The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently published recommendations suggesting that all adults under the age of 65 be screened f…
I have a chronic digestive illness called ulcerative colitis, which forced me to go to the ER on numerous occasions in the last 13 years.
Trying to soothe a crying baby that is refusing to go back to sleep is tough. After checking that they aren’t too hot or too cold, that the di…
The Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation recently announced that their 24th Annual Golf Tournament, which took place on September 15, raised …
The Sars-CoV-2 virus is still circulating widely in our communities. In British Columbia, a recent study reported that at least 80 per cent of…
Dementia refers to the loss of cognitive function: thinking, remembering, and reasoning. Some people with dementia also lose control of their …
Drinking alcohol is not safe. The risk increases with the amount that you consume. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), …
Exercise is good for you and it’s still best to do something almost every day, with some time for recovery. A study reported in the Scandinavi…
Expect another wave of COVID-19 as the school year gets under way. We know from past experience that when the teachers and the kids come toget…
People have been spending more time indoors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, and probably related, sales of house plant…
Whether it’s a vitamin, mineral, or some other “miracle of the moment”, supplements can’t replace a healthy diet unless there is a specific me…
The Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation is continuing its efforts to raise funds to improve the quality of care and services offered at the …
It takes time after a viral illness for the body to recover. People who have caught the current variant of the SaRs-CoV-2 virus have had fever…
Being sedentary is not good. The human body needs to move. Spending hours every day chained to a desk and then being too exhausted in the even…
Long wait times and staff shortages. Our emergency rooms reflect the poor health of our health care system. This didn’t happen overnight, nor …
There are two opposing views in the debate about bodychecking in youth hockey. The first is that it’s not safe and should be banned; the secon…
Rising international star, acclaimed Montreal-based singer-songwriter, and Queen of the recent Juno Awards, Charlotte Cardin has joined the te…
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is still out there. In fact, the number of those testing positive has gone up recently, most likely because of a relaxati…
Navigating the health care system can be overwhelming. An innovative app improving the patient experience at the MUHC is expanding thanks to a…
The attempt of the government to save our floundering health care system is woefully off target. Many patients put off seeing their doctor and…
An outbreak of Hepatitis A, possibly related to contaminated organic strawberries, has occurred in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Hepatitis A is ca…
The Lachine Hospital Foundation held its 10th annual fundraising gala on Saturday. June 4, raising much-needed funds for the modernization of …
There are at least 15 tick-borne illnesses in North America. Lucky for us most of these illnesses and the ticks that carry them haven’t made i…
Just when you thought it might finally be safe to go out and enjoy yourself, there’s monkeypox!
A study published in the Lancet Planetary Health warns us about the dangers of smoke coming from wildfires. Lest you think that the danger is …
Severe hepatitis in children — mostly between the ages of 1 and 6 and in some cases causing death or needing a liver transplant — is being rep…
There is a fundamental difference now in how we take care of someone who is ill with the SARs-Cov-2 virus. Early on we had no proven or effect…
A study in the Journal, JAMA Ophthalmology, brought to our attention a number of rare but serious complications associated with the use of cer…