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George Szasz, CM, MD
Hungarian being my mother tongue, I often wonder about the use of certain words in my adopted English language. With the approach of the summer season, I took interest in the word holiday. In the Hungarian language... Read More
Sir Charles Tupper, MD. By Jacques Reich, public domain via Wikimedia Commons This year we are celebrating Canada’s 151st birthday. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the newly delineated provinces of Ontario and... Read More
If we can get to the moon, how come we cannot lick cancer? I have heard exasperated friends and patients cry out in frustration. Unfortunately, the answer is simple: more or less 500 years ago Newton and Galileo already... Read More
While celebrating Mother’s Day 108 years ago, Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane wanted to designate a special day for her father. Mr Dod raised Sonora from newborn to adulthood after Mrs Dod died soon after Sonora’s birth.... Read More
Who knew that we have a behavioral immune system? Or that when it’s activated it may put the brakes on our drive to connect with our peers socially? Before reading a recent research paper out of McGill University, I... Read More
Mother’s Day is upon us this year on Sunday, 13 May with the flowers, cards, and special breakfasts. It is wonderful to celebrate the person who carried us in her womb, gave birth to us, and nurtured us. Throughout... Read More
In her April President’s Comment [BCMJ 2018;60:143], Dr Trina Larsen Soles does not express any fear that she will be replaced by a machine, but she feels that our profession needs balance: “science is essential, but... Read More
What am I talking about? Well of course, I am talking about choices in prostate cancer screening programs in primary care. Recommendations about prostate cancer screening in general are inconsistent. The Canadian... Read More
Recently I came across an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association that reviewed the positive and negative effects of publicly reporting outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention.[1] The reports... Read More
One of the most gratifying developments in medical care and in public attitudes is the increasing acceptance of children with developmental disabilities, genetic disorders, and chronic health conditions. Surrounded by... Read More