Health - Catalyst

Death by Trade

October 30, 2022October 24, 2022 Gabriel Fanchini

Opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. have risen significantly since 1999 whilst also exhibiting geographic variation. A focus on foreign trade-related jobs is vital, and perhaps more significant, than other forms of failure in relation to the rise of Opioid usage.

Why The Global North Is Responsible For The Ongoing Pandemic

February 22, 2022February 21, 2022 Laila Mirza

This new variant has thrown the world back into chaos, with travel bans being reinstated, schools being shut down, economies thrown into disarray, and infection rates shooting back up.

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.

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.

Bolsonaro and Brazil’s Health Crisis

April 12, 2021November 10, 2021 Ariana Castillon

Brazil has two of the largest vaccine production factories in Latin America, and is known worldwide for its strong immunization programs. They have, however, been struggling to coordinate a federal immunization campaign.

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