Category Paediatric
Sexual Assault in Medical Contexts
Celeste Orr considers routine sexual assault of people with intersex traits.
Will SickKids “do anything” to raise funds?
Anne McGuire and Michael Orsini offer a critical analysis of how the business of selling health is influenced by popular images of illness and disability that circulate in the places and spaces where care should be the primary concern.
CAR-T cells: A drive to the future of cancer treatment
Conrad Fernandez describes the ethical challenges related to the use of CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients.
Human Milk Banking in Guatemala City: All for All
Martha Paynter compares human milk banking practices in Guatemala City and Atlantic Canada.
Lupron: Déjà Vu All Over Again
Alice Dreger raises concerns about a pervasive pattern of non-evidence based assumptions driving practices in pediatric endocrinology.
Nubia – An Ebola Survivor Orphaned by Vaccine Policy
Séverine Caluwaerts and Françoise Baylis lament the fact that in an epidemic as deadly as Ebola, pregnant women were denied access to potentially life-saving vaccination solely on the grounds of pregnancy.
SickKids’ New Ad Campaign: Fighting words?
Michael Orsini and Anne McGuire offer a critical disability studies perspective on the Hospital for Sick Children’s latest ad campaign.
