Health - Catalyst

Can Veganism Save the World ?

November 10, 2021November 7, 2021 Carla Pierini

Our society has been searching for ways to decrease its considerable environmental and socio-economic impacts despite a lack of political will and the spread of misinformation in regards to this urgent crisis. Veganism can be one of the diverse solutions to overcoming climate change.

Empowering Women in Rural Balochistan through Midwifery: The MLCD Project

November 9, 2021November 19, 2021 Laila Mirza

I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Quratulain Bakhteari, the founder of IDSP and mastermind behind the MLCD project, on why this project is crucial to the people of Balochistan and how it is positively impacting their lives.

Theranos: Patient Zero in a National Scandal

November 3, 2021November 24, 2021 Claudia Velimirovic

What is Theranos? And who is Elizabeth Holmes?

Before 2015, those who were familiar with Elizabeth Holmes, or her company Theranos, likely looked upon her with admiration. A Stanford University drop-out and the female CEO of an innovative Silicon Valley … Continue reading

COVID-19 Sheds Light on Economic Barriers in Canadian Healthcare

November 2, 2021November 1, 2021 Katie Pallett-Wiesel

As the pandemic wages on, it has become clear that while we may all be in this together, we are not all in this equally. Emerging statistics on COVID-19 transmission, infection, and death rates have shown that individuals from low-income communities are at a higher risk of both catching the disease and developing fatal complications.

The Dangers of Restrictive Abortion Bans

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Jenna Hicks

In most G7 countries and other U.S. states, the most restrictive abortion bans have historically been at 12 weeks. Today, with the sudden introduction of 6 weeks, any jurisdictions that have attempted an earlier restriction could look to Texas as a justification for enforcement.

An HIV Epidemic Among Indigenous Peoples in Canada

September 18, 2021 Riyana Karim

What is clear is that while the Canadian health care system has been successful on some fronts such as vaccinating citizens, it is far from a model – it fails to protect those most socially vulnerable.

The Vaccine Dilemma

August 19, 2021November 10, 2021 Aakanksha Mathur

While there is no doubt that getting vaccinated was the right thing to do, living in a world where vaccine diplomacy and vaccine passports are just around the corner, one cannot help but feel a new sort of discrimination when it comes to the selection of approved vaccines to alleviate restrictions. Moreover, the fact that the approved vaccines only contain western made vaccines despite there being others, like Sinopharm, that received WHO approval is greatly concerning.

India vs. China: Two Nations’ Struggle For Better Vaccine Diplomacy

July 9, 2021November 10, 2021 Ruolan Ma

The Sino-Indian border dispute being at a standstill, the two rising nations are now competing not through violence, but by asserting their power through international influence, such as through vaccine diplomacy. While there are humanitarian and altruistic purposes involved, the political ambition behind the campaign of exporting COVID-19 vaccines to neighbouring countries is worth discussing.

‘Canada’s’ Ongoing Colonial Violence Brings Death to Indigenous Peoples

June 18, 2021November 10, 2021 Penni Tenzin

These discoveries stand as a stark reminder to non-Indigenous people that the country known as ‘Canada’ is not only built upon the genocide of Indigenous peoples, but that this extends to Indigenous children in these residential schools.

Vaccine Passports

April 30, 2021November 10, 2021 Maeve Williams

Vaccine passports will exacerbate existing inequalities caused by globalization: allowing the rich to accelerate a return to their accustomed freedom of movement while the poor are physically and economically restricted, with limited access to the COVID-19 vaccine

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