Maclean's — February 14, 2012
He swept into the dimmed Sony Centre in Toronto, combing the crowd like an evangelical leader, and Science-ish half-expected audience members to fall down … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Dr. Oz , HCG diet , Oprah , raspberry ketones , tv showMaclean's — February 10, 2012
An aging population—or “gray tsunami”—is the shadow lurking in the background of health care, poised to drive up health-care spending and wipe out the … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: aging population , austerity , gray tsunami , healthcare spending , physicians' pay , public spending , standard & poor's , technologyMaclean's — February 10, 2012
One in five of us has or will suffer from a mental illness: for years, we’ve peppered our news stories, health pamphlets, and advocacy … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: mental health , Mental illness , OneInFive , statisticsMaclean's — June 20, 2011
Every day, newspapers and websites are filled with grandiose health claims (chocolate heals the heart one day, and causes obesity the next) and statements … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: health policy , healthcare , journalism , Maclean's , McMaster University , Medical , Medical Post , reporting , Science-ishReader's Digest — May 1, 2011
The governor of the Bank of Canada doesn’t take himself too seriously. When Mark Carney learns he’s the winner of Reader’s Digest’s inaugural Editor’s … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bank of Canada , finance , global recession , Mark Carney , monetary policyMaclean's — March 14, 2011
Gemma and Brent Charlton remember the moment they agreed that, against borders and distance, they were going to stay together. It was October 2006, … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Canada , Globalization , Immigration , MarriageMaclean's — February 22, 2011
Every year, when the cold in Toronto levels off to a late-January sting and the moon begins to wane, Nilo Palu drives his polished … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: anthropology , Canada , Food , Italy , TorontoMaclean's — January 18, 2011
The feeling of knives stabbing her abdomen was what brought Robyn Shanks to the doctor in Mississauga, Ont. The 26-year-old suspected she was suffering … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Canada , Doctors , Medical , News , Pharma