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It’s a discussion many of us may find difficult: what kind of end-of-life treatment do you want? Today in The Conversation Canada, John You of McMaster University reports that 70 per cent of people in the last stages of life receive invasive treatments they didn’t ask for. The problem, says Prof. You, is poor communication with family physicians.
We’ve all seen those gorgeous TV commercials for Newfoundland and Labrador. Can you imagine a friendlier province in Canada? Well, there’s another reality for visible minorities and new immigrants, says Sulaimon Giwa of Memorial University. Prof. Giwa points to recent surveys that show racism is increasing in a province that is also trying to lure more immigrants to spur economic growth.
And finally…yesterday, we brought you a fascinating article by criminologist Michael Arntfield of Western University who looked at how police forces manipulate statistics to improve their case rates. Today, Prof. Arntfield returns with a second article that suggests police need to consider those who conduct break-and-enters could eventually become sexual predators.
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In one study of seriously ill older Canadians, 28 per cent of participants wanted “comfort care” (meaning no curative treatments) but this was documented in only four per cent of their charts.
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John You, McMaster University
Most elderly Canadians do not receive the end-of-life care they desire. A new study hopes to rectify this.
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Despite its reputation as a “friendly” province, a recent report says visible minorities experience racism in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Sulaimon Giwa, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador's economic development plan includes attracting more immigrants. But the province needs to acknowledge the difficulties of systemic racism if it wants the plan to succeed.
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Break-and-enters are increasingly viewed as a precursor to sexually violent crimes. So why do police forces misclassify and mischaracterize them?
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Michael Arntfield, Western University
Break-and-enters are consistently common among incarcerated sex offenders as their first, or gateway, offence. But police forces' statistical manipulation allows them to go entirely undetected.
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Health + Medicine
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Frank Sciurba, University of Pittsburgh
The former first lady was reported to have a condition that makes breathing hard and often occurs in smokers. COPD is a condition that affects almost 16 million Americans.
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Politics
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William M. LeoGrande, American University School of Public Affairs
Cuba has a new president — and for the first time in six decades his last name is not Castro. Who is Miguel Díaz-Canel, the man who inherits a Cuba born of Fidel's 1959 revolution?
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Business + Economy
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Charles Hankla, Georgia State University
Trump, who withdrew the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership when he became president, briefly appeared to consider joining the trade accord again.
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