Inspiring Stories

After nearly two decades of persistent, debilitating joint issues, Peter Lass was a man who – prior to these issues – enjoyed life as a high-energy dad, dairy farmer and athlete. “I forgot what life

Thanks to COVID-19, we have all learned to panic at even the slightest tickle in our throats. But, before the pandemic broke out, Lisa Weir didn’t think much of her persistent cough. After being

There are six billion letters in the human genome, each one coded for a particular message within our DNA. Beginning as a global endeavour mere decades ago, it took 20 labs, seven countries and an

Unless you’ve experienced it first-hand, it’s likely many of us take heart surgery for granted. But consider for a moment, the role of our heart, continuously pumping blood through our bodies to

It’s difficult to overstate the profound impact technology has had on health care. As our understanding of the natural world continues to advance, innovative minds help translate these new insights

Dr. Habib Khan walks into the Cardiac Care Conference Room, having just come from clinic. He pulls a wheeled container behind him the size of a steam trunk. Off his left shoulder hangs an overstuffed

People occasionally compare groundbreaking discoveries to science-fiction, but ideas have to start somewhere. This particular idea can trace its roots to the UK when Dr. Robert Lindsay first found

When he was just five years old, Ahmad Hussein underwent an aortic valve substitution, known as the Ross Procedure. But Ahmad’s young age was not the only standout component of his operation in Abu