Shauna Mazenes

By Shauna Mazenes In a Canadian first case, doctors have possibly cured a patient of HIV following a bone marrow transplant to treat a subsequent leukemia diagnosis. Doctors at UHN's Toronto General Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Unity Health Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital, and the University of Toronto collaborated on the case. The patient, referred to as the "Toronto patient," is the eleventh in the world in sustained HIV remission.

​By Shauna Mazenes Ashley Wiley had just turned 41 and was raising four young children when a Stage 3 colorectal cancer diagnosis upended her life completely. "I didn't have any risk factors," says Ashley, now 42. "I'm active, I eat healthy, I felt well.... Nothing in my brain allowed me to think this was possible." Colorectal cancer has typically been seen in people over 50. However, an alarming increase in young adults diagnosed with aggressive forms of the disease has forced a shift in discourse.

By Shauna Mazenes Matt Delorme never thought donating a piece of his liver would give him the tools to live a healthier life. Through — a service designed to optimize a patient's health before surgery — Matt quit smoking, took up running and came out of the experience feeling stronger than ever. He went back to daily activities in weeks. Within months, he was running 10 kilometres regularly. "I didn't even think it was possible," says Matt, 52, who made the donation when he was 49.