The Economist
The global obesity crisis
People are getting fatter, especially in poor countries. If current trends continue, there will be more obese children than undernourished ones by 2022.
FuseSchool
Why Does Biodiversity Matter To Me?
Biodiversity is the variety of life. It can be studied on many levels, from looking at all of the 8.7 million species on our planet to a specific ecosystem like a patch of woodland. In this video we are going to look at the importance of...
Next Animation Studio
Scientists grow human blood vessels in lab for the first time
Scientists at the University of British Columbia have grown a pair human blood vessels for the first time.
AllTime 10s
10 Technologies You Never Knew Were Invented By NASA
When people think of NASA, they tend to think of the Apollo space missions and the iconic line 'Houston, we have a problem'. But NASA have also invented a fair few technologies that have shaped the way we live today.
The Wall Street Journal
The Digital Doctor at Your Side
Companies, doctors and researchers are finding ways to turn smartphones and wearable devices into essential health tools. We look at how they should, and shouldn't, be deployed.
Healthcare Triage
Health Services Research, Diabetes, and the YMCA
More than 86 million people, including 22 million people 65 or older, have pre-diabetes, which increases their risk of heart disease, strokes or diabetes. As we've watched that number grow, it has somehow felt that despite billions of...
Mediacorp
Understanding Food Choices and the Impact on Health
In this video, a teacher takes a group of kids shopping to explore their food choices and how marketing influences their decisions. The teacher then introduces the kids to individuals who have experienced the consequences of an unhealthy...
Curated Video
Where in Europe is diabetes most prevalent?
New ReviewA recent report has found that some 66 million European adults suffer from diabetes. This number is set to increase by another 10% by 2050.
Curated Video
DRC conflict leaves diabetics struggling for insulin amid soaring prices and shortages
New ReviewConflict in eastern DR Congo has caused insulin shortages, soaring prices, and perilous access for diabetics as fighting disrupts healthcare
Curated Video
Walkable cities linked to health benefits for some residents, study finds
New ReviewA new study in Nature found when people moved from less walkable U.S. cities to more walkable ones, they increased their levels of physical activity and saw health benefits.
Curated Video
American Red Cross offering $15 gift cards for blood, platelet donations
The Red Cross is also offering free A1C testing to screen for pre-diabetes and diabetes.
Curated Video
Scientists find hibernation gene in human DNA
Scientists have discovered a gene in human DNA linked to hibernation-like states, raising possibilities for revolutionary breakthroughs in space travel, medicine, and trauma recovery.
Curated Video
'I should have said everybody': Don Cherry tells CBC he regrets his choice of words
Don Cherry speaks to CBC News after being fired for comments he made
Curated Video
Obesity report highlights risk of Type 2 diabetes for 'slightly' overweight people
Health experts say a new study on obesity sheds more light on the link between weight gain and the risk of serious disease and death. The massive research project – which involved nearly three million sets of data – suggests that even...
Curated Video
The staggering costs of diabetes on patients' wallets and their well-being
According to the Canadian Diabetes Association an estimated 11 million Canadians live with or are at serious risk of developing the disease. It's a disease that comes with a steep cost to patients' wallets on one hand, and to their...
Curated Video
Diabetes a huge health problem in Canada, and it's on the rise | Health Panel
The number of Canadians living with diabetes is expected to grow significantly over the next 10 years. A growth which has strong links to a rise in obesity, sugar intake and lack of exercise. So, can we stem the tide of this disease? And...
Curated Video
How lack of sleep could be affecting your memory | In-Depth
Back in 2005, Canadians averaged about eight hours of sleep a night. By 2013, that dropped to seven. Now about 40 per cent of Canadians are dealing with some kind of sleep disorder. Something about sleep keeps our bodies and minds from...
Curated Video
Loneliness: Society's silent epidemic | In-Depth
One in five Canadians identify themselves as lonely, something that is more than just a feeling we sometimes have in our lowest moments. It's been described as an epidemic, and some say it is killing us. Feelings of loneliness have been...
Curated Video
Penny Marshall, director of Big, dead at 75
Penny Marshall first gained fame and laughs playing the unrefined but lovable Laverne DeFazio in Laverne & Shirley, a sitcom that ran on the ABC network from 1976 to 1983. The trailblazing movie director has died at the age of 75.
Curated Video
The issue with insulin pumps
CBC Health Reporter Vik Adhopia looks at why, for some people, the popular insulin pump might not be the safest way to regulate their blood glucose levels
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Insulin pumps linked to reports of injury and death | The Implant Files
In the past decade, more than 100 Canadians died while wearing an insulin pump. That exclusive data comes from a CBC joint investigation with the Toronto Star and Radio-Canada looking at the personal cost of insulin pumps when things go...
Curated Video
Why Sun Basket Is Going After the Healthy Lifestyle Market
The meal-kit delivery service specializes in specific diets from Paleo to gluten-free to Mediterranean, which is how it differentiates itself in the space. "We're not trying to be all things to all people," says CEO Adam Zbar.
Curated Video
Can Traditional Healers Help Bolivia's Diabetes Epidemic?
There's been a steep rise in diabetes cases in Bolivia. Now, authorities are turning to healers to work with modern medicine to fight diabetes in indigenous communities.
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Ontario menu labelling law takes effect Jan. 1
Legislation requires restaurants with 20 or more locations to clearly display caloric information for all food and drink items