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Gabor Maté.
Society

Gabor Maté Wants to Overhaul Society

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 - by Nathan Sing

The physician and author explains what’s at the root of our deepest problems and how we can begin to heal

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Memoir

Surgery Minimized My Chances of Getting Cancer. It Also Altered My Self-Image

November 22, 2022November 23, 2022 - by Carey Toane

Because of a hereditary gene mutation, I removed my breast tissue, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. I had to unlearn a lot of feelings about how I look

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November 2022 / Science

Ask an Immunity Expert: What’s Next for COVID-19?

November 1, 2022January 16, 2023 - by Catherine Hankins

This pandemic can help us prepare for the next one, says Catherine Hankins, co-chair of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force

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Protest signs fall like dominoes into a vaccine.
Health

Why Was the Lyme Disease Vaccine Tossed Away?

October 17, 2022October 19, 2022 - by Laura Hensley

It was pulled from the market almost immediately after it was developed in 1998. Twenty-five years later, the painful disease is on the rise

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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

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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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Health

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

March 10, 2022January 3, 2023 - 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, 2022December 15, 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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