/oss/taxonomy/term/5604/all en /oss/article/medical-student-contributors/kidneys-crash-course-and-cash-out <p>I had the opportunity to watch a live donor kidney transplant – live! From the first incision in the donor to the last suture in the recipient, I was standing there, granted the privilege to observe after spending the summer as a kidney transplant research trainee at the University Health Network in Toronto. Throughout the day, I reflected on how so many others would be desperate to be in my position: in an operating room with a ready-to-transplant kidney.</p> Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:00:52 +0000 Haleh Cohn 9608 at /oss /oss/article/critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/demonization-dietary-oxalate-has-begun <p>You could call it The One True Cause of All Diseases Club. Admission is based on whether or not you have a mustache and are willing to twirl it a lot. A volcano lair and a love for petting white cats on your lap will also do. Over there, you will see sugar and aspartame in a surprisingly tight embrace. Monosodium glutamate is looking at them longingly, while gluten still acts like the cock of the walk. Lectins might be underage, but they managed to squeeze in with a fake mustache.</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9352 at /oss /oss/article/health/why-do-i-pee-so-much <hr /> <p class="note"><strong>Take-home message:</strong><br /> -Peeing more than eight times in a day could be the sign of an overactive bladder.<br /> -Many things can make you pee too much, including diuretics, diabetes, diet and age.<br /> -Medications that relax the bladder, physiotherapy, diet and behavioral changes can all help you pee less.</p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 23:07:57 +0000 Gaia Remerowski, MS, Science Journalism 8809 at /oss