Podcasts about heart and stroke foundation

Women make up half the population in Canada yet there are still major gaps in women's health research. Experts say investments addressing this gap could add years to life and boost the global economy. The Agenda invites Carmen Wyton, Chair and Founder of Women's Health Coalition of Canada; Dr. Amanda Black, Professor of, Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Ottawa; and Christine Faubert, Vice President of Health Equity & Mission Impact, at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada to discuss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Africa Melane speaks to the Heart and Stroke Foundation SA’s Health Promotion & Health Risk Assessment Programme Team Lead, Sister Juandre Watson during Salt Awareness Week 2025. Discover how to slash your salt intake, protect your heart and brain, and live healthier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Prof Pamela Naidoo on their work, the organisation turning 42 years and looking ahead to World Heart Day on the 29th of September.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The TV show Friends was king of primetime for a decade and while all six characters were ‘friends' one of them was not like the others: Ross. We look at why he was such a poor fit with this group and what that means for real life scientists. Marie Curie studied at the Sorbonne. She discovered Polonium and Radium. Eventually she became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. All that makes her a unique character. We go to Poland to discover what else made her an outsider. Host Dan Riskin confronts his own reality as an Outsider while also drawing comfort from the realization that that distinction puts him in some esteemed company. And we visit with Dr Wayne Lautt from SciMar. He is disrupting a paradigm, changing the way we think about type 2 diabetes. Specifically, he is looking at the liver and hormone that comes from there, as something that can improve our sensitivity to insulin. www.SciMar.ca

Naomi Langeveldt is 'n verpleegster en gesondheidsnavorser met meer as 20 jaar ervaring in die veld. Sy het begin Maart 2020 by The Heart And Stroke Foundation van Suid-Afrika aangesluit as gesondheidsbevorderingsbeampte in Kaapstad. Naomi is passievol oor die opvoeding en werk met verskillende gemeenskappe en glo dat haar ervaring oor die jare van groot waarde sal wees. Sy gesels met ons in die Lunch Punch oor World Heart Day en gee 'n paar praktiese wenke wat kan help om jou hart gesond te hou.

Eugene lives a rockstar lifestyle. Owning one of the most renowned clubs in Canada the man knows a thing or two about how to party. So it sort of makes sense that he mistook a full-blown stroke for a raging hangover. Thankfully he was able to get the help he needed! This week we follow Eugene along on a wild tale from Mexico, to Canada all in the search for what the heck was going on in his brain!  For more info on strokes and the great work being done by the Heart And Stroke Foundation go to: heartandstroke.ca Support the podcast on Patreon - www.patreon.com/sickboy  Follow us on Instagram & Twitter - @sickboypodcast Thanks to Thisten for transcribing this episode - https://thisten.co/event/cbe4d

Eugene lives a rockstar lifestyle. Owning one of the most renowned clubs in Canada the man knows a thing or two about how to party. So it sort of makes sense that he mistook a full-blown stroke for a raging hangover. Thankfully he was able to get the help he needed! This week we follow Eugene along on a wild tale from Mexico, to Canada all in the search for what the heck was going on in his brain! For more info on strokes and the great work being done by the Heart And Stroke Foundation go to: heartandstroke.ca

Eugene lives a rockstar lifestyle. Owning one of the most renowned clubs in Canada the man knows a thing or two about how to party. So it sort of makes sense that he mistook a full-blown stroke for a raging hangover. Thankfully he was able to get the help he needed! This week we follow Eugene along on a wild tale from Mexico, to Canada all in the search for what the heck was going on in his brain! For more info on strokes and the great work being done by the Heart And Stroke Foundation go to: heartandstroke.ca

Dr Serge Melanson, an emergency room physician at the Moncton Hospital, says serious symptoms still merit a trip to the emergency department.

In their annual report on health the Heart and Stroke Foundation has cautioned against food and drink ads aimed at kids and called for restrictions. Kate Chidester, VP of Health and Research for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. 

Heart healthy habits for a long and prosperous life!

Heart healthy habits for a long and prosperous life!