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Health Centres

Our health centres offer information on symptoms, treatments and tips on prevention and early detection of conditions that commonly affect women.

Welcome to the womenshealthmatters.ca virtual Health Centres.

Our virtual Health Centres are self-contained sections within our site,which offer detailed information on conditions that commonly affect women, including osteoporosis, diabetes, pelvic health, environmental health, and many others.

The Centres explain symptomsto watch for, treatments available, some of the medical terms used todescribe a particular condition, as well as where you can find moreinformation.

Each Health Centre also provides tips on prevention and early detection of illness, to help women help themselves stay healthy.The Centres are co-written and reviewed by women's health experts at Women's College Hospital and other leading health-care organizations.

To explore our virtual Health Centres, please click on the "HealthCentres" box on the left navigation bar and then click on one of the Centres listed, to go to that section.

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A Question of Health

New series!

Women's Health Matters has launched a new series called A Question of Health.

Every month, a health expert from Women's College Hospital will answer a question about a health issue that's in the news or on women's minds.

This month's topic: Heart Disease Symptoms for Women

In February, we asked Jennifer Price, an advanced practice nurse with the Women’s Cardiovascular Health Initiative at Women’s College Hospital, for information on the differences in heart disease symptoms between men and women, and tips for maintaining heart health.

Read what she has to say here

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