Happy Holidays from Healthy Debate

We’re going on break until Jan. 5 2026!
Enjoy our holiday stories while we’re away and keep an eye out for our special New Year’s Resolutions roundup on Dec. 29

Happy Holidays,

The Healthy Debate team

Article
by Maddi Dellplain

It's that special time of year again: The time when Healthy Debate asks health-care experts to share their one holiday wish for our health-care system.

Opinion
by Seema Marwaha

Health Debate editor-in-chief, Dr. Seema Marwaha, shares her wishes for Canada's health-care system as a general internist, educator, journalist and incoming president-elect of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada.

Opinion
by Hugh MacLeod

Canada’s primary care system is not bending. It is breaking. And what breaks at the foundation eventually collapses across the whole structure.

Article
by Maddi Dellplain

Seasonal affective disorder or – the appropriately acronymic SAD –  will impact an estimated 15 per cent of Canadians during their lifetime.

Opinion
by Benita Hosseini Andrew Pinto

When the next pandemic arrives (and it will!) Canada will once again face urgent questions: Which treatments work? For whom? At what dose? And how quickly should we act?

Opinion
by Helen Rubtsov

For many men, prostate cancer is not just a question of survival. It is a question of how they will live afterward. When the system fails to offer a full picture of the options available, it limits not only their choices but their long-term well-being.

First Person
by Angelica Recierdo

When baby is old enough to know the full story, I cannot wait to share how life was up north, in a place known for its warmth as much as for its cold, that welcomed an American like me without a plan.

Opinion
by Rida Ghani

If Canada is committed to gender equity and universal health coverage, then we must address the fact that young women’s pain too often goes unheard, not because they are silent, but because the world taught them to be.

Opinion
by Sarvesh Mohan

Coping with burnout requires a combination of personal resilience and systemic support. Health-care institutions must prioritize the emotional and psychological health of their staff.

Article
by Nadin Gilroy

When a child’s promise of a future is abruptly shattered by a terminal illness, the child and its family have to decide whether to continue with school.

Opinion
by Hugh MacLeod

Health care collapse is only one story. The deeper story lives underground, in the quiet places where resilience begins.

Opinion
by Banu Siva

The difference between a safe, supported transition and a dangerous one often comes down to whether the system is a partner in your care – or leaves you to navigate it alone.

Feature

This series is a deep dive into the lives and working conditions of health-care professionals across Canada. It includes six profiles that explore the challenges, triumphs and priorities not only of our the health-care system as a whole, but of the workers who support it.

Special Series

In partnership with AMS Healthcare, Healthy Debate is publishing a series of solutions-focused articles on emerging technologies and their potential for transformational change in our health-care system.

Special Series

"Togethering" is the term for how we live out our vision of how we care for our families together. "Family" can mean the traditional nuclear family across generations, modern-day chosen families, friends and neighbours. This series explores how modern families are navigating their own version of "Togethering." These three articles are the first instalments of a 10-part series examining the intersection of housing, aging and caregiving.

Special Series

In partnership with AMS Healthcare, Healthy Debate is publishing a series of solutions-focused articles examining gaps in our health-care system.