Most Favoured Nation’s Impact on Patients in Canada Background Out of the 195 independent sovereign nations on Earth, 166, including Canada, are members of the international World Trade Organizati...

Uncommon and Rare Digestive and Liver Cancers Survey We designed this survey to understand your experiences and opinions on life with uncommon and rare digestive and liver cancers. This includes: g...

Who Do You Go To For Healthcare? We designed this survey to understand how people in Canada navigate the healthcare systems, which services they use, and how they get information. The combination of ...

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The GI Society offers a series of free, public lectures on a variety of topics related to digestive diseases and disorders in locations across Canada. Health care professionals present on a topic and ...

Canadian Patient Groups Proclaim April Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month MARCH 31, 2003, Vancouver, BC - In recognition of the more than six

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Living With Obesity Obesity is a multi-factorial, chronic, relapsing disease that occurs when a person has an abnormal or excessive accumulation of body fat (adipose tissue) leading to an increased ri...

With growing interest in GLP-1 products such as semaglutide (e.g. Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (e.g. Mounjaro, Zepbound) for weight loss, some people may turn to unauthorized or counterf...

Living With IBD Inflammatory bowel disease is defined by inflammation in the digestive tract. It causes many debilitating symptoms, including diarrhea, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, and extra-intes...

Mental Health Gastrointestinal conditions can be devastating and life changing, causing severe symptoms, chronic pain, embarrassment, lost work opportunities, social isolation, and more. Adding to tha...

Living With Obesity Obesity is a multi-factorial, chronic, relapsing disease that occurs when a person has an abnormal or excessive accumulation of body fat (adipose tissue) leading to an increased ri...

How to feel lovable ... and truly like yourself. All of us want to be liked, loved, and appreciated. It is one of the fundamental motivating forces in

5 Ways to Cope with a GI Disease or Disorder During the Holidays For many individuals with digestive diseases and disorders, such as irritable bowel

Living With Obesity Obesity is a multi-factorial, chronic, relapsing disease that occurs when a person has an abnormal or excessive accumulation of body fat (adipose tissue) leading to an increased ri...

SKYRIZI® (risankizumab), an IL-23 inhibitor, received two consecutive positive reimbursement recommendations by Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA-AMC) for...

Clinical Trial for Recurrent C. difficile in BC If you live in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and have recurrent Clostridioides difficile (C.

Optimal Care in Canada for IBD By Streamlining Reimbursement Criteria for Advanced Therapies Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a condition defined by inflammation in the digestive system. Crohn’s ...

Digestive System for Kids On this page we answer everything you want to know about the digestive system. How does the digestive system work? Is it true we are what we eat? How does the body store en...

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) A balanced gut microbiome is necessary for good health. The gut is host to a vast, rich microbiome, with