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Find essential health resources, tools, and expert guides to help you navigate the healthcare system, manage conditions, and improve well-being. Get access to trusted information, self-assessments, and practical tips to make informed health decisions with confidence.

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Nurse Navigator
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The Hidden Danger of Going It Alone: Why Cancer Patients Need a Navigator Now More Than Ever 

  • 2025-05-22
One doctor redesigned cancer care—not with a new drug, but with a nurse navigator. Survival rates changed overnight.
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Thinking of Going Private for a Surgical Procedure? Here Are Some Considerations

  • 2025-04-22
Think shorter wait times, likely better equipment and probably a private room. Due diligence still required.
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Blood Tests
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10 Vital Diagnostic Tests To Ask Your Doctor For

  • 2025-04-04
Many crucial diagnostic tests aren’t part of routine checkups. Learn which tests can help detect hidden health risks and optimize your treatment.
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Is Your Hearing Declining? Here’s How to Find Out

  • 2025-03-06
If you’re asking people to repeat themselves, it might be time for a check up. Take a hearing test, learn how to protect your ears, and keep your hearing healthy.
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Top 10 Things Every Patient Must Do (With or Without a Doctor)

  • 2025-02-24
Canadians must adapt to a changing healthcare system. Discover 10 proactive ways to stay on top of your healthcare, whether you have a family doctor or not.
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misinformation
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Medical Misinformation Is Everywhere—Can You Spot It?

  • 2025-02-14
62% of Canadians have encountered false health info online. Discover how to recognize medical misinformation before it puts your health at risk.
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New Year's Resolutions
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8 of the Simplest and Most Impactful New Year’s Resolutions

  • 2025-01-01
New Year's resolutions can be difficult to keep - but what if this year, instead of setting ourselves up for failure, we simplify and achieve?
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Finding a family doctor
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Canadians Are Finding Family Doctors: Here’s How

  • 2024-12-16
If you’re one of the 6.5 million Canadians looking for a new family doctor this must-read article gives valuable tried and tested tips and tricks to aid in your search for a new physician.
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Healthcare Without a Family Doctor? Here Are 10 Essential Tips

  • 2024-12-12
Don't have a family doctor? It's important to be proactive: Here are ten things that will help you keep on top of your healthcare while you find your next one!
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Ignored Risk: Bone Scans For People Over 50

  • 2024-11-29
A fall, a fracture, and an unexpected diagnosis: learn how osteoporosis can strike silently and how to protect your bones.
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Self-triage
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Not Everything Is An Emergency: How To Self-Triage For Faster Care

  • 2024-11-28
Self-triage, symptom checker, virtual triage, digital front door, are all digital solutions that offer 24/7 access to healthcare information in determining the level of care needed when you aren’t feeling well.
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Cardiologist specialist
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How To Access Specialists Faster in Canada

  • 2024-11-26
Canadians are waiting too long for specialist access, but new solutions could change everything. Here’s what’s being done to help.

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