Kinesiology, University of Windsor
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Research fellow at the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York
