Health & Medicine / Health

This collection considers how health, and "women’s health" are shaped through intersecting systems of power based on colonialism, sexism, racism, heterosexism, and ableism.

Alberta: A Health System Profile provides the first comprehensive and detailed overview of the economic, political, population health, program and service delivery aspects of health care in Alberta and the resulting health outcomes.

Examining high profile case studies of medically caused suffering and death, When Medicine Goes Awry critiques the present functioning of the medical care system and the pharmaceutical industry.

The fourth edition of Dying and Death in Canada explores how the intensely personal experience of dying and death is shaped by society and culture, with new discussions of MAID and COVID-19.

Drawing on extensive original qualitative research, Global Health and The Village brings the complex local and transnational factors governing women’s access to safe maternity care into focus.

Addressing the diversity of communities and experiences across Northern Canada, Health and Healthcare in Northern Canada pays attention to what is needed to support and achieve health equity for northern communities and peoples.

Combining a historical account with a current analysis, Newfoundland and Labrador: A Health System Profile is the first comprehensive study of the province’s health institutions, policies, and outcomes.

The book provides a thorough review of the U.S. health care system, including its organization and financing, care delivery, recent reforms, and an evaluation of the system’s performance.

This is the story of a psychiatrist and his career-long relationship with a difficult patient showing how medical treatment should not just be about biology, but also about psychology.

Bridging information gaps on health inequities faced by vulnerable children, adolescents, and families in Canada, this book informs readers of the key tools to promote productive, fulfilling lives of people managing prevalent health challenges.

This unique comparative ethnography uses a systematic and nuanced approach to delve into the myriad meanings of "being fat" within and across different global sites.

Transparency, Power, and Influence in the Pharmaceutical Industry evaluates the progress made in holding the pharmaceutical industry to account through greater transparency.

This book provides insight into how the Canadian health care system is financed and organized, how it has evolved over time, and how well it performs relative to peer countries.

This book describes and analyses the health system of Mexico as part of a series covering health systems in Europe, Canada and the United States of America.

Ageism at Work looks at how ageism plays out in the labour market and how it intersects with sexism from the perspective of both older workers and employers.

Organs for Sale is an extended case study of a lively public moral debate that delves into how a society assigns worth as well as what ought to be for sale and why.