Stories

For new President of Medtronic Canada, ‘no better place to be’

‘Everything starts with education’

Two generations of Type 1 Diabetes patients benefitting from the life-changing impact of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices.

It’s important to know the facts about type 1 diabetes — including that more than 300,000 Canadians have the disease; that Canada is one of the fastest-growing countries for type 1 diagnoses...

You don’t have to know Chris Jarvis for long before understanding that he’s always up for a challenge—and never backs down from one. So it’s fitting that when the Olympic rower started an...

As an adult, Chloe Vance was flying solo with her diabetes—celebrating the successes alone and navigating the challenges by herself. By 2008, she knew she wanted to create a diabetes community...

Meet Osmond – an unforgettable Medtronic patient – managing symptoms of cerebral palsy with two Medtronic therapies.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) is becoming an increasingly common and cost-effective alternative to open-heart surgery that benefits patients and decreases...

System “brings OR” to remotely located specialist for virtual support

It was a discovery that changed the lives of millions of people in Canada and around the world. In the summer of 1921, a team at the University of Toronto began a new experimental approach to...

Helping people living with type 1 diabetes access the benefits of hybrid closed loop technology Medtronic Canada is now offering broader access to integrated hybrid closed loop (HCL) technology...

We may reach retirement, but our hearts don’t get a break. In fact once we reach 65, approximately 20 percent of us will experience aortic stenosis, a hardening or narrowing of the aortic...

Cardiologist Dr. Blandine Mondésert feels like she’s working at the edge of a new medical frontier where remote heart monitoring and programming devices and technology will eventually help...

App-connected medical devices can help patients, while cutting down visits during the pandemic

The discovery of insulin 100 years ago was a testament to scientific excellence and innovation. Frederick Banting, Charles Best and their colleagues refused to accept the status quo of the 1920s...

Remote management of some implanted devices are changing the way doctors address health conditions like heart disease

By Carmela Reyes Reducing the risk of infection has always been a key priority for hospitals, with the major focus on the importance of handwashing to decrease hospital acquired infections. Over...

A recent partnership with the Medtronic Integrated Health Solutions (IHS) team and Southlake Regional Health Centre’s Regional Cardiac Care Program has improved patient care and resource...