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    Written in the Stars: A Spotlight on Astrology in Medieval Medicine
    The Muse
    • Apr 7, 2020
    • 4 min

    Written in the Stars: A Spotlight on Astrology in Medieval Medicine

    Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash Human beings have always looked up at the night sky in fascination, wonder and in search for answers...
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    on the twelfth stroke: the breaking of a spell
    The Muse
    • Mar 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    on the twelfth stroke: the breaking of a spell

    it was 11.49. i know because i had watched the clocks turn themselves around tonight, brass and silver metal clanking on familiar walls,...
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    Side Characters of the Health-Care System
    The Muse
    • Dec 12, 2019
    • 3 min

    Side Characters of the Health-Care System

    Spencer,  Natasha. “Healthcare.” Unsplash, 8 May 2019. A canvas is loved for its colours, the busy patterns and intricacies of a tragedy...
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    Poetry in medicine
    The Muse
    • Apr 1, 2019
    • 3 min

    Poetry in medicine

    What I lost was not going to happen. I had what happened. There was no more. – Grief Without Fantasy by Ronna Bloom (Academy of American...
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    Alternative Medicine in the Modern Medical Sphere
    The Muse
    • Mar 13, 2019
    • 3 min

    Alternative Medicine in the Modern Medical Sphere

    Complementary, holistic, integrative, traditional. Whatever your choice of appellation, alternative medicine has always played an...
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    The Therapeutic Benefit of Visual Arts in Healthcare
    The Muse
    • Mar 7, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Therapeutic Benefit of Visual Arts in Healthcare

    Although diseases often manifest themselves in a physical form, their effect on an individual extends beyond the physical characteristics...
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    Cultural Influences on Death and Dying
    The Muse
    • Feb 26, 2019
    • 3 min

    Cultural Influences on Death and Dying

    Over the past decade I have come to recognize many strengths and weaknesses within my repertoire of being. In particular, my seemingly...
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    Religion in Healthcare: Bridge or Barrier?
    The Muse
    • Feb 12, 2019
    • 1 min

    Religion in Healthcare: Bridge or Barrier?

    Shinall, M. C. (2009, October 01). The Separation of Church and Medicine. Retrieved from https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/sep...
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    The Dying and Disappearing Languages of Medicine
    The Muse
    • Jan 28, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Dying and Disappearing Languages of Medicine

    I have always been an enthusiast for language and the written word. In particular, a great admirer of the ways in which they paint and...
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    Virtual Smoke Detectors: The Rising Role of AI in Suicide Prevention
    The Muse
    • Jan 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    Virtual Smoke Detectors: The Rising Role of AI in Suicide Prevention

    It may sound like something out of an Orwellian dystopia, but this is today’s reality. Increasingly, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is...
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    A Brief History of Women’s Pain
    The Muse
    • Dec 10, 2018
    • 4 min

    A Brief History of Women’s Pain

    Somewhere between yesterday and today, I came across a single statement. Bolded and underlined, the phrase rang clear in the air. A...
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    Dark Days of the Year
    The Muse
    • Nov 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    Dark Days of the Year

    You wake up to a blanket of white covering the world outside. The tree branches hang low with the weight of snow, and freezing wind...
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    How 2017 Dealt With Suicide In Media
    The Muse
    • Mar 1, 2018
    • 6 min

    How 2017 Dealt With Suicide In Media

    “Should suicide be depicted in the media?” Yes, it should; that’s a pretty simple answer to a question that’s so vague and broad that it...
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    The Stoic Thought in Practice
    The Muse
    • Feb 12, 2018
    • 5 min

    The Stoic Thought in Practice

    Experiencing anxiety, confusion and indecision is a lot more prone to youth than it was ever before. With mental illness on the rise,...
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    Should Suicide Be Depicted In Media?
    The Muse
    • Dec 14, 2017
    • 6 min

    Should Suicide Be Depicted In Media?

    Yes, it should; that’s a pretty simple answer to a question that’s so vague and broad that transcends multiple schools of thoughts, but...
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    Reading Week is Not Only for the “Weak”
    The Muse
    • Dec 12, 2017
    • 2 min

    Reading Week is Not Only for the “Weak”

    In an attempt to justify McGill University’s lack of a Fall Reading Week, Deputy Provost of Student Life and Learning, Ollivier Dyens,...
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    Political Correctness in Healthcare: The Line of Best Fit
    The Muse
    • Dec 8, 2017
    • 4 min

    Political Correctness in Healthcare: The Line of Best Fit

    For those who are unfamiliar with the term “political correctness”,  the term does not have anything to do with politics. It is...
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    A Poem a Day [1]
    The Muse
    • Dec 7, 2017
    • 4 min

    A Poem a Day [1]

    Whether you’ve delved deep into the archived libraries of the poetic works of the Beat Generation, or you’ve had to reluctantly analyze...
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    To Sleep Deprived Anonymous
    The Muse
    • Dec 6, 2017
    • 3 min

    To Sleep Deprived Anonymous

    To Sleep Deprived Anonymous, Considering the fact that I have been sleeping at approximately 4 a.m. every day, and considering the fact...
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    Human Head Transplants May Be A Reality
    The Muse
    • Nov 28, 2017
    • 3 min

    Human Head Transplants May Be A Reality

    Sergio Canavero is an Italian neurosurgeon best associated with the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group. In 2015, Canavero shocked the...
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