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‘Your body, my choice’: American politics and the looming threat to reproductive freedoms in Canada
It is incumbent on us to engage with and defend reproductive rights, because of and despite what is happening in the United ...
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More than a nuisance: It’s time to scrap sick notes – for good
In one year alone doctors spend an estimated 1.5 million hours on sick notes. The CMA is calling for their elimination for ...
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‘We have to be very cautious’: Experts speak out on dangers of avian flu outbreak
We asked a group of experts how concerned we need to be in light of the recent infection in B.C., and what – if anything – we ...
Healthy Debate5d
Peto’s Paradox: Large mammals may hold clues in preventing cancer among humans
This conundrum has been termed Peto’s paradox, and has raised questions about the evolution of cellular mechanisms that ...
Healthy Debate6d
Canadian health care’s biggest ailment? Tidy narratives
Canadians should and do take pride in our public health-care system. Our deep-rooted willingness to make sure no one is left ...
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‘When you have severe disabilities, life isn’t over’: Expansion of MAiD raises concerns
As Bill C-7 expands MAiD's eligibility criteria, advocates for those with severe disabilities continue to fight against the ...
Healthy Debate7d
Dementia patients deserve more than coloured balls and matching games
If that’s the best we can do, we haven’t learned anything about dignity, respect, and authentic life enrichment ...
Healthy Debate13d
Ontario’s physician wage-gap: Myth vs. fact
Through further research and advocacy efforts, we are hopeful that physician compensation will eventually reflect merit and ...
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Jasmine Ryu Won Kang
Jasmine Ryu Won Kang is an MD/PhD student at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and a fellow in health journalism at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.