BY: Gokce Ozdemir
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a violation of the human rights of girls and women, according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres. It is performed to intentionally alter or injure the female genital organs for non-medical reasons …
BY: Jason Lo Hog Tian
Abortion has been a controversial topic with a long history of changes in public opinion. Since its initial criminalization in the 1800s, attitudes toward abortion shifted to acceptance and advocacy in the early 20…
BY: Colin Faulkner
In seeking abortion care at one Toronto location, specifically in Cabbagetown, a Google Maps search for “Cabbagetown pregnancy centre” produces unexpected results. Only one result comes up, a clinic called “Aid to Women”, which advertises services …
BY: Sumaya Dano
A healthcare system may provide world class medicine, but unless all of its users can access it, the system is second rate. Understanding and addressing these gaps in health care access can complement our current research …
By: Riddhita De
The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.
-Mother Teresa
Did you know that loneliness and social isolation during old age are serious problems in Canada?1 According to the most recent Canadian …
By: Sonja Elsaid
Pot. Weed. Skunk. Dope. Mary Jane. Call it whatever you want, cannabis, is material that contains dried leaves, flowers or fruiting tops of the plant Cannabis sativa,1 usually smoked as joints (cigarettes), or in bongs …
By: Cricia Rinchon
Dr. Benjamin Boshes, former neurology chairman emeritus at Northwestern University Medical School, once wrote, “the question of why some drug users become addicted and others do not is one which has defied understanding.”1 Six decades later, …
By: Duncan Green
Given the recent surge in addiction rates and overdoses, especially concerning opioids, it may be time to reconsider how addiction is viewed and considered by the academic and lay communities. Both groups have different opinions and perceptions …
By: Parita Shah
Would you want to know the truth or be lied to? The attitudes and practices in providing or withholding medical diagnoses from patients differ between cultures and countries. In western countries, approximately 80 to 90% of patients …
By: Diana Hamdan
As of October 17, 2018, Canada has become the second country after Uruguay to fully legalize marijuana for recreational, medical, and cultivation purposes nationwide. The Cannabis Act1, also known as Bill C-45, was a milestone …
