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

September 27, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Amitha Kalaichandran

Why physicians should revisit their traditional response to decision making