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    She was sterilized without her consent at 14. Now she wants the practice made a crime

    Author and activist Morningstar Mercredi is calling for an end to forced and coerced sterilization, in the hopes that women — especially First Nations, Inuit and Métis women — will never suffer the physical and mental trauma it inflicted upon her.

    My father died 5 years ago in a hospital — and we're still seeking answers

    A woman in a bridal sari walks alongside an older man using a cane.

    On his 45th wedding anniversary, Ramesh Karnick was at home with his wife when he appeared to lose consciousness; he died a few weeks later. His daughter and CBC host, Sonali Karnick, has spent years trying to answer the question: how did her father die?

    Full Transcript for The Menopause Movement: Part 2

    A doctor checks the pulse of a female patient as she sits on an examination table.

    Full episode transcript for The Menopause Movement: Part 2

    Full Transcript for The Menopause Movement: Part I

    A collage of four women of various ages who recently went through menopause.

    Full episode transcript for The Menopause Movement: Part I

    'Most important part of that job is the people part of it': Meet Iain White, dietary aide and health-care hero

    Iain White’s mother says her son and other dietary aides are unsung health-care heroes of the pandemic because they plate, prep and serve food to residents while offering connection and companionship.

    Cancer taught me the hard truth about speaking up for myself

    As a little girl, Jennifer Fotheringham was shushed for asking about cancer. As a grown woman, she was dismissed for asking about a mammogram. Now as a cancer survivor, she knows not to be silenced.

    Why this woman is fighting to get more help for people with long COVID

    Susie Goulding knows what it's like to have long COVID. She's been dealing with symptoms since March 2020 and has been pushing governments to better recognize long COVID.

    What do I need to know about this year's flu shot?

    A pharmacist, wearing blue disposable gloves, injects a person with the flu vaccine.

    Some pharmacists say many people have questions about the timing of their annual flu shot, which will coincide with the availability of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines. Here's what we know about this year's flu shot.

    Pay-as-you-go health care: Uninsured people in Canada face sky-high bills, delays in treatment, doctors say

    Most Canadians are secure knowing that they benefit from universal health care. All you have to do is walk into a clinic or hospital and you will be treated. For an estimated 500,000 people who live and work among us, it’s a different reality.

    Crisis response teams achieve 70% reduction in people taken into custody under Mental Health Act

    A program pairing a police officer with a mental health worker in Hamilton has reduced the apprehension rate under the Mental Health Act from 75 per cent of calls police respond to for people in crisis to 17 per cent.

    The Recovery Sessions

    The Recovery Sessions explores the challenges of Canadians as they deal with collateral damage from the pandemic: anxiety, weight gain and other health effects. We chose three volunteers and paired each with a health professional for coaching sessions on moving forward.

    He was told he'd never graduate. Now this doctor is the CMA's 1st Indigenous president

    Man in blue medical scrubs with a stethoscope.

    On Aug. 21, Dr. Alika Lafontaine takes over as president of the Canadian Medical Association, becoming its first Indigenous leader. He spoke with Dr. Brian Goldman about struggling with learning challenges as a child, working as an Indigenous doctor, and how these experiences motivate him.

    Faced with a difficult conversation? 5 tips to connect with empathy

    Dr. Kathryn Mannix has had thousands of heart-wrenching conversations over her three-decade career as a palliative care physician, psychotherapist and trainer. She offers five tips for anyone who is faced with leading a challenging conversation.

    'Undignified' 100-year-old hospital gown design in desperate need of redesign, doctor says

    Likening the 100-year-old hospital gown to a prisoner's orange jumpsuit, a prominent British doctor says the "alien, open-at-the-back garment" is in desperate need of a redesign. 

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