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Dafna Izenberg

@dafnaizenberg

Features editor at The Walrus

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An eminently thoughtful op-ed by Dr. Sheila Cote-Meek over Healthy Debate on how land acknowledgements can help move health care toward reconciliation and what needs to be behind them to give them meaning. healthydebate.ca/opinions/indig…

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One person we interviewed for this Healthy Debate story suggested that not having health insurance "is in itself almost a medical condition," adding another layer of health vulnerability. @ngozifaith Serena Sickle Cell healthydebate.ca/2018/07/topic/…

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From this profile on Dionne Brand, says the author: “I think of language like a material, like a metal or a mineral, that I’ve been able to and lucky to have to shape what I am seeing.” theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/art…

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Hip fractures can be deadly, but we have the knowledge to prevent mortality significantly. We just need the will. New Healthy Debate by Dr. Harman Chaudhry. McMaster Health Sciences healthydebate.ca/opinions/hip-f…

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Precision medicine offers a lot of opportunities, and at the same time raises many questions. Patients need information and guidance to make sense of genetic testing. Healthy Debate Vanessa Milne Francine healthydebate.ca/2018/02/topic/…

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A super clear-cut guide to how Canadian patients pay for medical marijuana (including why there's sales tax) from @WendyGlauser Healthy Debate #MedicalMarijuana healthydebate.ca/2018/02/topic/…

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Cancer survivor and (formerly) lapsed advocate Pat Kelly is jumping back into the fight for better care after being diagnosed a second time. Read her raw and incisive call to action Healthy Debate healthydebate.ca/opinions/cance…

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PSWs do the work no one else in the health care system has time for. Are they paid enough? Should they be regulated? We looked at the state of this critical sector in Ontario Healthy Debate Maureen Taylor healthydebate.ca/2018/03/topic/…

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Proposed changes to the pricing of drugs in Canada could mean patients have better access. A comprehensive look at how the system could change Healthy Debate Vanessa Milne Jeremy Petch PMPRB_CEPMB healthydebate.ca/2018/03/topic/…

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A clear-eyed and eloquent explanation of the importance of B.C.'s expansion of #harmreduction by Max Deschner and @gravel_jon Healthy Debate healthydebate.ca/opinions/opioi…

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I'm looking to interview someone who visits walk-in clinics for their medical needs, rather than seeing a family doctor. If interested in speaking with me on this, please DM me. Thanks.

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I'm looking to interview people who visit walk-in clinics rather than a family doctor. If you're interested in speaking to me about this, please email me at [email protected]

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Inspiring stuff in this Healthy Debate story by me & Maureen Taylor: the Wellesley Hospital's 1990s revolution & several super-smart voices on how to build a culture of inclusion in health care. We have a ways to go, but it's not that complicated. healthydebate.ca/2018/04/topic/…

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Excellent synthesis by Morgan “Absolute Heater of a Memoir” Campbell of the IAAF's ongoing efforts to restrict female athletes with "too high" levels of naturally produced testosterone. Why would anyone who cares about sports not want Caster Semanya to compete just the way she is? thestar.com/sports/2018/04…

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This Healthy Debate story was a joy to report, about the revolution that is underway in medical education, aka #FOAMed, with all its attendant excitement and caution. With @DrJoshuaTepper healthydebate.ca/2018/05/topic/…

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Over Healthy Debate, an article by me, Zeeshan Ansari & @DrJoshuaTepper on how early psychosis intervention changed the way we see #schizophrenia and saves people's lives. #NSPAD18 healthydebate.ca/2018/05/topic/…