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Two Hamiltonians are among eight finalists in a national competition which provides funding for innovative projects that help people suffering from arthritis.The Arthritis Ideator Program — run by the Arthritis Society — received 21 submissions from innovators, entrepreneurs, and...

Dr. Brent Ohata, a Burnaby rheumatologist, is one of eight finalists who is competing for $200,000 as part of the Arthritis Society’s Arthritis Ideator Program, which is looking to help grow ideas, projects or ventures that could help improve the lives of the six million Canadians living...

Stephanie Mosher, Vice President Western Canada  We applaud the Manitoba government and Minister Cameron Friesen for making the surgical backlog a top priority in yesterday’s budget.  The $110 million investment announced in the budget is good news for the thousands of...

Trish Barbato, President and CEO   We welcome the announcement of a new Innovation and Investment Agency in yesterday’s federal budget.  Supporting research and innovation in health care is how we will find new treatments, inventions and ultimately cures for conditions...

Jone Mitchell  - Executive Director, Atlantic Region We’re pleased today’s budget includes important and specific investments in health care. Investments in primary care, funding for new drug therapies and support to encourage physical activity is positive news for the residents...

Jone Mitchell  Executive Director, Atlantic Region  We were pleased to see a $5.7 billion investment in health care announced in yesterday’s Nova Scotia budget. We thank Finance Minister Allan McAllister for helping people living with arthritis who have been waiting in pain...

Stephanie Mosher   Vice President, Western Canada  We’re pleased the 2022-23 Saskatchewan budget, released March 23, included a record investment in health care – it is much needed.   We were also pleased to see Finance Minister Donna Harpauer announce an increase...

Trish Barbato  President and CEO, Arthritis Society As the voice of the six million Canadians living with arthritis, the Arthritis Society is pleased to hear a Canada Pharmacare Act will be passed by the end of next year. We have long supported the call for a national pharmacare plan...

Steff Di Pardo was like many other young people: She worked at a restaurant, enjoyed exercising and spending time with friends. But one day the Mississauga resident woke up to an intense pain in her right hip and leg, which soon spread to her lower back.“Over the course of two weeks, it got...