Why Is No One Talking About Hospital-Acquired Delirium?
Every year, bad care leaves hundreds of thousands of patients with a devastating mental disorder
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The Danger of Putting Youth on Antidepressants
Why medication shouldn’t be the default treatment for our kids’ mental health
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The Case For Diagnosing Yourself Online
Googling our ailments is turning us into a nation of hypochondriacs. But it could also help fix an overburdened health care system
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Can Police Help Solve the Opioid Epidemic?
In the US, some police departments are sending people with addiction to rehab rather than arresting them. But it could be doing more harm than good
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The Poor Need a Guaranteed Income, Not Our Charity
Community gardens, cooking classes, and food banks may make us feel good, but they don’t solve the problem of food insecurity
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What Canadians Can Learn from America’s Health Care Debacle
Every nation struggles with the harsh reality that there is no one, perfect solution to the problem of how we should take care of ourselves and one another
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When Being Healthy Is Unhealthy
Instagram-style fitness is just another reason for women to hate their bodies
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How Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Chronic Illness
The mistreatment of children is creating a public health crisis
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Why Vegetarianism Dies up North
Living in Yellowknife taught me that there are no simple arguments when it comes to what we eat
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Building a Better Female Orgasm
With publicly funded sex research under fire in the United States, Canada is taking the lead in the science of sexuality
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