Tenderness. That is my word of choice for 2024. I chose tenderness to ground me for the year ahead. Personally, and professionally. Not as in ‘I feel pain when my abdomen is touched’, but the noun that is generally defined as a combination of love and kindness. It can also be known to encompass resilience,…

Self-care. It has been top of mind as of late. In September, my younger brother Billy spent 28 days in the trauma ICU.  I sat at his bedside most days. I held his hand, whispered words of encouragement to his deeply sedated being, and constantly repeated ‘You have been fixed. You are going to be…

It has been a spring season jam packed with watching sports with Dad. From hockey playoffs and multiple weekend Jays’ series on TV, to driving to the local ballpark on Tuesday night for a new season of t-ball.  A former softball coach for the village where I grew up, my 82-year-old Dad (Lloyd) experiences pure…

We have smart insoles. Smart knees. Self-driven neurological assessments. 3D printed pancreatic tissue. Custom small batch manufacturing. Music as Medicine. We have precision healthcare. We are monitoring remotely. We are changing behaviour. We have true A.I. & M.L. We have software as a medical device (SaMD), recovery curves, new technology add on payments (NTAP), and…

Ah, January. A month that can be counted on to bring the blues to some, the intention to reset and refresh to others. It is also the month that, for the past three decades, marks the annual pilgrimage of healthcare investors, ventures, and operators as they descend on San Francisco, affectionately known for many years…

As we transition into shorter days, darker evenings, and a whack of wet and chilly weather we most definitely need to identify our motivators for movement. For me, at this time of year I am always motivated to get outside and witness the leaves and light changing. Why do the vibrant autumn colours surrounding my…

Health innovators have been unveiling the layers of possibilities for personalized care since the human genome was first sequenced. Beginning on October 1st, 1990, and completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the ability, for the first time, to read nature’s complete genetic blueprint for building a human being. A patient. It…

February. I love the synchrony of having both Valentine’s Day and Family Day in the same month as Heart Month. As we find pandemic friendly ways to show love to our Valentines and our families, let’s show lots of love to our beating hearts. FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH Team Relentless has big feelings about preventative…

It is extraordinary to reflect on the fact that 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. Canadians Banting and Best first extracted insulin from the pancreas of one dog to give to another dog with severe diabetes. The extended life of the diabetic dog was the evidence needed to fuel development of…

If knees could talk, what would they say?  “Hello. Are you there? Why did you take so few steps today? Something wrong? Anything I can do to motivate you to get up off the couch today?” Alternatively, “wait a hot minute, our cadence is snappy! Keep it up.” Well, the knees can “talk” and the…