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George Szasz, CM, MD
In July 1956 I was the 18th doctor who entered medical practice on the North Shore of Vancouver. My office was located on Lonsdale Avenue, close to 14th street. I was the junior partner of Dr C.G. McNeil, one of the... Read More
I turned on my computer this morning and clicked on the Google webpage to do a search on aphasia, and, in particular, on Pierre Paul Broca, the celebrated neuroanatomist of the 1850s. To my irritation the Google logo... Read More
My interest in the origins of publicly funded medical care in BC, and Doctors of BC’s role in it, was renewed when the BC government announced a 50% reduction in Medical Service Plan premiums as of 1 January 2018.... Read More
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of the molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms. The existence... Read More
A former colleague and ardent reader of the London Times brought my attention to an article in the 2 December 2017 issue: “Gay twin may offer an answer to mystery of our sexuality.” The mystery is how we become and act... Read More
Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the development and commercialization arm of the Cleveland Clinic, held its 15th annual Medical Innovations Summit in October 2017. A panel of doctors and researchers presented advancements... Read More
As I was recently watching a brief video presentation on Medscape, “Do transgender patients feel welcome in your practice?”[1] my mind went to the memory of my over-35-year-long relationship with Margo, who was Johnny... Read More
Pixie is an 8-year-old, well-padded, disciplined, loving dog; a mix of Cairn Terrier and Shih-Tzu. She comes to visit us once a week for about 1 hour. It has become a ritual: the caregivers and I have chairs already... Read More
One of my friends died 2 weeks ago. It was a scheduled, doctor-assisted death, with family present. He wanted to die on the Wednesday of that week, but the doctor was not available on that day. My friend laughingly told... Read More
This year, with the recent fiery words from politicians about the threat of a nuclear war, remembering the First World War (1914–1918) at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month will take on an added significance.... Read More