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July/August 2022 / Memoir

How a Tourette’s Diagnosis Helped Me Understand Who I Am

July 5, 2022July 6, 2022 - by Leyland Cecco

I long resisted looking for the cause of my tics. Then I received a diagnosis that changed everything

Podcasts

How to Boost Organ Donation (Without More Donors): Episode 15 of The Deep Dive

April 28, 2022June 5, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Many factors have to align for a recipient to receive an organ from a donor

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Health / May 2022

How Two Doctors Are Hacking the Transplant System

April 25, 2022May 9, 2022 - by Karin Olafson

What if there were a better way to get life-saving organs to people who need them?

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Hope You're Well

The Gamification of Fitness: Are We Getting Played by Our Exercise Apps?

March 10, 2022September 22, 2022 - by Richard Trapunski

The video game elements often blamed for sedentary lifestyles are now being used to get people moving

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Health / March/April 2022

Faith and Access: The Conflict Inside Catholic Hospitals

February 23, 2022June 29, 2022 - by Wendy Glauser

Why should publicly funded hospitals get to limit access on religious grounds?

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Resilience is Key

February 14, 2022March 5, 2022 - by Glynis Ratcliffe

Canada’s drug supply chain is more precarious than most of us realize

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Hope You're Well

Feeling the Burn: The Workout Video from Jane Fonda to Peloton

February 11, 2022April 30, 2022 - by Carine Abouseif

Home fitness videos have been a godsend during the pandemic, but I can’t shake my growing discomfort with those perfect bodies

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Seeding Innovation in Brain Research

January 11, 2022March 25, 2022 - by Glynis Ratcliffe

How Brain Canada is offering early-career scientists an opportunity to think outside the box

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Health / Science

Understanding Minds and Bodies

December 31, 2021July 8, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

The pandemic made many of us look more closely at our physical and mental health

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Cover Story / December 2021 / Health

Virtual Health: Pandemic Band-Aid or Opportunity for Better Care?

November 16, 2021January 2, 2022 - by Carine Abouseif

COVID-19 forced a massive shift to phone and online consultations. With new freedoms come new frustrations

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