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by Ramona Coelho

Assisted dying is changing medicine more than we realize

If Canada continues expanding assisted dying, it must answer hard questions. Are we expanding access to death faster than access to care? Are we ending lives prematurely when people could have flourished with adequate suicide prevention and support?

Opinion
by Emily Foucault

Transparency is not risk free. But neither is restricted access

Patients should not have to file formal requests to understand their own care. They should not have to wait months to read information that already exists. And they should not be excluded from conversations that shape their health and lives.

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by Elliot Goodell Ugalde

The paradox of progress: How medical advancements are expanding the time we spend unwell

Humanity is living longer, yet a growing portion of that extended life is spent in poor health. What if the same forces that prolong life, namely technology and industrialization, are also increasing the percentage of our lives spent unwell?

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by Maddi Dellplain

Bill to criminalize forced sterilization sparks debate over reproductive justice and medical practice

Bill S-228, which would criminalize forced and coerced sterilization with an up to 14-year prison sentence, is on its way to becoming law. But is it a step in the right direction? Experts weigh in.

Opinion
by Gabrielle Pagé

The hidden cost of dismissal: How we amplify chronic pain in clinical settings

Chronic pain affects more than one in five Canadians. But not all pain is shaped by our bones, muscles and systems. It also is shaped by context.

Opinion
by Biba Tinga

The issue no one wants to address about blood donation and Black Canadians

The issue is not whether Black communities care enough to donate. The issue is whether Canada’s blood system is structured in a way that makes equitable participation possible.

Opinion
by Nour Khatib

The paperwork burden weighing on Canadian physicians

What’s the prescription for physician burnout? Intervention is required to simplify non-clinical workflows and alleviate the administrative burden on physicians.

Opinion
by Maria Osorio Sarah Aterman

Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: A human-centred, cost-effective approach to dementia care

Health systems across Canada need to devote more time and resources to implementing non-pharmacological programs such as CST to provide comprehensive dementia care in an equitable way.

Opinion
by Tara Kiran

What Canada can learn from Costa Rica’s primary care system

Costa Rica is a middle-income country that is achieving health outcomes that far exceed what its resources would predict. But what is at the heart of their success?

Opinion
by Alykhan Abdulla

Ontario’s health-care system was built for a different era but to quote our PM: ‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’

Ontario’s health-care system retains extraordinary potential. Realizing it will require abandoning outdated assumptions and committing to structural reform.

Opinion
by Joanna Cheek

Instead of pointing fingers, let’s fix the societal problems plaguing us

Rather than worsening our society’s health and safety by spewing hate as we grieve Tumbler Ridge, we need to respond compassionately to our national tragedies by caring for everyone and fixing the societal imbalances that will keep harming us all.

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by Gabriela Lima de Melo Ghisi

From awareness to accountability: The attention is nice but what comes after Heart Month?

Each February, Heart Month brings renewed attention to cardiovascular disease. Awareness matters. But when the campaigns end, an uncomfortable question remains: what changes?

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