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Approximately one in three adults will contract shingles in their lifetime. Doctors are pushing to get better coverage for the vaccine with the hope that more people will roll up their sleeves to protect themselves. Health reporter Katherine Ward has more. Learn more by reading The Overlooked Issue of Shingles Infections in Older Canadians and […]

Geriatrician Samir Sinha, a clinician scientist at Sinai Health and Toronto’s University Health Network, welcomed the new guidelines, which he was not involved in developing.  “What’s good for your heart is good for your brain,” Sinha said, noting he often holistically brings up both areas with his patients.  Sinha suggested the recommendations could have included […]

A new survey suggests a significant share of older Canadians are struggling to meet basic needs, with one in five people aged 50 and older experiencing a standard of living comparable to the poverty line. The findings are from the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) and its 2025 Ageing in Canada survey, which examines the financial […]

Most Canadians with a defined benefit pension say they “couldn’t live without” that income – but they only realise it after they retire.  The National Institute on Ageing’s report, Understanding and Communicating the Value of Workplace Retirement Plans, explains why this gap exists and how plan sponsors and administrators can close it for people still in […]