Estradiol explained: From gender affirming care to menopause

Jan 14, 2026 | In Writing

Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Any decisions about hormone therapy or other medical care should be made by you in consultation with your healthcare team. As a gender-affirming care doctor, I prescribe estradiol...

Pandemic Essays

Apr 25, 2021 | In Writing

” I write essays to clear my mind. I write fiction to open my heart.” – Taiye Selasi Lately, I’ve been focusing on the essay as my form of writing of choice. As the quote above says, essays can clear the mind. With everything going on with this...

Racism in healthcare

Mar 2, 2021 | In Writing

Guest blog by Katya Korol  Katya Korol is an Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s student at the University of Northern British Columbia. She has settler ancestry and writes this blog as a humble learner and from an empathetic perspective—not from a place of lived...

Should Canada decriminalize drugs?

Dec 4, 2020 | In Writing

Kayta Korol is a graduate student in community health at the University of Northern British Columbia.  Dr. Sarah Fraser is a family physician and author of Humanity Emergency: Poetry of a medical student. Last week, the city council of Vancouver unanimously voted...

Season 16 of Grey’s Anatomy tackles the social determinants of health

Nov 22, 2020 | In Medicine, In Writing

A friend recently drew my attention to the fact that Season 16 of Grey’s Anatomy seemed different. I have to admit, I didn’t realize Grey’s Anatomy was still on air. Is that bad? The difference this season is that Meredith Grey, the main character,...

Why relationships in primary care matter now more than ever (hint: virtual health care isn’t everything)

Oct 25, 2020 | In Writing

This guest blog, by Dr. Arundhati Dhara, was re-published with permission from the Nova Scotia Health Ethics Network Does virtual care really work? To state the obvious, COVID has been hard for everyone. For health care providers, there is a sense of discombobulation....