
Today is World Asthma Day
Almost 4 million Canadians have asthma, making it the third-most common chronic disease nationwide. Regrettably, persons with asthma are...

World Hepatitis Day
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, we can recognize how crucial it is that governments stay committed to addressing public health threats....

This Saturday, May 30th is World MS Day!
This Saturday, May 30th, marks the 19th annual World MS day! MS (multiple sclerosis) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous...

May 28th is International Day of Action for Women’s Health
Over 33 years ago, the International Day of Action for Women’s Health was launched to advocate for women’s sexual and reproductive health...

It's World Asthma Day!
It’s World Asthma Day! Organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) since 1998 to improve asthma awareness and care around the...

#VaccinesWork for All
It’s World Immunization Week! With the news cycle dominated by the hope for a timely vaccine against COVID-19, it’s important to switch...

World Psoriasis Day
For over a decade, World Psoriasis Day has been held on October 29th as a way to raise awareness of psoriasis – a systemic,...

October 20th was World Osteoporosis Day
Imagine you sneeze and a bone in your body breaks, or you bend over to pick something up and fracture your spine. This is a reality for...

This Sunday October 13th is World Thrombosis Day
Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot, known as a thrombus, within a blood vessel. Once formed, a clot can slow or block normal...

World Hepatitis Day
This past Sunday, July 28th marks World Hepatitis Day, a day created to help raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and...