Chronic Pain
One in four. That’s how many Canadians—an estimated 7.63 million in total—aged 15 or older who are are living with chronic pain. The proportion is… Read More »Chronic Pain
Health
How to Break—or Create—a Habit
It’s probably safe to say that virtually all of us have made a New Year’s resolution with the best intentions, only to give up on… Read More »How to Break—or Create—a Habit
Living With Hot Flashes
Not all women who go through menopause experience hot flashes—a lucky 25 percent are spared. And of the remaining 75 percent of us, about 20… Read More »Living With Hot Flashes
Get a Better Quality of Sleep
If you’re in your 50s or beyond, and you expect that you should be sleeping as soundly as you did in your 20s and 30s,… Read More »Get a Better Quality of Sleep
How to Fight a Pandemic
I don’t think the average Canadian realizes just what kind of scientific talent we are fortunate enough to have in this country. Thanks to my… Read More »How to Fight a Pandemic
From mRNA to Superconductors
One of the things that I love about my job is getting the opportunity to talk to researchers whose interest in and passion for their… Read More »From mRNA to Superconductors
We Should Be Talking About Menopause at Work
When I hadn’t started experiencing menopausal symptoms by my mid-forties, I thought I might have dodged a bullet. Not all women struggle with issues like… Read More »We Should Be Talking About Menopause at Work
Centre for Living Organ Donation
Unless you know someone who relies on dialysis to stand in for their failing kidneys, you might well assume that someone in this situation lives… Read More »Centre for Living Organ Donation
Breaking Down Barriers
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing a number of people whose lives have not just been saved, but transformed, thanks to the… Read More »Breaking Down Barriers
Preparing for Hospital Discharge
A few years ago, someone I’m close to went into hospital on a Sunday for an urgent (vs an emergency) outpatient procedure. From what I… Read More »Preparing for Hospital Discharge