Health

If we're being honest, most of us aren't great at making our own health a priority. It's easy to keep putting off that routine health screening when you're juggling work,…

Hot flashes. Hormones. Brain fog. When Canadian director and producer Kate Green found herself navigating a range of perimenopause symptoms, she quickly realized how little women are taught about what's actually happen…

From puberty to perimenopause, women are often expected to navigate hormonal changes with limited information and even less support. But as a new national survey suggests…

As we mark Menstrual Health Day, it’s an important reminder that period inequality is still a reality in Canada – and for many, access to menstrual products remains far f…

Ask anyone who suffers from migraines, and they’ll be the first to tell you it’s much more than “just a headache.”  A migraine can mean losing an entire day – or sev…

For most of Fiona Lake Waslander’s career, she has been an advocate for women in the workplace. From how they navigate the corporate ladder to where they get stuck, she u…

Medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound are often framed as medical breakthroughs. And in many ways, they are. “In my practice, I’m seeing firsthand how transformat…

Most women don’t think of heart disease and stroke as their greatest health risk. Yet they remain the leading cause of premature death among women in Canada. In my work advancing women’s heart and brain health, I’ve witnessed firsthand how gaps in understanding can mean important signs aren’t picked up in time.