When we think of heart failure, we often picture it as a condition exclusively affecting the elderly. However, recent data released for the eighth annual National Heart Failure Awareness Week reveals a concerning shift: heart failure is one of the fastest-growing cardiovascular diseases in Canada, and it is increasingly appearing in younger adults.
Antipsychotic medications are important for managing mental health conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and severe depression. However, they can also affect the body’s ability to regulate blood sugar (glucose). Many people assume this only happens because these medications may cause weight gain. But recent research shows that blood sugar changes can happen even without weight gain.
This Mother’s Day, we celebrate the strength, care, and love that mothers bring into our lives every day. Whether you’re a mom, stepmom, grandmother, or mother figure, your presence makes a difference. Thank you for all that you do — today and always.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and across Canada, conversations about anxiety, depression, burnout, and psychological wellbeing are rightly moving from the margins to the mainstream. But one critically important piece of the mental health puzzle rarely gets the attention it deserves: the role of your family physician.
Sleep, that sweet elixir of life, is something we all crave—but for many, it’s often sabotaged by one culprit: a snoring partner.
Historians blame the light bulb. Sociologists blame screens. But those who have ever lain awake at 3 a.m. know the truth: it’s the person lying next to you, snoring like a freight train.
Canada has set an ambitious goal: eliminate cervical cancer by 2040. Medically, this goal is achievable. Practically, we are falling behind.
A new national report presented in Ottawa warns that Canada is not on track to meet its target. Cervical cancer is now one of the fastest-growing cancers in the country — despite being almost entirely preventable.
National Immunization Week runs April 26 to May 2 this year. At Orleans Family Health Clinic, it’s a moment we take seriously. Not as a formality, but as a genuine reminder of why preventive medicine matters to our patients and our community.
Heart disease and stroke continue to affect millions of Canadians, with six million living with these conditions and nine in ten having at least one modifiable risk factor, according to the latest report from Heart & Stroke.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a groundbreaking new blood test designed to assist in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
Developed by Roche, the Elecsys pTau181 test measures levels of a specific molecule—a phosphorylated form of the tau protein—in the blood.
At Orleans Family Health Clinic (OFHC), we support our patients in taking charge of their health — including through modern tools like sleep trackers. But when helpful technology turns into a source of anxiety, it’s time to step back and reassess.
A growing sleep issue called orthosomnia is now being recognized by sleep experts. It refers to the obsessive pursuit of perfect sleep based on data from wearable devices — and for some people, it’s doing more harm than good.