By: Shan Qiao in Toronto, ON Cindy Leung drops off her husband, Chuck, to a day program at a Scarborough, Ontario long-term care facility. Waving…
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Understanding the Roots of Abuse
By: Tazeen Inam in Toronto, ON One woman is murdered in Canada every six days, according to the Canadian Women’s Foundation. This statistic belies what’s…
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By: Aparna Sanyal in Montreal, QC We have yet to understand the impact of covert racism and misogyny on the mental health of Canadian citizens,…
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By: Shan Qiao in Toronto, ON At the age of 60, quitting a well-paying job to refinance her townhouse and start an entrepreneurial venture was the last…
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By: Viji Sundaram in Mountainview, California A much heralded push toward digital patient portals, commonly integrated with electronic health records, may be exacerbating health disparities…
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Allergies among Newcomers in Canada Increase Over Time
By Belen Febres-Cordero in Vancouver Upon arrival, immigrant populations in Canada tend to present less allergies than their Canadian-born counterparts, but prevalence increases with time,…
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Medical Student Re-discovers Jaffna
by Gayathri Naganathan in Scarborough I was born at the Vavuniya General Hospital in the winter of 1988, in a town that is often referred…
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Canadian Pharma: Know Your Patient
Commentary by Rohit Phillips in Aurora, Ontario The fast-growing multicultural consumer segment of Canada represents a potential opportunity for pharmaceutical companies, especially if they can…
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by Kyle Duggan in Ottawa As the world struggles against the rapid spread of the Zika virus, the Canadian government is opening its wallet to…
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Healthy Eating Not Just for White, Wealthy: Author
by Rosanna Haroutounian in Quebec City A trip to an organic dairy farm in Ontario was enough to inspire a former Wall Street banker to…
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