Heart disease in Canada prompts rehab program help
Stats Canada reports one in twelve adults over 20 have heart disease, totaling about 2.6 million. The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre offers a Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program to assist recovery after a cardiac event, guiding patients on where to begin heart health strategies with a multidisciplinary care team.
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Stats Canada
Canada
Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre
Northern Hearts presents heart health program details
A structured 16 week hybrid program offers education guided exercise and personalized counseling in nutrition and mental well being to lower heart risk. Referrals are reviewed for acceptance and sessions include nursing intake doctor assessment and orientation with kinesiologist and nurse.
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Heart Health
Northernhearts.org
Northern Hearts
NorthernHeartsThunderBay
Museum visits reshape medical training at Université de Montréal
Quebec medical students now visit art museums as part of their curriculum to sharpen observation and communication. Professors say interpreting art enhances visual thinking for diagnosing patients, with groups at Montreal and Trois-Rivières campuses using works by Feininger and Der to discuss patient care and interdisciplinary medical collaboration.
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Montreal
Quebec
University of Montreal
Aspasia Karalis
Pediatrics
Karalis
Trois-Riviéres
Que
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Raymond-Lasnier
Mélanie Deveault
Lyonel Feininger
John der
Marie-Andrée Levasseur
David Tremblay
Together we shape healthier habits through social ties
The article argues that friends and family influence daily health decisions more than individuals realize. It cites studies from the New England Journal of Medicine and The Framingham Heart Study showing obesity, smoking, exercise, and happiness spread in social networks. It notes home cooking, partnered exercise, and preventive care as effective, supported by CDC and Lancet findings, and urges shared health goals within families or peer groups.
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Elen Keller
New England Journal of Medicine
Okinawa
Japan
Sardinia
Italy
Framingham
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
University of Aberdeen
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
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