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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

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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?

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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

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An illustration of a heart with cables attached to it.
The End: How We Die Now

When Is Dead Actually Dead?

May 29, 2019July 9, 2019 - by Blair Bigham

As a doctor, I can keep somebody breathing even after brain death. How do I make the final call?

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Illustration of a doctor hurrying across a series of checked and unchecked boxes.
Health

How Much of a Doctor’s Diagnosis Is Gut Feeling?

September 27, 2018March 31, 2020 - by Amitha Kalaichandran

Why physicians should revisit their traditional response to decision making

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Health

The Case For Diagnosing Yourself Online

September 12, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Rohit Khanna

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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