Healthy Debate

‘Children are kids first and sick second’: School adapts for terminally ill child

When a child’s promise of a future is abruptly shattered by a terminal illness, the child and its family have to decide ...
Opinion
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Leadership lessons from a pot of flowers: Reawakening health-care leadership

Health care collapse is only one story. The deeper story lives underground, in the quiet places where resilience begins.
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Lessons learned: Reflections from out-of-province medical learners

Medical learners who leave home deserve recognition and structured support, as the value of training lies not only in ...
Opinion
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Private practices won’t fix Alberta’s wait times

Public health care, paid for by the public and created by the public, should serve the public. Bill 11, as written, serves a different purpose.
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Smith has kept doctors and dollars in Alberta – but it doesn’t change access to care

Alberta’s model may offer useful insight into whether a province can strengthen its public system by formally incorporating ...
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‘The war against dogs continues’: How 150 years of policy denied animal control to Indigenous communities

An economist, a therapist and a lawyer walk into an animal shelter … This isn’t the start of a joke. They’re here, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, to talk about culture-based, community-led ...
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Medical students call for prevention and cessation initiatives with tobacco settlement monies

As medical students at the University of Toronto, we are training to prevent disease, treat illness and improve the health of our communities. That means looking beyond the patients we see today to ...