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George Szasz, CM, MD
While visiting the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley, I saw extensive displays of aircraft, some from the First World War, some from the Second World War, and even more from recent times, including modern fighter... Read More
Worldwide at any one time, some 300 million women experience menstrual periods and some vexation about related hygiene management. What brought this to my attention was a report in a recent issue of the Economist... Read More
Creating health awareness and promotional events is a core function of public health as they support governments, communities, and individuals to cope with and address health challenges. In 1974 Dr S.K. Simonds put... Read More
It is of major concern that prolonged loneliness in assisted-living situations may lead to disorders of the immune system and cause cardiovascular disorders, weight gain, anxiety, depression, cognitive decline, even... Read More
I recently finished reading a book by Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Song of the Cell. Actually, it is not quite true that I’ve finished reading it, I find myself going back and back to reread how cells in the body “... Read More
In 2021, the Canadian government brought in Bill C-7: An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Medical Assistance in Dying), expanding the right to seek medical assistance in dying (MAID) to Canadians who aren’t near death... Read More
The BC Lung Foundation’s Bicycle Trek 2022, exploring the beautiful and fresh-air-filled Fraser Valley, was supposed to take place 10–11 September 2022. It was planned as a 200 km ride—part fundraiser, part weekend... Read More
Are we dying because of growing old, or is our lifespan limited by the damage accumulated in our body’s various systems as we age? That has been a topic of debate for some years at the World Health Organization, where... Read More
I read with great interest a recent compassionate blog post, “Roe is out. BC must bring universal reproductive health care in,” by six UBC medical students associated with the UBC Political Advocacy Committee. As I... Read More
A recent CTV news story revealed that the UBC Faculty of Medicine is running low on a precious resource—cadavers. Over 20 years ago, my wife and I signed up to donate our bodies to UBC Medical School. In November of... Read More