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Maddi Dellplain
The months-long strike at British Columbia’s LifeLabs has raised questions about foreign ownership of medical services and Canadians’ health data.
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Eberechukwu Peace Akadinma
Breanna Barker
Ola Abanta Thomas Obewu
The successful implementation of the Canadian Health Act (CHA) reform due to take place in April 2026 will depend on provincial cooperation rather than competition between health-care professionals.
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Indu Subramanian
As a neurologist specializing in Parkinson’s disease, I was profoundly touched by Sen. Cory Booker’s emotional, record-setting speech to the U.S. Senate on March 31.
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Graham Dickson
Phil Cady
Bill Tholl
John Van Aerde
"Who knew that getting into health-care management and health-care leadership would be such a blood sport?”
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Margaret McGregor
Calls for rapid scaling of fossil fuel projects not only ignore the impacts of these industries on atmospheric warming but fail to consider their direct effects on human health.
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Lyne Filiatrault
Arijit Chakravarty
David Fisman
We need someone who learns from the past, applies the precautionary principle, engages with evolving science from multiple disciplines, and earns public trust by speaking hard truths.
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Kate Mattocks
Perinatal mental health should remain a political priority for the next government. There is substantial urgency to act so that people at risk can get the help they need.
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Margaret McGregor
Amira Aker
Willow Thickson
Julia Robson
Brittany Bingham
The journey of embedding of environmental justice principles in health research has only just begun. But it is more important now than ever for researchers to undertake this work.
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Laura Targownik
Insisting on primary birth sex identification for trans people does little to improve the health of trans and gender diverse persons; it merely exchanges one theoretical set of adverse health care outcomes for others that are definite and far more impactful.
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Kevin Zhao
As the U.S. disengages with sex differences research, Canada must double down on its own research program. Science takes years to bear fruit – the research we invest in today are the therapies we have tomorrow.
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Blake Murdoch
David Elfstrom
Zack Deis
This quiet, repairable metal air cleaner is an inexpensive long-term disease prevention tool for public spaces.
Spotlight on measles
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James Dickinson
After many years of near absence, measles is back, and public health is scrambling to control its spread. It's time to rethink our strategies for care.
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Timothy Caulfield
The nocebo effect has an important role to play in vaccine uptake and safety. We must vigorously counter the misinformation and political spin that helps to fuel the accelerating vaccine concern vortex.
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Indu Subramanian
Fatal encephalitis from measles technically and biologically could be abolished as a human disease. Yet, I fear the downstream consequences of what the anti-vaccine movement could bring.
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Maddi Dellplain
Immunologist Samira Jeimy breaks down the horrifying toll that measles takes on our bodies and communities - and what can be done to stop it.
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Joss Reimer
The Trump administration’s trade war is sowing chaos and uncertainty around the world. Its effects on Canada's health-care system are no exception.
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Maddi Dellplain
With voters heading to the polls on April 28, we figured it’s time for a refresher on how health policy is made and where the parties stand.
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.
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.
"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.
In partnership with AMS Healthcare, Healthy Debate is publishing a series of solutions-focused articles examining gaps in our health-care system.
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The Rounds Table Podcast
The Rounds Table is a free regular podcast hosted by Healthy Debate. Its purpose is to provide an informative and irreverent discussion of new research from major medical journals. Each week it explores topics from the latest medical research.