Health Care Products and Services features health care for seniors and their families on Vancouver Island.
Health-care spending in British Columbia is approaching $40 billion per year, by far the largest expense item in the provincial budget. In fact, the health budget accounts for almost 40 per cent of the cost of keeping the lights on in this beautiful province. By comparison, education spending is about 18 per cent of the…
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When I received this notification a few days ago from the Island Deaf and the Hard of Hearing Association I was instantly surprised, saddened and angry. How can this be happening? And why?
We all make our retirement plans when we’re healthy and of sound mind. We “see” our future selves as we are today, with the same capacities and energy levels.
For more than a century, sheep’s wool quietly served as one of the most effective, accessible, and humane tools in medical care.
Accessing timely medical care has become increasingly difficult across Vancouver Island, especially for older adults. Long wait times, limited availability, and a shortage of family doctors have left many seniors feeling frustrated and uncertain about where to turn when they need help. But a new local service is helping to bridge that gap. Through a…
Survey about access to physical activity programs for Seniors Older adults aged 50+, caregivers, and healthcare providers across British Columbia were invited to take part in an important survey about access to physical activity programs. This survey was part of a larger project focused on understanding how people discover, navigate, and take part in physical…
Cryoneurolysis is an ultrasound-guided treatment kills targeted contracted motor nerves to treat spasticity (paralysis) with few ill effects. It’s a treatment using cryotherapy guided by non-invasive ultrasound developed by Psychiatrist Dr. Paul Winston, interventional anesthesiologist Dr. Daniel Vincent and plastic surgeon Dr. Emily Krauss. Reprint of an article written by Cindy E. Harnett appeared in…
Our modern diet and sedentary ways are making it difficult for many of us to steer clear of this disease that in Canada impacts approximately 10% of our population (Pre-diabetes account for 6%).
Every year, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) chooses a topic of focus to assist clinicians, scientists, those living with pain, and the public understand and be proactive about pain