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Senior woman sits alone in a dark room, seen through a doorway. She is in shadow, backlit by a window.

Dozens of undetected serial killers may have prowled hospitals and care homes over the past fifty years. Why are they so rarely caught?

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January/February 2021 / The O'Hagan Essay on Public Affairs

The Myth of Universal Health Care

December 8, 2020April 6, 2021 - by Nadine Caron

Despite our illusions, Canada’s system is neither comprehensive nor equally accessible. What would it take to reform it?

A photograph of two doctors in masks and scrubs staring down at a lit screen in a dim room.

COVID-19 / Health

When Is It Ethical to Test New Treatments for COVID-19?

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 - by Christina Frangou

The challenges of treating a virus that has forced doctors to learn on the job

Health

On Being Bipolar

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 - by Andrea Bennett

Living with a mental illness means always trying to be one of the “good” sick

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COVID-19

Health Care Workers Still Fear Bringing the Pandemic Home

August 6, 2020August 7, 2020 - by Mitchell Consky

We may have flattened the curve, but nurses, doctors, and staff can’t relax—the worst may be yet to come

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COVID-19 / Health

The North Knows What It’s Like to Fight a Pandemic

May 26, 2020May 27, 2020 - by Elaine Anselmi

The region isn’t equipped to fight infectious diseases. That doesn’t mean it’s not prepared

Illustration of a doctor opening the door of a hospital so an elderly woman, pulling a suitcase, can walk outside. Beyond the door is a brightly-coloured village.

May 2020 / Society

Dementia Care Gets Its Own Village

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 - by Karin Olafson

Inside a new housing model for managing mental decline—one that prioritizes patient autonomy

Feature

Overburdened

May 17, 2017April 6, 2020 - by University of King's College

Mental health issues cost Nova Scotia and PEI more than a billion dollars a year. But with long wait times and a shortage of specialists, the provinces are facing a crisis in providing adequate care

Health / November 2004

Life, at What Price?

November 12, 2004May 1, 2020 - by Ivor Shapiro

Canada does not have universal health care, but it could. The secret might lie in the Oregon experiment, a radical and life-promoting solution