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Illustration by Connor Willumsen
June 2015 / Technology

Suited and Booted

May 26, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Dan Rubinstein

Paralyzed but walking—thanks to an exoskeleton

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Miscellany illustration by Connor Willumsen
June 2015 / Politics

Transmission Control

May 20, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Miranda Elliott

HIV non-disclosure laws do more harm than good

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A drawing of a woman with floral patterns around her
Health / July/August 2014

Viral Agent

July 28, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Lisan Jutras

A forgotten weapon for the post-antibiotic era

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Health / June 2014

Presumption of Choice

May 29, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Miranda Elliott

Access to abortion is not as universal as we think

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Toilets
Feature / May 2014

The Toilet Papers

May 14, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Jeremy Keehn

Can a high-tech sanitation appliance save lives in poor countries?

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Health / May 2014

Forget About It

May 6, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Eric Bélisle

Why online brain checkups may be bad for you

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girl holding basket
April 2013 / Memoir

The Meaning of White

March 20, 2013April 13, 2020 - by Emily Urquhart

Science can explain why my daughter has a genetic disorder called albinism, but it is in stories that I find comfort

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Photograph by Andrew B. Myers
April 2012 / Feature

The Errors of Their Ways

April 12, 2012October 18, 2021 - by Rachel Giese

Some 24,000 Canadians will die this year from medical mistakes. Even the most temperate doctors call this an epidemic. Why these mishaps persist despite, and even because of, medicine’s growing sophistication

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Artwork by Balint Zsako
Feature / July/August 2010

The Enemy Inside

July 12, 2010April 14, 2020 - by Daniel Baird

Is the Canadian military prepared for the mental health consequences of our deadliest conflict since the Korean War?

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Illustration by Tamara Shopsin; photograph by Jason Fulford
Feature / February 2006

Waiting for the Pandemic

February 12, 2006April 14, 2020 - by Gwynne Dyer

Health officials around the world struggle to contain the avian flu virus

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