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THE CONVERSATION--Why private, for-profit health care is a terrible idea

BY SARAH GILES (FGJ ‘18), DANYAAL RAZA, RUPINDER BRAR - Ontario Premier Doug Ford may be planning a two-tiered, profit-driven health-care system, according to the Toronto Star. This is clearly the wrong solution to the health-care woes of the province, and the nation as a whole. READ MORE

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DEVEX--Italy's asylum reception system crumbles

BY LEANNE TORY-MURPHY (FGJ ‘18) - A young man slumps over in a chair in the corner of a migrant drop-in center in Italy’s Sicilian capital of Palermo, then slides to the floor. He clutches his stomach, writhing and groaning. The volunteers call an ambulance and ask him some simple questions. READ MORE

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OPENCANADA--Five things to know about the global compact on migration Five things to know about the global compact on migration

BY LEANNE TORY-MURPHY (FGJ ‘18) - An unprecedented number of people currently live outside their countries of birth — an estimated 250 million, including 65 million who were forcibly displaced. Looking ahead, this figure is only expected to increase, as the effects of climate change, political instability, global inequality and joblessness continue to adversely affect populations around the globe. READ MORE

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QUARTZ--As a doctor, I didn’t think much of acupuncture. Then the opioid crisis arrived

BY CONOR LAVELLE (FGJ ‘18) -  In 1986, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a new visual guide for pain management known as the “pain ladder.” Each rung on the ladder represented a different set of pain medications. On the bottom rung were over-the-counter medications like Tylenol, while opioids like morphine appeared closer to the top. It was a simple, stepwise rubric to help physicians’ streamline their approach to helping patients in pain. READ MORE

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LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUE--What justice for coerced migrants?

BY LEANNE TORY-MURPHY (FGJ ‘18) - In the by-now creased photocopy of a photograph, Bakary Cham is wearing a dark blazer over a white shirt. Standing to his right are two other young men. All three stare into the camera, open-faced and serious, hands at their sides, in front of a wall of simple shelves full of binders labelled in marker on their spines. They are in the headmaster’s office at the Wonder Years Centre of Excellence, a school and social services centre in southern Gambia. READ MORE

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THE WALRUS--What the Placenta Can Tell Us About Human Health

BY SARAH GILES (FGJ ‘18) - It typically starts with the ring of a phone, indicating a new baby is about to enter the world. For the two researchers on call, there is little time to shower or eat. Nurses and midwives are supposed to phone when the mother is admitted, but babies aren’t known for being predictable. It isn’t babies that the University of Ottawa’s Placenta Squad wants. READ MORE

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CBC--Canadians must hold government accountable in Nunavut's tuberculosis outbreak

BY SARAH GILES (FGJ ‘18) - The depth and scale of this problem should leave every Canadian outraged. Most Canadians think of poor countries when they think about tuberculosis (TB), a disease intimately connected with substandard living conditions. Last year, 100 people in Nunavut were diagnosed with active TB — a number many Canadians would find shocking. READ MORE