The politics behind Canada’s Food GuideFor the past 75 years, Canada’s Food Guide has been less about evidence-based policy and more shaped by the undertones of politics.
Why we need a pharmacare plan for Canada’s chaotic world of drug pricesOpinion: There are 19 drugs on the Canadian market that cost $50,000 or more per year—a national pharmacare plan could ease the burden
How racism impacts your healthOpinion: Health impacts related to racism interrupt narratives of the ’disadvantaged,’ the ’poor,’ the ’lazy’ and the ’needy’
The five most ridiculous ideas from Goop’s ’health’ conferenceDr. Jen Gunter came across some bizarre so-called wellness claims, including ’Death is not real’
Marijuana in the workplace: What is unsafe?The research on workplace marijuana use is inconsistent, and there isn’t very much of it—but strides are being made to change that.
The fallout of police violence is killing black women like Erica GarnerOpinion: In the wake of the deaths of black people at the hands of the state, the living are often weighted with a sadness that is too heavy to bear
Jane Philpott moves on. Health Canada’s drug problems remain.The outgoing health minister leaves behind some of Ottawa’s hottest files, from the opioid crisis to a less-than-transparent drug-safety system
When opinion trumps evidence, public health is at riskIn an era when belief in an opinion is treated as a legitimate form of evidence, real evidence-based medicine is more important than ever
Federal-provincial health funding talks hostile amid walkout threatsProvinces and territories are not happy with the Trudeau government’s take-it-or-leave it approach.
Want to get healthy? Vigorous exercise alone won’t cut it.Canada’s Food Guide tells us how to eat. A new guide tells us how to move.