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An alternative to exercise? A weekly training session with whole body electronic muscle stimulation (WB-EMS) can reduce cardiovascular disease risk in healthy adults. WB-EMS sends impulses to muscles via electrodes, simultaneously engaging more muscles than with traditional workouts. It also prompts a more complete muscle contraction, which uses more muscle fibres. The
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Reducing confusion and bridging the gaps in patient and family support  Caregiving has a way of finding you, whether you’re ready or not. For me, it began with my Nana. When her health started to decline, caregiving became part of my life—a role I wasn’t prepared for. Coordinating appointments, managing updates, and making sure everyone […]
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Young nurses leaving  By 2030 Canada is expected to suffer a shortage of almost 118,000 nurses. And, things may get worse unless we fix the fact that for every 100 nurses we train in Canada, 40 are leaving the profession before their 35th birthday, states Emmanuelle Faubert, an economist at Montreal Economic Institute. According to […]
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Under the microscope

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A look at Canada’s mental health and substance use  The third annual ‘Federal-Provincial Mental Health & Substance Use Health Report Card’ is out and the results remain bleak. Showcasing little change in the past year it suggests that only three of the provinces (British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario) have scraped by with a low level […]
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Hallucinations and delusions in Parkinson’s

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While Parkinson’s is often thought of in terms of motor symptoms, it can also be characterized by non-motor symptoms, including hallucinations and delusions. A hallucination means you are experiencing something that others are not—for example seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting or feeling something that isn’t there. A delusion is a false thought, worry or belief that […]
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Global Health Watch

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United States Measles worldwide uptick  Falling vaccination rates have brought a 20%  spike in measles with 10.3 million known cases in 2023 and more expected when 2024 figures come in. According to WHO and the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, “inadequate immunization coverage globally is driving the surge”. They report that 22 million […]
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A silent threat

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Why pneumonia deserves more attention While it may seem common place – pneumonia is more of a risk than most people think. Combined with influenza, it is one of the leading causes of death in Canada. The cause of a considerable number of emergency department visits, hospitalizations and mortality, especially among older adults, pneumonia infects […]