Doctors on TikTok: The Dark Side of Medical Influencers
Medical data is supposed to be confidential. But social media is threatening the privacy and dignity of patients
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How Two Doctors Are Hacking the Transplant System
What if there were a better way to get life-saving organs to people who need them?
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Faith and Access: The Conflict Inside Catholic Hospitals
Why should publicly funded hospitals get to limit access on religious grounds?
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Textual Healing: The Novel World of Bibliotherapy
How literature is helping people navigate mental health issues
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What Women (Still) Want
The medical community has never taken women’s sexual desire seriously. Now, Gen X women are hitting menopause and demanding better
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Take Two Shrooms and Call Me in the Morning: The Medical Promise of Magic Mushrooms
Psilocybin can treat depression, alcoholism, PTSD, and even cluster headaches. Why is it still illegal?
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Virtual Health: Pandemic Band-Aid or Opportunity for Better Care?
COVID-19 forced a massive shift to phone and online consultations. With new freedoms come new frustrations
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COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids and the Struggle of Pandemic Decision Making
Many parents eagerly received their jabs, but some aren’t feeling the same enthusiasm for immediately vaccinating their children
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New Brunswick’s Mystery Disease: Why Did the Province Shut Out Federal Experts?
The provincial government’s closed-door investigation has confused experts, stoked fears, and missed an opportunity to solve a possible new brain disorder
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