Why cancer’s myths can be almost as destructive as the diseaseIn Malignant Metaphor, journalist and author Alanna Mitchell tries to separate the science of cancer from the psychology
Federal election 2015: Time for a national dementia strategyMimi Lowi-Young, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Canada, explains why she’s working hard to raise awareness during this election campaign
How video games can healResearcher and digital game designer Jane McGonigal on the underrated value of video games as a source of power, grit and healing
A newfound link between brain injuries and ADHDToronto researchers have found a ’significant association’ between brain injuries and ADHD—and could affect even those with mild concussions
Missing on the campaign trail: Talk of health carePharmacare, a seniors strategy, home care: All relegated to passing references. Evan Solomon on the missing heart of the election campaign
Cheetos? You can thank the U.S. military for those.Book review: An insider look at how America’s military-industrial complex spawned some of our favourite foods
Should fentanyl be an election issue?While the drug’s deadly toll rises, on a visit to B.C. today, the prime minister kept mum
A cold day: The ice bucket challenge, one year laterThe ALS Society is marking the one-year anniversary of its best campaign ever with hopes of recapturing the goodwill
Fentanyl’s deadly toll rises in B.C.After our June story on the killer drug taking over Canadian streets, fentanyl is back in the news with a new spate of tragic deaths
Saskatchewan’s HIV epidemicThird World levels of HIV infection rates in one of the world’s wealthiest countries are ’a national disgrace’