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  • Home
  • Health Topics
    • Bone & joint health
    • Brain
    • Cancer
    • COVID-19 (coronavirus)
    • Fitness
    • Food & nutrition
    • Heart health
    • Injury Prevention
    • Men’s health
    • Mental health
      • Youth mental health
    • Rehab
    • Research
    • Wellness
    • Women’s health
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    • Cancer Education
    • Inside the NICU
    • Manage Cancer Fatigue
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    • Sunnybrook Academic Family Health Team
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Author - Paul Taylor

Woman having heart attack

How depression can lead to heart disease

Back pain

Why unnecessary medical tests may do more harm than good

Woman purchasing medication

What to do when you can’t afford your medications

opioids

What surgery patients need to know about opioids

Elderly person getting fed by health care worker

Why patients with advanced dementia should be getting palliative care, not feeding tubes

Paper medical records

Why it’s so hard for doctors to create electronic medical records

Woman using health app

How to find a health app that’s right for you

Person receiving flu shot

Patients put at risk when health-care workers shun flu shots

Mosquito with zika virus

Putting the risks of Zika virus into perspective for travellers

Dementia patient and caregiver

Why antipsychotic drugs can be risky for dementia patients

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