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Record of a Pandemic

April 7, 2020June 2, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

COVID-19 has transformed our world. The Walrus explores these changes and asks what comes next

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April 2020 / Health

When Is a Senior No Longer Capable of Making Their Own Decisions?

March 18, 2020June 22, 2020 - by Sharon J. Riley

How our medical systems strip elders of their autonomy

Two rows of people are lined up to walk through a door marked with a red cross symbol. About half of the people are clad all in white, while the other half are clad in colours representing the Pride rainbow.

Health / March 2020

How Universal Health Care Fails Queer Communities

February 10, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Brianna Sharpe

A lack of data from LGBTQ Canadians creates holes in our medical system

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Business / January/February 2020

Is Cannabis the Answer to Everything?

January 15, 2020March 27, 2020 - by Lauren McKeon

Weed has been rebranded as a cure-all for modern life. As a stressed-out, overworked thirtysomething, I decided to try it out for myself

A pair of hands attempts to plug in an insulin pump, but the screen displays a red sad face. The hands are surrounded by syringes and pills against a mint-green background.

Health / January/February 2020

Hacking Diabetes

January 7, 2020June 22, 2020 - by Jonathan Garfinkel

A network of amateur programmers is transforming the illness with a DIY app

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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?

The Beauty Conversation

What It’s Like to See the World through a Lazy Eye

July 28, 2019September 30, 2019 - by Joseph Tunney

From Harry Potter to the Lion King, pop culture equates people who look like me with ugliness and eccentricity

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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

Sex Ed: Beyond the Classroom

December 5, 2018December 13, 2019 - by The Walrus Staff

For this special web series, The Walrus spoke with teens, parents, and educators nationwide, on what we get wrong—and right—about gender, intimacy, desire, and consent

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Health / May 2018

What the Placenta Can Tell Us About Human Health

April 30, 2018March 27, 2020 - by Sarah Giles

The long-overlooked organ might be the key to better understanding childhood development