55+ min ago   (187+ words) As a perinatal epidemiologist, I spend much of my time studying severe complications of pregnancy and childbirth. And while maternal deaths are among the most serious outcomes we can measure, they represent only a small fraction of the burden that…...

3+ hour, 27+ min ago   (634+ words) Every day, our reporters and researchers pound the pavement, dig through troves of documents, analyze massive databases and ask tough questions in order to unearth important truths in the public interest. The Investigators turns the spotlight on them, asking them…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1100+ words) Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare’s two cottage-country hospitals are not built for mental health care. Yet hundreds of people come to them every year in need of it. And the hospitals’ emergency departments must somehow meet that need. Partly as a result,…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (568+ words) Dr. Giulia Muraca, PhD, is a perinatal epidemiologist and an Associate Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact at McMaster University. When Canadians think about maternal death, they often imagine a catastrophic emergency…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (109+ words) A routine biopsy changed her life. For years, Vinesha Ramasamy sought answers to what went wrong in the surgery that left her in debilitating pain. But after the hospital visit is over, the answers aren’t easy to come by. Her…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (299+ words) Dangerous levels of lead continue to threaten children’s health in Ontario. The IJB database of lead levels in the drinking water of schools and daycares across the province has been updated to include six years of findings drawn from drinking…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (299+ words) For most of my adult life, I never heard the ticking clock. The question of whether I would have children one day was something I held loosely. I always believed that if having children was meant to be part of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1545+ words) Fertility Inc. is a five-part series by the Investigative Journalism Bureau that delves into the Wild West of the egg-freezing industry: its aggressive marketing, its high costs, and the chances of an eventual successful pregnancy. Melika Dolaty is researching the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1039+ words) Fertility Inc. is a multi-part series by the Investigative Journalism Bureau that delves into the Wild West of the egg-freezing industry, its aggressive marketing, the high cost and the chances of an eventual successful pregnancy. Megan Robinson, 37, isn’t sure if…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1710+ words) Single and not quite ready to have children, Wing-Martins visited her family doctor in April 2025. The doctor referred her to a private clinic in Toronto. Wing-Martins booked a consultation to gather information. But she says she came away feeling overwhelmed…...