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A pair of hands attempts to plug in an insulin pump, but the screen displays a red sad face. The hands are surrounded by syringes and pills against a mint-green background.

Health / January/February 2020

Hacking Diabetes

January 7, 2020June 22, 2020 - by Jonathan Garfinkel

A network of amateur programmers is transforming the illness with a DIY app

Health / Society

The Decade in Relationships

December 31, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From the racism of online dating to mourning through technology, here are the relationship conversations that helped define Canada

Health

The Decade in Health

December 14, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From the rising opioid crisis to the danger of concussions in sports, these are the health conversations that helped define Canada

A pair of doctor's hands in blue gloves, clutching an armful of blood-filled test tubes against a white coat.

December 2019 / Health

The Hidden Costs of Medical Testing

November 19, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Carine Abouseif

Each year, doctors order more than a million tests that patients don’t actually need. Some are even harmful

A doctor's stethoscope lying against a solid blue background.

Health

How Literature Can Lead to Better Health Care

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 - by Paul Adams

Doctors face constant pressure to be resilient. Can the arts address the deeper problems that self-care can’t?

A group of people standing in the centre of a crowd with space separating them.

Health

Why It’s So Hard to Find a Doctor in Toronto

July 5, 2019November 1, 2019 - by Wendy Glauser

We talk a lot about food deserts. It’s time to start talking about health care deserts too

Health

Your Cosmetics May Be Killing You

May 1, 2019June 12, 2020 - by Rick Smith

Toxic chemicals don’t make your health and beauty products better. So why are companies still using them?

Health / May 2019

Is a Walk in the Forest Better Than a Trip to the Doctor?

April 16, 2019June 30, 2022 - by Peter Kuitenbrouwer

New medical research confirms an old maxim: fresh air really does do the body good

Collage of photos including woman holding sheet over child's head and another of intermingling feet

Health / May 2019

The Loneliness of Infertility

April 8, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Alexandra Kimball

I never felt more isolated than when I talked to other women about trying to have a baby

Photo by Justin Tang. A transparent breast implant that looks yellow and has dark brown spots

April 2019 / Health

Are Breast Implants Making Women Sick?

March 20, 2019August 6, 2020 - by Julie Chadwick

New evidence suggests that doctors were wrong about one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries in the world

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How Literature Can Lead to Better Health Care

Why It’s So Hard to Find a Doctor in Toronto

Your Cosmetics May Be Killing You

Is a Walk in the Forest Better Than a Trip to the Doctor?

The Loneliness of Infertility

Are Breast Implants Making Women Sick?

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