Health fair targets multicultural community
Saturday 21 April Over a hundred people from Ottawa’s multicultural and immigrant communities were at the Jim Durell Recreation Centre on Walkley Road to participate in the fourth annual hosted…
Dr. Habibat Garuba: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
THE CHECK-UP: Fast Facts about Peripartum Cardiomyopathy by Dr. Habibat Aziz Garuba, MD, FRCPC What is peripartum cardiomyopathy? The term “cardiomyopathy” refers to a group of diseases or…
World AIDS Day promotes understanding and compassion
Friday 1 December Under the banner: “It takes courage”, Somerset West Community Health Centre welcomed about forty people from Ottawa’s African, Caribbean and Black communities to its annual forum, commemorating…
Ayan Jama: December 1 is World AIDS Day
By Ayan Jama HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The HIV virus makes a person sick by weakening the immune system. If someone is living with HIV, it means they have…
Habibat Aziz Garuba: THE CHECK-UP: Fast Facts about Hypertension
by Habibat Aziz Garuba, MD, FRCPC What is hypertension/high blood pressure? Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure above a certain threshold. Blood pressure (BP) is…
Dr. Habibat Garuba: THE CHECK-UP: Fast Facts about Obstructive Sleep Apnea
by Habibat Aziz Garuba, MD, FRCPC What is obstructive sleep apnea? Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is breathing disorder that occurs during sleep. People with OSA experience multiple episodes…