Do Breast Cancer Screenings Do More Harm Than Good?
Doctors debate with author Renée Pellerin on the evidence of whether mammograms save lives
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The Shaky Science of Breast Cancer Screening
How mammograms can help contribute to overdiagnosis and unnecessary surgery
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Why I Stopped Skipping My Period
After decades of treating menstruation as a burden, I learned to reconsider
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How Technology Can Fill the Gaps in Our Mental Health System
Wait times for psychiatrists are often dangerously long. Why many Canadians are using apps to help treat their depression
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How I Saved My Kids from Sugar
The overconsumption of sugar has became a normal part of our culture. Here’s a recipe for fighting back
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How Much of a Doctor’s Diagnosis Is Gut Feeling?
Why physicians should revisit their traditional response to decision making
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Who Really Decides What Goes Into Canada’s Food Guide?
Teachers rely on the guide to help students learn about healthy eating—and that’s why lobbyists shouldn’t be allowed near it
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The Case for Assisted Drug Injection
Helping users with their drugs may sound like a counterintuitive fix to the opioid crisis, but it can save lives
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What the Placenta Can Tell Us About Human Health
The long-overlooked organ might be the key to better understanding childhood development
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