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André Picard photo by Peter Ford / Pinpoint National
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Health-care focus should switch to prevention: André Picard

by × on November 10, 2013 at 3:34 pm × 1 comment

André Picard’s romance with journalism began as an extracurricular affair. While studying administration in the mid-1980s at the University of Ottawa, he developed a passion for writing as a music reviewer for the student newspaper, The Fulcrum. Instead of becoming an accountant or business executive, Picard earned a second degree […]

Early detection of cancer could mean many more years of hand-holding. (Photo: stock.xchng)
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Ovarian cancer isn’t a silent killer. When it whispers, listen

by × on September 16, 2013 at 3:30 pm × 0 comments

Ovarian cancer has bothered medical professionals for a long time, says Dr. Lucie Gilbert, director of gynecological oncology at the MUHC, because unlike in breast, colon and other cancers, very little progress has been achieved in the last three decades. “Ovarian cancer rates are flat,” Gilbert says. “It is recognized […]

Barbara Moser and her mother, Eva, at the Times of Your Life Festival in ’89.
Columnists

First Person: No family or residence is perfect, but we must try harder

by × on September 9, 2013 at 2:46 pm × 0 comments

Losing my mother, Eva, in early July was nothing like I thought it would be. I thought I had done what I could to make sure she was taken care of by finding a small residence with people who seemed to love her. I placed her there seven years ago […]