The Decade in Health
From the rising opioid crisis to the danger of concussions in sports, these are the health conversations that helped define Canada
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Our latest stories on health, medicine, parenting, aging, pharmacology, new developments in medical technology, and the Canadian health care system
The Hidden Costs of Medical Testing
Each year, doctors order more than a million tests that patients don’t actually need. Some are even harmful
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How Literature Can Lead to Better Health Care
Doctors face constant pressure to be resilient. Can the arts address the deeper problems that self-care can’t?
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Why It’s So Hard to Find a Doctor in Toronto
We talk a lot about food deserts. It’s time to start talking about health care deserts too
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Your Cosmetics May Be Killing You
Toxic chemicals don’t make your health and beauty products better. So why are companies still using them?
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The Loneliness of Infertility
I never felt more isolated than when I talked to other women about trying to have a baby
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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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