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The Unparalleled Role of Compassion in Medicine
Compassion and empathy are two of the most commonly recurring terms used to describe the character traits of a physician. These terms are...

The Muse
Feb 27, 20203 min read


The Romantic Disease
Read enough novels from the 19th century’s Romantic Era and you will inescapably come across the Romantic Disease. Of course, like its...

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Feb 5, 20203 min read


Perks of the Undead: Zombie Cinema and Public Health Awareness
Photo by Daniel Jenson (Unsplash) The 2013 film World War Z starts with a family stuck in traffic, witnessing in abject horror as their...

The Muse
Jan 21, 20204 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...

The Muse
Dec 12, 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...

The Muse
Apr 1, 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 13, 20193 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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Mar 7, 20192 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 26, 20193 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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Feb 12, 20191 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...

The Muse
Jan 28, 20193 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...

The Muse
Jan 12, 20194 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...

The Muse
Dec 10, 20184 min read


‘Tis the Season: The Sidewalk View
It’s Black Friday and you are disproportionately happy with the sweater you found on sale. As you walk out of the mall, the chill...

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Nov 28, 20183 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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Nov 19, 20182 min read


Neither Here Nor There
Neither Here Nor There One Year Ago ———————————————————————————————— Senior Year. A time of confusion, choice, and worry. Jiwon, a young...

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Mar 13, 20185 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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Mar 1, 20186 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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Feb 12, 20185 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...

The Muse
Dec 14, 20176 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 12, 20172 min read
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