Health Insight
CAMPAIGN: Understanding Neurological Conditions (2022)
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Q&A with Anne-Marie Marcil
Tell us about yourself, your health journey, and your diagnosis. I’m a mother of two girls, ages seven and 10. I was diagnosed with ALS in April 2021 at the age of 46. My first symptoms appeared in September 2020. Following many tests, including MRIs and ultrasounds, I was referred to a neurologist who diagnosed...
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Parkinson Canada Is Here for You
Learn how Parkinson Canada is helping the community through its programs and services for people at any stage of the Parkinson’s journey. Parkinson’s is a lifelong, incurable brain disease that occurs when brain cells involved in mobility and co-ordination fail. As a result, symptoms slowly worsen, and new ones develop over time. More than 100,000...
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Changing the Reality of Living with ALS Through Research and Advocacy
An unrelenting disease meets grit and determination from the ALS community. An ALS diagnosis is devastating. The harsh realities of the disease reinforce the need for innovative research and a stronger Canadian health-care system. But Claudette Sturk, diagnosed with ALS in 2020, won’t let those harsh realities stop her. Claudette found empowerment through the ALS...
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Creating a World Where We Fear No Age
Longevity is a gift, but with it comes the heightened risk of cognitive decline. There are now more Canadians aged 65 plus than under 15. More than 1.1 million Canadians are directly or indirectly affected by dementia. Worldwide, 50 million people live with the disease, according to the World Health Organization. Currently, there are no...
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The Best Resources and Support for People Affected by Dementia
The Brain Canada Foundation and the Alzheimer Society of Canada have teamed up to offer Dementia Talks! Canada, a series of free educational webinars. Many Canadians are impacted by dementia — not only the 600,000-plus people living with dementia in Canada right now but also their friends, family members, colleagues, and care partners. Dementia is...
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How MS Patients Benefit from Biosimilar Switch Policies in Canada
Government switch policies are integral to promoting innovation in therapeutics and MS treatment program sustainability. There’s no cure for multiple sclerosis (MS), but there’s been much progress in developing innovative treatments — including biologic therapies — which are designed to target specific molecules involved in the disease. Used to treat many diseases, biologics are made...
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To Jeanne Beker, a Healthy Brain Means a Healthy Life
While Jeanne Beker may be best known for her work in fashion journalism and television, she’s also an Honourary Board Member of the Women’s Brain Health Initiative (WBHI). The WBHI is a Canadian and U.S. foundation that works to combat brain-aging diseases and protect women’s brain health. Mediaplanet spoke with Jeanne about brain health awareness....