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An illustration of man lifting weights with dumbbells shaped like video game controllers

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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Health

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

February 11, 2022January 3, 2023 - 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

Illustration of a man sitting on a doctor's exam table. Behind him is a network of interconnecting lines and red dots.

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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December 2021 / Health

New Brunswick’s Mystery Disease: Why Did the Province Shut Out Federal Experts?

October 22, 2021December 14, 2022 - by Matthew Halliday

The provincial government’s closed-door investigation has confused experts, stoked fears, and missed an opportunity to solve a possible new brain disorder

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Health

Design for Survival: How to Build a Better Trauma Bay

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 - by Lauren McGill

In the high-pressure world of emergency medicine, a Toronto hospital finds new ways to save lives

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Podcasts

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 6, 2021December 15, 2021 - by Steve Shih

S3E7 of The Conversation Piece Podcast

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Faith and Access: The Conflict inside Catholic Hospitals

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

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

New Brunswick’s Mystery Disease: Why Did the Province Shut Out Federal Experts?

Design for Survival: How to Build a Better Trauma Bay

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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