#A doctor’s dilemma – Macleans.ca

#A doctor’s dilemma – Macleans.ca

“A doctor’s dilemma – Macleans.ca” Drip, drip, drip. I watch the saline flow through the plastic tubing into my arm. The baby gives a reassuring kick just before another contraction hits. There is concern for possible placenta accreta, a condition where the placenta, instead of implanting nicely against the uterine wall, sends its tendrils deep…

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#Len and Cub: A secret love

#Len and Cub: A secret love

“Len and Cub: A secret love” A lot of queer people think 2SLGBTQ+ history is limited to metropolitan areas like New York or San Francisco, Toronto or Montreal. I came of age in rural New Brunswick, where my lack of exposure to anything queer—especially queer history—led me to believe that those stories weren’t there. I’ve…

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#The nurse imposter – Macleans.ca

#The nurse imposter – Macleans.ca

“The nurse imposter – Macleans.ca” After struggling with painful endometriosis for much of her life, Kayla was scheduled for surgery to remove endometrial tissue at BC Women’s Hospital in Vancouver in May of 2021. (Kayla is not her real name; I agreed to use pseudonyms for her and some other sources in this story to protect…

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#Emily St. John Mandel can’t stop writing about pandemics

#Emily St. John Mandel can’t stop writing about pandemics

“Emily St. John Mandel can’t stop writing about pandemics” In 2014, the Canadian-American author Emily St. John Mandel was catapulted to fame by her fourth novel, Station Eleven, a remarkable portrayal of a horrific flu pandemic that kills 99 per cent of humanity, and of the travelling troupe of Shakespearean actors who visit settlements around the…

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