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Good health is much more than the absence of disease

WebGood health is much more than the absence of disease. It’s about total body health, including physical, mental and spiritual health. Think of it this way: If health care …

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Opinion: The case for exercise even during the COVID …

WebOpinion: "We must exercise to keep up our immune systems, especially during a pandemic. We need exercise for physical, mental, …

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Inadequate services cause many Canadians to struggle with

WebMany of my patients face discrimination, isolation and a lack of access to needed services, which are causes of considerable distress and hardship. Inadequate …

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Sandi Treliving: Speak openly about mental health to reduce the …

WebSandi Treliving serves on CAMH Foundation’s board of directors and is a founding member of womenmind. Letters to the editor should be sent to …

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Report highlights Canada’s dire health-care wait times

WebThe Canadian Institute for Health Information’s annual tracking of wait times for priority procedures is out. Contrary to its news release’s sugar-coated headline that “ (m)ost …

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Stigma is scaring people away from talking about mental health

WebYet with the cost of mental-health services a major barrier outside of the public health system, 80 per cent of people are left trying to manage their mental-health-care …

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Plan to make B.C. a health-care destination fell flat

WebThe dark side of medical tourism: How quick and cheap treatment abroad can prove costly to health — and B.C.'s health-care system. When Mike Watson chose …

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Spirit of Christmas: Courtnall brothers form foundation to support

WebThe stigma of mental health struggles being a weakness of spirit, or a poor man’s plague, is what the Courtnall family hopes to eradicate through education and …

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Steven Globerman: Canada has a scarcity of doctors, and it may …

WebWhile health care is a dynamic service characterized by the continual introduction of new drugs and medical devices, physicians remain at the centre of health …

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Why Nature Makes Us Naturally Happy The Province

WebNature Makes Us Nicer People. No one will argue stepping out in to nature has its benefits. There is a large body of evidence suggesting nature reduces stress, …

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Kathy Bates Battled Ovarian Cancer The Province

WebKathy Bates,63, had a life-threatening battle with ovarian cancer almost eight years ago. Unlike many celebrities she managed to keep it quiet, as she felt she wanted …

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Heather Keller: New food guide not well suited to those living …

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How ex-Canuck Corey Hirsch emerged as an advocate for mental …

WebIt was developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Opening Minds, and the NHLPA’s health and wellness team. Canucks Report Essential reading …

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Canucks: Brandon Sutter still stuck in COVID-19 long-hauler maze

WebSutter, 33, is buoyed by recent medical advancements in long-haul detection and treatments, but continues to suffer with a lack of breath and weakness. “Basically, …

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Take your health into your own hands: BC Cancer launches self …

WebAll self-collected samples, done through cervix self-screening, will be processed using HPV testing. At present, an estimated 200 women in B.C. will be …

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Canucks news: Hockey Talks mental health push even more …

WebAt the best of times, one in five Canadians struggle with mental health or addiction issues every year. This is the ninth year the Canucks have hosted Hockey Talks, which was first inspired by

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Late Canuck Rypien's brother pleased club pushes mental health …

WebThe Canucks for Kids Fund has granted more than $500,000 to mental health programs at B.C. Children’s Hospital as well as supported the development of a youth-focused mindfulness app called Breathr.

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Since 2016, 131 have had to transfer out of Providence to access …

WebSince 2016, 131 patients have, like Sam, had to transfer out of Providence Health Care facilities in order to access MAiD. And that’s just the numbers from one faith …

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Canucks vs. Predators: Goalie Casey DeSmith is healthy again to

WebVancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet is keeping his cards close to his chest about the status of goalie Casey DeSmith, who missed Game 4 on Sunday against …

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Nearly back to full health, Canucks' depth dilemma prompts trade …

WebThe Canucks are now looking at depth as a dilemma, always a good thing, but rarely something you can count on. Vancouver Canucks’ Jack Studnicka (23) and Teddy …

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Ex-Canuck Brandon Sutter retires after long-COVID comeback stalls

WebThe 34-year-old forward made the announcement in a statement through the Edmonton Oilers, who he had signed a professional tryout agreement with on Aug. 28. …

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Gino Odjick, beloved former Vancouver Canucks enforcer, dead at 52

WebThe Vancouver Canucks great died Sunday at 52 of a heart attack. His longtime friend Peter Leech was with him at the end. Leech had taken Odjick to a Vancouver medical clinic on …

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