Written in the Stars: A Spotlight on Astrology in Medieval Medicine
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Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash Human beings have always looked up at the night sky in fascination, wonder and in search for answers...
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Mar 23, 20202 min read
on the twelfth stroke: the breaking of a spell
it was 11.49. i know because i had watched the clocks turn themselves around tonight, brass and silver metal clanking on familiar walls,...
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Dec 12, 20193 min read
Side Characters of the Health-Care System
Spencer, Natasha. “Healthcare.” Unsplash, 8 May 2019. A canvas is loved for its colours, the busy patterns and intricacies of a tragedy...
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Apr 1, 20193 min read
Poetry in medicine
What I lost was not going to happen. I had what happened. There was no more. – Grief Without Fantasy by Ronna Bloom (Academy of American...
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Mar 13, 20193 min read
Alternative Medicine in the Modern Medical Sphere
Complementary, holistic, integrative, traditional. Whatever your choice of appellation, alternative medicine has always played an...
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Mar 7, 20192 min read
The Therapeutic Benefit of Visual Arts in Healthcare
Although diseases often manifest themselves in a physical form, their effect on an individual extends beyond the physical characteristics...
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Feb 26, 20193 min read
Cultural Influences on Death and Dying
Over the past decade I have come to recognize many strengths and weaknesses within my repertoire of being. In particular, my seemingly...
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Feb 12, 20191 min read
Religion in Healthcare: Bridge or Barrier?
Shinall, M. C. (2009, October 01). The Separation of Church and Medicine. Retrieved from https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/sep...
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Jan 28, 20193 min read
The Dying and Disappearing Languages of Medicine
I have always been an enthusiast for language and the written word. In particular, a great admirer of the ways in which they paint and...
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The Muse
Jan 12, 20194 min read
Virtual Smoke Detectors: The Rising Role of AI in Suicide Prevention
It may sound like something out of an Orwellian dystopia, but this is today’s reality. Increasingly, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is...
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Dec 10, 20184 min read
A Brief History of Women’s Pain
Somewhere between yesterday and today, I came across a single statement. Bolded and underlined, the phrase rang clear in the air. A...
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Nov 19, 20182 min read
Dark Days of the Year
You wake up to a blanket of white covering the world outside. The tree branches hang low with the weight of snow, and freezing wind...
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Mar 1, 20186 min read
How 2017 Dealt With Suicide In Media
“Should suicide be depicted in the media?” Yes, it should; that’s a pretty simple answer to a question that’s so vague and broad that it...
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Feb 12, 20185 min read
The Stoic Thought in Practice
Experiencing anxiety, confusion and indecision is a lot more prone to youth than it was ever before. With mental illness on the rise,...
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Dec 14, 20176 min read
Should Suicide Be Depicted In Media?
Yes, it should; that’s a pretty simple answer to a question that’s so vague and broad that transcends multiple schools of thoughts, but...
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Dec 12, 20172 min read
Reading Week is Not Only for the “Weak”
In an attempt to justify McGill University’s lack of a Fall Reading Week, Deputy Provost of Student Life and Learning, Ollivier Dyens,...
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Dec 8, 20174 min read
Political Correctness in Healthcare: The Line of Best Fit
For those who are unfamiliar with the term “political correctness”, the term does not have anything to do with politics. It is...
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Dec 7, 20174 min read
A Poem a Day [1]
Whether you’ve delved deep into the archived libraries of the poetic works of the Beat Generation, or you’ve had to reluctantly analyze...
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Dec 6, 20173 min read
To Sleep Deprived Anonymous
To Sleep Deprived Anonymous, Considering the fact that I have been sleeping at approximately 4 a.m. every day, and considering the fact...
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Nov 28, 20173 min read
Human Head Transplants May Be A Reality
Sergio Canavero is an Italian neurosurgeon best associated with the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group. In 2015, Canavero shocked the...
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