Humans and some whales are the only known species in which females live long after they stop being able to reproduce
Category: Health
Posted inHealth
MAID deaths up by 30 per cent in 2022: Health Canada
More than 13,000 Canadians chose MAID in 2022. Of those, 463 were people whose deaths were not reasonably foreseeable, a 100 per cent increase from 2021
Posted inHealth
Dozens of US states sue Meta over harm to children
‘Kids are suffering from record levels of poor mental health and social media companies like Meta are to blame,’ said New York’s attorney general
Posted inCommunity
Blue Zone cities: how Vancouver stacks up
Vancouver’s environment makes it easy to choose healthy habits. But its drug crisis suggests o key feature of Blue Zone cities is missing
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Defeated bill shows ‘absolutely no consensus’ to expand MAID
The Conservatives, NDP, Greens and eight Liberals supported a bill opposing MAID’s expansion to the mentally ill. The bill was narrowly defeated
Posted inCommunity
Could Canadian cities become havens of longevity?
Blue Zone cities have vastly different cultures. Yet, the people in each one live long, healthy lives. What could they possibly have in common?
Posted inHealth
Study shows snoozing in the morning isn’t bad
The first study found that in general younger people were the ones snoozing, and they were to a high degree night owls
Posted inFamily
New moms navigate postpartum care maze
Postpartum care is not standardized across Canada, leading to inconsistent treatment with major health consequences for new moms
Posted inHealth
Fake bus stop calms Swedish dementia sufferers who want to go home
Nursing home staff have installed a fake bus stop in a hallway to ease the minds of anxious dementia patients eager to leave
Posted inCommunity
Loneliness: a problem in need of data — and solutions
The UK and US have recognized loneliness as a growing health care issue. But in Canada, it is not well-studied, making solutions a challenge