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Pioneering Patient-Centered Education: BMS Canada’s Impact in Cardiac Care
In marking its 100-year anniversary, BMS Canada continues its steadfast commitment to increasing education and awareness of HCM and other cardiac conditions. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common inherited condition in which the heart muscle becomes thickened and stiff. This thickening and stiffness reduce the amount of oxygen-rich blood being pumped out to the rest...
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Shaping the Future of Kidney Care in Canada
The Kidney Foundation of Canada is partnering with patients and healthcare providers to develop a national kidney disease framework. Did you know that over four million Canadians have kidney disease? That’s 1 in 10 of us. Despite this, there is no national framework for chronic kidney disease (CKD) similar to those for other chronic conditions...
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A New ALS Treatment Is Bringing Hope to Canadians, but Access Is Key
The first-ever Health Canada-approved treatment for a specific genetic form of ALS is now available, but ensuring equitable access is critical. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurological disease that affects an estimated 4,000 Canadians. If that number doesn’t seem alarmingly high, it’s because the disease is so horrifically deadly: 80 per cent of...
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How Trexo’s Robotic Exoskeleton IsChanging Lives for Kids with Disabilities
Trexo’s robotic exoskeleton empowers children with disabilities to walk, fostering mobility, family connection, and joyful shared experiences. The Trexo is an innovative robotic exoskeleton designed to help children with disabilities experience the benefits of walking. Trexo Robotics makes the device in Mississauga. Trexo formed a Walking Club that brings local families together to walk and...
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MyVisit™ by LifeLabs®: Bringing Lab Testing to You
LifeLabs® continues to empower healthier Canadians by providing timely, convenient, and easy-to-access services, including at-home lab testing in Ontario. Empowering healthier Canadians starts with solutions that fit you and your family’s schedule and needs. With MyVisit™ from LifeLabs®, expert lab testing can be brought directly to you, when and where you need it most, so you...
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Patients Seeking Access to New Treatments Are Mobilizing to Change Policies
Ontario patients with immune thrombocytopenia are pressing policymakers to expand public access to new therapies. Innovation is transforming healthcare at an unprecedented pace. From devices that enable faster diagnoses to therapies that alleviate or even cure disease, the potential for improved patient outcomes has never been greater. However, healthcare systems are not always able to...
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How Pharmaceutical Distributors Ensure Canadians Get the Medicines They Need
As medication demand grows, Canadian pharmaceutical distributors are playing an increasingly important role in ensuring equitable patient access. In Canada, the need for essential medications is on the rise, with approximately one in two Canadian adults and one in four Canadian children requiring prescription medications each month.1 Access to medication has a significant impact on...
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Self-advocacy and Finding the Right Prosthetic Device
When it comes to prosthetics like microprocessor-controlled knees, knowledge is power. Find out what’s available and advocate for what’s best for you. Microprocessor-controlled knees (MPKs) are modernizing the world of prosthetics. By using a microcomputer system, they’re able to control the extension and flexion of a knee joint throughout the stance and/or swing phase of...
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Bridging the Pharmacy Cancer Care Gap in Ontario’s Community Pharmacies
Learn how a new initiative in Ontario is reshaping cancer care by empowering community pharmacies to provide evidence-based support to patients. According to projections from the Canadian Cancer Statistics Dashboard, nearly half of Canadians — or nearly one in two — will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Fortunately, advancements in cancer treatments, particularly...
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Closer Than You Think: How Pharmacies Unlock Access to Care for Every Community
Trusted, local, and close to home—pharmacies make healthcare more equitable for Canadians in every corner of the country. When Canadians think about getting care close to home, they’re often thinking about their local pharmacy—open evenings and weekends, with the flexibility to walk in without an appointment or schedule one in advance, from pharmacy teams who...