Managing Illnesses Archives

A Rare Disease Isn’t Stopping This Ambitious Young Artist

Thanks to therapeutic advances, adults with SMA — like 21-year-old OCAD student Rebecca Van Fraassen — are chasing their dreams and reaching their potential.

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A Better Approach to Rare Diseases in Canada

Canada's innovative pharmaceutical industry is calling for a more collaborative, patient-focused approach to tackling rare diseases.

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Patient Support Programs Help People with Rare Diseases

Support programs empowers patients, help ease their anxiety, and speeds up access to the specialty treatments that they need.

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The Rare Neurological Condition That Masquerades as MS

While MS and NMOSD can present similarly, physicians need to be able to tell the apart, because therapies that are effective for MS actually worsen NMOSD.

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You Can Help Us Understand and Fight Rare Diseases

We need to truly appreciate the hard work that goes into the research and development of rare diseases in Canada. Hillary McKibbin's life depends on it.

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New, Free Program Helps You Stay Healthy at Home

Curatio provides free apps that helps patients connect with each other and access expert programs to help them stay healthy at home.

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How People with Diabetes Are Navigating COVID-19 Isolation

Kimberly Hanson, Executive Director of Diabetes Canada, discusses how the diabetic community is handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Why Data Is the Key to Managing Your Health

To be a full partner in your health care journey, it’s essential that your personal health information (PHI) is accessible to you, where and when you need it.

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How Digital Access Is Improving Health Care

Read about how Northern Health in BC is using digital health to provide that access and help patients become more engaged in their health and care journey.

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Let’s End Diabetes

Today, one in three Canadians has diabetes or prediabetes. We can’t wait another 100 years to end the disease. Help by getting involved with Diabetes Canada.

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