Background Concerns about zoonoses Several species of ticks—arthropod ectoparasites such as Ixodes pacificus—transmit pathogens that cause the most frequently contracted zoonoses in North... Read More
Background Planning for future physician needs in Canada is a challenging endeavor. While there have been attempts to examine the need for training positions in some specialties in British Columbia... Read More
Dr Michael DeBakey Michael Ellis Dabaghi was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on 7 September 1908. He was the eldest of four children of Lebanese immigrants, and his surname was later anglicized to... Read More
Although all provincial jurisdictions in Canada hold medical practitioners responsible for determining whether their patients are able to drive safely,[1] it has proved difficult to develop a... Read More
My difficulty with Clostridium difficile began as an unsuspecting resident immersed in a medical microbiology training program at the University of Toronto. My professors shared their... Read More