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Women fare worse than men after surviving a stroke, new report suggests
Nearly a million Canadians are living with the aftereffects of having a stroke, including serious mental health issues, a new paper from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada suggests. It also says women often fare worse than men.
Source: CBC | Health - June 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
'We feel we can breathe again': Blue Cross reverses course, will cover Sask. man's $500K medical bills
The family of Louis Lamothe, a Halbrite, Sask. man who suffered a stroke while vacationing in Arizona and incurred thousands of dollars in travel and medical bills, is resting easier now that Saskatchewan Blue Cross, which had denied their travel insurance claim, has had a change of heart.
Source: CBC | Health - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatoon Source Type: news
This Sask. man had a stroke in Arizona. His family awaits massive bill after insurance claim denied
After a man from Halbrite, Sask,, had a stroke while vacationing in Arizona, his family learned they were on the hook for a $56,000 flight home — and other medicals bills yet to come in — as their health insurance was cancelled.
Source: CBC | Health - February 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatoon Source Type: news
Severely injured patients waited hours in HSC emergency entrance hallway due to absence of beds inside
Twelve people on stretchers, including a stroke patient with a bleeding brain and a trauma patient transported by helicopter, were lined up in the entrance hallway at Manitoba's largest emergency department on Sunday evening because no beds were available inside, a physician at the hospital said.
Source: CBC | Health - September 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news
B.C. woman who suffered stroke waited over an hour for an ambulance. Now she's partially paralyzed
The family of a woman who was left paralyzed after suffering a stroke is asking for answers as to why she waited more than an hour for an ambulance to take her to the hospital.
Source: CBC | Health - September 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
First year of COVID-19 pandemic saw fewer Alberta stroke patients, more deaths, study finds
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta saw fewer stroke patients, but a higher number of stroke-related deaths, according to new research.
Source: CBC | Health - March 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
After she lost her hair from COVID-19, 7-year-old Regina girl excited about 1st vaccine dose
Cedar Herle was eager to get the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine after experiencing first-hand the long-term effects of the disease. She lost all of her hair after contracting COVID-19 a year ago, while her mother suffered a COVID-related stroke.
Source: CBC | Health - December 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatchewan Source Type: news
After she lost her hair from COVID-19, 7-year-old Regina girl excited for 1st vaccine dose
Cedar Herle was eager to get the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine after experiencing first-hand the long-term effects of the disease. She lost all of her hair after contracting COVID-19 a year ago, while her mother suffered a COVID-related stroke.
Source: CBC | Health - December 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatchewan Source Type: news
Ontario man speaks out after father has severe stroke from rare blood clot following AstraZeneca vaccine
An Ontario man whose father suffered a severe stroke from a rare blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is revealing new details about the condition for the first time in hopes of helping Canadians better understand the risk.
Source: CBC | Health - April 24, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Indigenous stroke survivor says health system repeatedly failed her
Valerie Sawdo had a stroke and went to the ER, but her doctor told her the symptoms weren't serious.
Source: CBC | Health - June 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Edmonton Source Type: news
He had a stroke in N.L., she's in Quebec, and COVID-19 keeps them apart
The isolation, separation and loneliness of the COVID-19 pandemic is felt deeply by a couple who split their time between this province and Quebec.
Source: CBC | Health - May 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador Source Type: news
'Distressing' drop in people seeking care for heart attacks in Canada, data suggests
New data analyzed by Heart & Stroke and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society suggests fewer people in Canada are seeking care for serious heart attacks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: CBC | Health - May 1, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
After a stroke at 27, he's ready to get out of hospital. Amid a housing crunch, he can't leave
Patrick Kunkel suffered a stroke at the age of 27 and has been living in health care facilities for eight months straight. Finally, he's well enough to continue recovering at home, but his family is now facing another unexpected challenge: finding an accessible place to live in a city that's facing a major housing crunch.
Source: CBC | Health - February 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
Measha Brueggergosman returns to the stage with 'so much to live for' after heart surgery
Five months after emergency heart surgery, the opera star who lives in Nova Scotia is returning to the stage for holiday concerts in Toronto next week. She’s also urging women to advocate for their own health as the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s new ambassador.
Source: CBC | Health - December 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
New remote robotic brain surgery could revolutionize aneurysm, stroke treatment
Surgeons at a Toronto hospital have performed the world’s first neurovascular surgery using robotics, a procedure that could open the door to heightened levels of precision and improved care for patients in remote communities.
Source: CBC | Health - November 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
